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BL
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1020423
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b774793
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| Main Entry
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Lukacs, John D.
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| Title & Author
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Escape from Davao : : the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war /\ John D. Lukacs.
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| Edition Statement
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1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Simon & Schuster,, 2010.
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| Page. NO
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xiii, 433 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0743262786
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: 9780743262781
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1439180431
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9781439180433
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-413) and index.
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| Contents
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Prologue -- pt. 1. War -- Ten pesos -- A long war -- The raid -- God help them -- pt. 2. Hell -- The hike -- Good bye and good luck -- A rumor -- The Erie Maru -- A Christmas dream -- A big crowd -- The plan -- Cat-and-mouse -- pt. 3. Freedom -- A miracle -- Another gamble -- Unexplored -- Little time to rest -- A story that should be told -- Duty -- Greater love hath no man -- Legacies -- Conditional victory -- Epilogue -- Glossary.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Escaped prisoners of war-- Philippines-- Davao City, Biography.
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Escaped prisoners of war-- United States, Biography.
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Guerrillas-- Philippines-- History-- 20th century.
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Prisoner-of-war escapes-- Philippines-- Davao City-- History-- 20th century.
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Soldiers-- United States, Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Underground movements-- Philippines.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Philippines-- Davao City.
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Escaped prisoners of war, Biography.
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Escaped prisoners of war.
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Escapes-- Davao City (Philippines)-- History.
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Guerrillas-- Philippines-- History.
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Guerrillas.
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Prisoner-of-war escapes.
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Soldiers-- United States, Biography.
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Soldiers.
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Underground movements, War.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Prisoners and prisons.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Davao City (Philippines)
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World War, 1939-1945-- Philippines-- Underground movements.
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Davao City (Philippines), History, Military, 20th century.
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Philippines, History, Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
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Davao City (Philippines), History.
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Philippines, History.
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Philippines, Military history.
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Philippines, Davao City.
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Philippines.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.54/7252095997
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| LC Classification
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D805.P6L85 2010
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