Book and DJ have light edgewear, little bit of tiny soil marks to page ends; DJ has half-dollar sized moisture mark and little bit of scuffing to interior rear that doesn't show through, small crease to rear; b/w photos, maps; stated first edition w/number line to 1 but no price on DJ; 340 pages.

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Title

Surviving Bataan & Beyond: Colonel Irvin Alexander's Odyssey As A Japanese Prisoner Of War

Publisher

Stackpole Books

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

0811715965

ISBN 13

9780811715966

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

Unknown Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good-

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Recounts the author's experience as a prisoner of war

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This is Col. Irvin Alexander's gripping memoir of the fall of the Philippines, the Bataan Death March, and his three and a half years as a prisoner of war during World War II. Originally written in 1949 but not published until now, Alexander's remarkable and chilling odyssey is told with clarity and stark realism. As a U.S. infantry officer assigned to the Philippine Army, Alexander was wounded in combat and decorated for heroism in the losing battle for Bataan. But the inevitable surrender to the Japanese was just the start of the nightmare. The brutality of the Death March was exceeded only by the horrors that awaited American POWs in fetid prison camps and ships. Starvation, disease, madness, and torture were the POWs' greatest enemies, and death was the only escape. This is an astonishing story of human suffering, courage, ingenuity, and hope. Its insight and imagery make it a superb example of one man's victory over despair. Strongly recommended for all libraries and historical collections.?Col. William D. Bushnell, USMC (ret.), Brunswick, ME
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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