The Devil's Causeway
The True Story of America's First Prisoners of War in the Philippines, and the Heroic Expedition Sent to Their Rescue
As the United States engaged in a bloody campaign to pacify its newly-won Philippines territory, a secret American mission went terribly wrong, resulting in a prisoner-of-war incident that foreshadowed World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. What happened next was an epic struggle for survival, a test of the human will to live, and ultimately, a crucible for heroes. Their captivity and the torturous expedition sent to the American POWs' rescue, recalled today as one of the greatest marches in U.S. Army history, features a tightly-hewn cast of characters. A sweeping military epic drawing on international primary sources, The Devil's Causeway tells…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7627-8845-3
- EAN: 9780762788453
- Produktnummer: 31158750
- Verlag: Lyons Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 434 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.5 cm 663 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 663
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