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Caged dragons : an American P.O.W. in WWII Japan /
Statement of responsibility: Robert E. Haney ; foreword by Senator John S. McCain, IIIby
Haney, Robert E
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BookPublisher: Ann Arbor, MI : Sabre Press, c1991Description: xiv, 267 p. : ill., 24 x 16 cm.ISBN: 1879094061 (hardbound).Subject(s): Haney, Robert E., 1921- | Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography | Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Corregidor Island | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese | Corregidor Island (Philippines) -- History | 4th Marine Regiment | POW account | Philippine defense campaign | personal account – American | hell ships | Corregidor | Cavite | Camp O’Donnell | Cabanatuan | Caballo Island (Fort Hughes) | Bilibid PrisonLanguage/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: Haney joined the US Marines in 1938, in search of a different life; he was underage and lied about his age to get in. He was sent to China and became part of the “China Marinesâ€Â – the 4th Marine Regiment. This regiment was sent to the Philippines on the eve of war, arriving in Cavite; Haney saw the bombing of the Navy base, and then was moved to Corregidor; later, he was assigned to the garrison on Caballo Island, where he was when the surrender orders came in May 1942. He describes his becoming a prisoner, transfer to Manila and the subsequent “gloat march,â€Â and life in Camp O’Donnell, Cabanatuan, hell ships to Japan and forced labor in Osaka.
The dragons in the book’s title refer to the difficult memories of prison camp – horrible memories sometimes suppressed, but often emerging unexpectedly. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | RHC - Biography / Memoir | D 805 .J3 J2725 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 13673 |
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