Captured on Corregidor Diary of an American P. O. W. in World War II |
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| Author:
| Wright, John M.
Wright, John M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-4251-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $29.00 |
Book Description:
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Lieutenant John Wright was assigned to Corregidor, Philippine Islands. Captured there by the Japanese, he endured three and a half years of POW conditions described in subsequent war crimes trials as the worst of World War II. This book presents an account of the disease, the hunger, and the different ways prisoners coped - with their ordeal.
Lieutenant John Wright was assigned to Corregidor, Philippine Islands. Captured there by the Japanese, he endured three and a half years of POW conditions described in subsequent war crimes trials as the worst of World War II. This book presents an account of the disease, the hunger, and the different ways prisoners coped - with their ordeal.