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The Butchers, the Baker - The World War II Memoir of a United States Army Air Corps Soldier Captured by the Japanese in the Philippines (Paperback) Loot Price: R525
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The Butchers, the Baker - The World War II Memoir of a United States Army Air Corps Soldier Captured by the Japanese in the...

The Butchers, the Baker - The World War II Memoir of a United States Army Air Corps Soldier Captured by the Japanese in the Philippines (Paperback)

Victor L. Mapes, Scott A Mills

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Twelve hours after Pearl Harbor, Clark Field in the Philippines was attacked by Japanese aircraft. Among the survivors was Private Victor L. Mapes, who spent the next three years fleeing from and then being imprisoned by the Japanese military machine. When the tide of battle in the Pacific turned against the Japanese, Mapes experienced more harrowing conditions than before. After his unmarked prison ship was torpedoed by an American submarine, the wounded author struggled in the water against the elements and the enemy, as the Japanese tried to kill the escaping POWs. Mapes' memoir chronicles a gruelling three-year ordeal that was punctuated by strange and often amusing encounters with fellow Americans, Japanese, Filipinos, and the fierce Moros of Mindanao Island. The memoir includes photographs and maps, as well as a bibliography and index.

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Imprint: McFarland & Company
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2008
First published: March 2008
Authors: Victor L. Mapes • Scott A Mills
Dimensions: 227 x 153 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-3879-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Other warfare & defence issues > Prisoners of war
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > Biography > General
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LSN: 0-7864-3879-7
Barcode: 9780786438792

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