Escape from Davao the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war /
John D. Lukacs
- New York NAL Caliber c2010.
- viii, 433 p. ill. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Documents the escape of ten American prisoners of war from a World War II Japanese prison camp in the Philippines, describing the inhumane conditions they endured and the political struggle that influenced their return home.
978-0-451-23410-0
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945--Davao City.--Philippines Prisoner-of-war escapes Philippines --Davao City--20th century.--History Escaped prisoners of war--United States--Biography. Escaped prisoners of war--Philippines--Biography.--Davao City World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Philippines. Guerrillas--Philippines--20th century.--History Soldiers--United States--Biography. Davao City (Philippines)--History, Military--20th century. Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.