Don Jose
In 1941 the Japanese invaded the Philippines with overwhelming force and forced the surrender of American troops at Bataan and Corregidor. Prisoners of war were subjected to brutal captivity and thousands did not survive. This is the story of an American soldier who survived and became a hero. When American troops liberated the Niigata POW camp after the Japanese surrender, Corporal Joseph O. Quintero greeted them with a homemade American flag that had been sewn together in secrecy. The son of Mexican immigrants, Joseph Quintero grew up in a converted railroad caboose in Fort Worth, Texas, and joined the Army to get $21 a month and three meal…
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Weitere Autoren: McClure, James A.
- ISBN: 978-0-86534-857-8
- EAN: 9780865348578
- Produktnummer: 12481658
- Verlag: Sunstone Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 176 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.9 cm 265 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 265
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