Captured on Corregidor Diary of an American P. O. W. in World War II |
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| Author:
| Wright, John M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89950-347-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1988 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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On graduating from West Point in 1940, 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 is built around a diary he smuggled through countless inspections during his imprisonment. It offers a gripping account of voyage aboard a hellship from Manila to Japan and details how he and other prisoners...
More DescriptionOn graduating from West Point in 1940, 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 is built around a diary he smuggled through countless inspections during his imprisonment. It offers a gripping account of voyage aboard a hellship from Manila to Japan and details how he and other prisoners coped--or failed to cope--with extremely harsh treatment, disease and hunger.