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Escape from Davao : the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war
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Title
Escape from Davao : the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war / John D. Lukacs.
ISBN
9780743262781
0743262786
9781439180433 (ebook)
1439180431 (ebook)
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Physical Description
xiii, 433 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 14, 2010
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-413) and index.
Contents
Prologue
pt. 1. War
Ten pesos
A long war
The raid
God help them
pt. 2. Hell
The hike
Good bye and good luck
A rumor
The Erie Maru
A Christmas dream
A big crowd
The plan
Cat-and-mouse
pt. 3. Freedom
A miracle
Another gamble
Unexplored
Little time to rest
A story that should be told
Duty
Greater love hath no man
Legacies
Conditional victory
Epilogue
Glossary.
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