TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haney, Robert E.
TI  - Caged dragons : : an American P.O.W. in WWII Japan / 
SN  - 1879094061 (hardbound)
PY  - 1991///
CY  - Ann Arbor, MI : 
PB  - Sabre Press
KW  - Haney, Robert E., 
KW  - Prisoners of war
KW  - Philippines
KW  - Biography
KW  - United States
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Campaigns
KW  - Corregidor Island
KW  - Personal narratives, American
KW  - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
KW  - Corregidor Island (Philippines)
KW  - History
KW  - 4th Marine Regiment
KW  - POW account
KW  - Philippine defense campaign
KW  - personal account – American
KW  - hell ships
KW  - Corregidor
KW  - Cavite
KW  - Camp O’Donnell
KW  - Cabanatuan
KW  - Caballo Island (Fort Hughes)
KW  - Bilibid Prison
N2  - 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 Marines” – 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,” 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
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