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American POWs in World War II : twelve personal accounts of captivity by Germany and Japan /

"These 12 accounts describe hardship, brutality, frostbite, hunger, strenuous working conditions, and the release in the words of the soldiers, portraying the Bataan Death March, Wake Island, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, and the camps where they watched their comrades in arms suffer and perish....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Spiller, Harry, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2009]
Subjects:
Prisoners of war > United States > Biography.
Prisoners of war > Germany > Biography.
Prisoners of war > Japan > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, German.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
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Summary:"These 12 accounts describe hardship, brutality, frostbite, hunger, strenuous working conditions, and the release in the words of the soldiers, portraying the Bataan Death March, Wake Island, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, and the camps where they watched their comrades in arms suffer and perish. The book also features photographs, maps, camp lists, and POW regulations"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:x, 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
ISBN:9780786442751 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786442751 (softcover : alk. paper)