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Escape from Bataan : Memoir of a U.S. Navy Ensign in the Philippines, October 1941 to May 1942

Title
Escape from Bataan : Memoir of a U.S. Navy Ensign in the Philippines, October 1941 to May 1942 / Ross E. Hofmann ; edited by David L. Snead and Anne B. Craddock.
ISBN
9781476665689 (softcover : alk. paper)
1476665680 (softcover : alk. paper)
9781476625621 (ebk)
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Physical Description
viii, 218 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Summary
"U.S. Navy Supply Corps Ensign Ross Hofmann arrived at Cavite Naval Base in October 1941. In March 1942, he traveled to Cebu, then received orders to establish a seaplane base on Lake Lanao. In a race against enemy advance, Hofmann and others worked feverishly to fix a damaged plane and escape before the Japanese converged on Lake Lanao"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 23, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-216) and index.
Contents
Training and movement overseas
The Philippines, October/November 1941
On the eve of war
Time of destruction, December 8/12, 1941
Retreat from Cavite, December 1941
Christmas and New Year's at Mariveles
The waiting begins
The Battle of the Points
Alarms and excursions
Desperation before new orders
Welcome to Cebu
Retreat again
Mission complete: Lake Lanao and Australia.
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