Donald H. Wills, Reyburn W. Myers

The Sea Was My Last Chance

Memoir of an American Captured on Bataan in 1942 Who Escaped in 1944 and Led the Liberation of Western Mindanao

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Produktbeschreibung

D.H. (Herb) Wills fought the Japanese on Bataan, was captured and imprisoned for a year at the infamous Cabanatuan camp, then another year at Davao prison, on Mindanao. Embarking for dreaded imprisonment in Japan in 1944, he dove overboard and swam four miles back to Mindanao where he joined the ragtag guerrillas, electing to stay and fight until the island's liberation rather than leave by submarine. Successful campaigns by the Filipino guerrillas, led by Lt. Wills, at Misamis, Malaband, and Dipolog were instrumental in the liberation of Mindanao.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 190
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 284g
• ISBN-13: 9780786467440
• ISBN-10: 0786467444
• Artikelnr.: 33619435

Autorenporträt

The late Donald H. Wills (May 23, 1918-December 1, 1997) received the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Air Medal for his efforts at Mindanao. He lived in Richardson, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Foreword     
List of Maps and Illustrations      xiii
The Philippine Islands     
1. Escape     
2. Surrender and Prison     
3. Cabanatuan Prison Camp     
4. Davao Prison Camp     
5. Contact with Guerrillas     
6. Life with the Guerrillas in the Hills     
7. A Moro Wedding     
8. Hunting Moro Bandits     
9. The Long Hike     
10. Guerrilla Headquarters     
11. Camp X     
12. Attack on Misamis     
13. Reorganizing Guerrilla Headquarters     
14. The Malabang Campaign     
15. The Dipolog Campaign     
16. Home-and Back to the Philippines     
Index