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040			_aD 805 .P6 L85 2010 _cFHL
041			_aeng
100			_aLukacs, John D. _9682
245			_aEscape from Davao : _bthe forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific War / _cJohn D. Lukacs
250			_a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260			_aNew York, N.Y. : _bNew American Library, _cc2010.
300			_axiii, 433 p. : _c23 x 16 cm.
336			_2rdacontent
337			_2rdamedia
338			_2rdacarrier
520			_aExhaustively researched account by a professional journalist and historian, detailing the escape of ten American and two Filipino prisoners of war from Davao Penal Colony, with the aid of Filipino guerrillas. The escape was extremely hazardous owing in part to the Japanese guards as well as to natural obstacles, but was considered well worth the risk considering the atrocious conditions inside the camp. Most of the American escapees were evacuated from the Philippines while a few decided to join the guerrillas in Mindanao. In the US, the story of the escape and the horrors of prison camp life under the Japanese were suppressed by higher ups, and were only allowed to be publicized many months after the escape. Lukacs details the seeming cover up which diminished the press coverage of the daring escape. The author traveled to Mindanao and interviewed as many eyewitnesses he could find, as well as their families, resulting in the discovery of many new documents. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
520			_aSummary: Documents the escape of ten American prisoners of war from a World War II Japanese prison camp in the Philippines, describing the inhumane conditions they endured and the political struggle that influenced their return home.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aPrisoner-of-war escapes _zPhilippines _xHistory _y20th Century. _9686
650			_aSoldiers _zUnited States _xBiography. _9433
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xPrisoners and prisons, Japanese. _9191
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xUnderground movements _zPhilippines. _9373
650			_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _zPhilippines _zDavao. _9687
651			_aDavao City (Philippines) _xHistory. _98312
651			_aPhilippines _xHistory _yJapanese occupation, 1942-1945. _91131
650			_9685 _aGuerrillas _zPhilippines
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