Captured on Corregidor: Diary of an American P.O.W. in World War II
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On graduating from West Point in 1940, Lieutenant John Wright was assigned to Corregidor, Philippine Islands. Captured there by the Japanese, he endured three and a half years of POW conditions described in subsequent war crimes trials as the worst of World War II. This book is built around a diary he smuggled through countless inspections during his imprisonment. A detailed account of the voyage of the "hellships" carrying prisoners from Manila to...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0786442514
ISBN13:9780786442515
Release Date:May 2009
Publisher:McFarland and Company, Inc.
Length:191 Pages
Weight:0.64 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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