1987 Hardcover and DJ as pictured; Signed and Inscribed by Bergee and Promnitz. Very clean and perfect red hardcover; DJ has just very light wear from sitting on bookshelf.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Seller: Stan Clark Military Books, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 250 pages, maps, Very good hardcover First Edition. A hard-hitting book about the defense of the Philippines, Bataan, Corregidor, the Death March, life in prison camps and hellships. It also asks the question: why did so many things go wrong? The subject of this story was a POW for 1,226 days and was a witness at the War Crimes Trials after the war. The author served in the Philippines in WWII and served in Korea later and is a member of the "CHOSIN FEW." Contains bookplate of Marine Corps General Austin Shofner - also a POW in WWII who led a dramatic prison escape. GREAT ASSOCIATION ITEM! Seller Inventory # USMC249