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041			_aeng
050			_aD 805.5 .S28 H65 2003
100			_aHolland, Robert B. _910230
245		4	_aThe Rescue of Santo Tomas : _bManila, WWII : the flying column : 100 miles to freedom / _cby Robert B. Holland
250			_aLimited ed.
260			_aPaducah, Ky. : _bTurner, _cc2003.
300			_a180 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 x 17 cm.
336			_2rdacontent
337			_2rdamedia
338			_2rdacarrier
520			_aThis is partly a personal account of a soldier with the Flying Column which rushed to liberate the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, and partly a compilation of personal recollections of the internees there. Holland was a US Marine Technical Sergeant who accompanied the Flying Column (composed of the 1st Cavalry Division and attached units) in its daring advance through Japanese-controlled territory in Luzon to rescue the Allied internees at Santo Tomas. His duty was to coordinate aerial support by Marine Air Group 24 with the advancing mechanical units. In addition to his own memories, Holland did archival research to provide additional historical data, and rounds up his book with memories of the internees on the other side of the fence, those he came to liberate. Also covers the days after the liberation, when the Japanese shelled Santo Tomas and killed some of the internees. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
546			_aEnglish
650			_aUnited States. Army. Cavalry, 1st _xHistory. _910231
650			_aConcentration camp inmates _zUnited States _xBiography. _910232
650			_aSoldiers _zUnited States _xBiography. _9433
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCampaigns _zPhilippines. _9391
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xConcentration Camps _xLiberation _zPhilippines _zManila. _9194
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xPersonal narratives, American. _9401
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xPrisoners and prisons, Japanese. _9191
651			_aSanto Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines). _91614
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