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Prisoner of the Rising Sun
John M. . Ed(S): Beebe
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Presents an account of the experience of an American officer at the hands of Japanese captors. This book offers evidence of the treatment accorded officers and shows how the Corregidor prisoners fared compared with the ill-fated Bataan captives. Editor(s): Beebe, John M. Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13 b&w photos., 1 cartoon, 6 maps, 9 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; BGH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
A never-before-published account of the experience of an American officer at the hands of Japanese captors, ""Prisoner of the Rising Sun"" offers new evidence of the treatment accorded officers and shows how the Corregidor prisoners fared compared with the ill-fated Bataan captives. When Japanese aircraft struck airfields in the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Col. Lewis C. Beebe was Gen. Douglas MacArthur's chief supply officer. Promoted to brigadier general, he would become chief of staff for General Wainwright in 1942. Beebe kept diary records of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, their advance to Manila and capture of the Bataan ... Read more
A never-before-published account of the experience of an American officer at the hands of Japanese captors, ""Prisoner of the Rising Sun"" offers new evidence of the treatment accorded officers and shows how the Corregidor prisoners fared compared with the ill-fated Bataan captives. When Japanese aircraft struck airfields in the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Col. Lewis C. Beebe was Gen. Douglas MacArthur's chief supply officer. Promoted to brigadier general, he would become chief of staff for General Wainwright in 1942. Beebe kept diary records of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, their advance to Manila and capture of the Bataan ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Texas A & M University Military History S.
Number of Pages
272
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585444816
SKU
V9781585444816
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About John M. . Ed(S): Beebe
JOHN M. BEEBE served in combat in Korea and Vietnam before retiring and entering the ministry. He now lives in San Antonio. STANLEY L. FALK, former chief historian of the U.S. Air Force, is the author of Bataan: The March of Death.
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