Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c2003., 2003
ISBN 10: 0873387686 ISBN 13: 9780873387682
Anbieter: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. xviii, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm ; ISBN 9780873387682, 0873387686 ; OCLC 51046780 ; LCCN 2002153654 ; LOC No D805.P6 B54 2003 ; Dewey 940.54/7252/095991 ; Contents: Clark Field -- Bataan -- The march -- Camp O'Donnell -- Camp Cabanatuan, sick side -- Camp Cabanatuan, well side -- To Japan -- Camp 17 -- Into the mines -- Looking up -- Liberation -- Going home ; On April 9, 1942, Gen. Edward King, commander of the Fil-American forces in Bataan, surrendered to the Japanese. To this day, it remains the largest American army in history to surrender, numbering more than 70,000 Filipinos and Americans. After the surrender the Japanese marched their captives to different locations in what became known as the Death March, a 55-mile stretch from Mariveles, Bataan, to San Fernando, Pampanga. Thousands of soldiers died in the march; some were shot by their captors and others succumbed to disease, starvation, or painful dehydration. Anton F. Bilek was only twenty-two years old when he was captured in Bataan. No Uncle Sam is his story of survival through the Death March, his imprisonment under horrific conditions in the Philippines and Japan, and his servitude as a slave laborer in the Japanese coal mines. Bilek addresses the frustration, anger, fear, humor, hope, and courage that he and other Americans shared during their captivity and their silence about these experiences for many years after their release from the POW camps. After almost 40 years Bilek decided to write about his experiences, and this memoir is the result. Those who are interested in history and the incredible resilience of human beings must read this tale of survival. ; The late Anton F. Bilek was only twenty-two years old when he was captured in Bataan. No Uncle Sam is his story of survival through the Death March, his imprisonment under horrific conditions in the Philippines and Japan, and his servitude as a slave laborer in the Japanese coal mines. Bilek addresses the frustration, anger, fear, humor, hope, and courage that he and other Americans shared during their captivity and their silence about these experiences for many years after their release from the POW camps. After almost 40 years Bilek decided to write about his experiences, and this memoir is the result. Tony Bilek died in January 2014. ; FINE/FINE. Book.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Kent State University Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0873387686 ISBN 13: 9780873387682
Anbieter: Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, USA
Zustand: New. This is Anton F. Bilek's story of his survival as a Japanese prisoner of war. He recounts the "Death March" that he and other Fil-American prisoners of war endured in Bataan after surrender, his imprisonment in the Philippines and Japan and his subsequent servitude in the Japanese coal mines. Num Pages: 280 pages, 15 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1FPJ; 3JJH; BG; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 600. . 2003. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: The Kent State University Press, 2003
ISBN 10: 0873387686 ISBN 13: 9780873387682
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In den WarenkorbZustand: New. This is Anton F. Bilek s story of his survival as a Japanese prisoner of war. He recounts the Death March that he and other Fil-American prisoners of war endured in Bataan after surrender, his imprisonment in the Philippines and Japan and his subsequent.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Kent State University Press Sep 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 0873387686 ISBN 13: 9780873387682
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On April 9, 1942, Gen. Edward King, commander of the Fil-American forces in Bataan, surrendered to the Japanese. To this day, it remains the largest American army in history to surrender, numbering more than 70,000 Filipinos and Americans. After the surrender the Japanese marched their captives to different locations in what became known as the Death March, a 55-mile stretch from Mariveles, Bataan, to San Fernando, Pampanga. Thousands of soldiers died in the march; some were shot by their captors and others succumbed to disease, starvation, or painful dehydration.Anton F. Bilek was only twenty-two years old when he was captured in Bataan. No Uncle Sam is his story of survival through the Death March, his imprisonment under horrific conditions in the Philippines and Japan, and his servitude as a slave laborer in the Japanese coal mines. Bilek addresses the frustration, anger, fear, humor, hope, and courage that he and other Americans shared during their captivity and their silence about these experiences for many years after their release from the POW camps. After almost 40 years Bilek decided to write about his experiences, and this memoir is the result. Those who are interested in history and the incredible resilience of human beings must read this tale of survival.