Stranded in the Philippines: Professor Bell's Private War Against the Japanese

Mills, Scott A.

ISBN 10: 1591144973 / ISBN 13: 9781591144977

Published by Naval Institute Press, 2009

About this Item

Hardcover with dust jacket, published by Naval Institute Press, 2009. The story of the Bell family, Dr. Roy Bell his wife Edna Bell and their two teenage sons, missionaries trapped by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. 194 pages with Index and a section of photos, 6" X 9". Dust jacket is not price clipped. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Not a remainder, not a library discard copy. Attached are some photos of the copy we have in our inventory.

Seller Inventory # 26-03217

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stranded in the Philippines: Professor Bell's Private War Against the Japanese
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591144973
• ISBN 13: 9781591144977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 1.91W x 15.88H x 22.86D centimeters 1.91 centimeters width by 15.88 centimeters height by 22.86 centimeters depth
• Weight: 408 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography
  • Military History
  • World War II

About this title

Synopsis

Stranded in the Philippines is based on the memoirs of Professor Henry Roy Bell and his wife Edna. After graduation from Emporia College in Kansas, they had gone to the Philippines in 1921 to teach at Silliman, a missionary school founded by Presbyterians in 1901. The Bell family was stranded in the Philippines after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This is their story from then until they were evacuated by a submarine on February 6, 1944. When the Japanese occupied their island of Negros, Prof. Bell first took his family into the hills to avoid Japanese soldiers on the coast. But in time, some of Bell's recent students climbed to the Bell family's retreat and persuaded Bell to support them in their harassment of Japanese soldiers-but only in food. Yet in time, the young men acquired enough arms on their own to clash with the nearby enemy garrison. They inflicted heavy losses and fatally wounded the garrison commander. By steps, he became fully involved with the resistance. He became a major in the island-wide guerrilla force which he helped organize an intelligence network for MacArthur's headquarters. Despite the organizing success, the Bell's were facing certain capture. With the help from the now well-organized guerrilla forces, the family crossed the island for evacuation by the huge cargo submarine Narwhal when it delivered arms and ammunition for the guerrillas the night of the rendezvous.

About the Author

Scott A. Mills served in the Navy as a Communications Officer during WWII, participating in the invasion of Okinawa and the occupation of Japan. After the war, he completed his BA degree at Grinnell and then completed an MA at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced Studies. His career was spent with Army Intelligence and NASA. He is the author of Stranded in the Philippines, and The Butchers, The Baker. He lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.