Escape from Corregidor

Escape from Corregidor
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : 9780359267897
ISBN-13 : 0359267890
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Book Synopsis Escape from Corregidor by : Edgar D. Whitcomb

Download or read book Escape from Corregidor written by Edgar D. Whitcomb and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-12-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escape from Corregidor is the harrowing account of Edgar Whitcomb, a B-17 navigator who arrives in World War II Philippines just before its invasion by the Japanese. Whitcomb evades the enemy on Bataan by fleeing to Corregidor Island in a small boat. He is captured but later manages to escape at night in an hours-long swim to safety. Captured once again weeks later, Whitcomb is imprisoned, tortured and starved, before being transferred to China and eventual freedom.


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