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Escape from Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War Paperback - 2011
by John D. Lukacs
On April 4, 1943, 10 American prisoners of war and two Filipino convicts executed a daring escape from one of Japan's most notorious prison camps. Called the "greatest story of the war in the Pacific" by the War Department in 1944, the full account has never been told until now.
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One of the greatest Pacific war stories never told.
On April 4, 1943, ten American prisoners of war and two Filipino convicts executed a daring escape from one of Japan's most notorious prison camps. Called the "greatest story of the war in the Pacific" by the War Department in 1944, the full account has never been told until now. A product of years of in-depth research, John D. Lukacs's gripping description of the escape brings this remarkable tale to life, so a new generation can admire the resourcefulness and patriotism of the men who fought in the Pacific.
On April 4, 1943, ten American prisoners of war and two Filipino convicts executed a daring escape from one of Japan's most notorious prison camps. Called the "greatest story of the war in the Pacific" by the War Department in 1944, the full account has never been told until now. A product of years of in-depth research, John D. Lukacs's gripping description of the escape brings this remarkable tale to life, so a new generation can admire the resourcefulness and patriotism of the men who fought in the Pacific.
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- Title Escape from Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War
- Author John D. Lukacs
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 4.3.2011
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton Caliber, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2011-05-03
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780451234100 / 0451234103
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.1 in (22.35 x 14.99 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and, Soldiers - United States
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.547
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