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At a crucial moment, Ed Whitcomb, a B-17 navigator, made a split-second decision and thereby set off a hair-raising, spine-tingling sequence of narrow escapes, captures, unexpected breaks and bitter betrayals that culminated in his final extrication from enemy territory. Whitcomb reached Clark Field just before its demolition by the Japanese. He then evaded capture at the fall of Bataan by fleeing in a row boat to the bastion of Corregidor, where he was caught. Escaping under cover of darkness, he swam for eight hours to get to the mainland. After weeks of struggle in a snake-infested jungle, he sailed by moonlight down the heavily patrolled coast, only to fall, once again, into the clutches of the enemy. Facing captors, Ed Whitcomb took a desperate chance for freedom. Clenching his fists, he said: "My name is Robert Fred Johnson, mining employee." This is the story of a man who vowed never to give up. He assumed the identity of a civilian and lived another man's life for almost two years. Neither hunger, nor beatings, nor the long gray hopelessness of prison life could shake Ed Whitcomb's determination to escape the enemy and return home to Indiana. Ed Whitcomb is the epitome of the American fighting man. He has the courage and fortitude needed to defy all odds in order to bring honor and respect to his state and country. Escape from Corregidor is the story, told with simplicity and fearlessness, of his dedication to the principles of devotion to his fellow man and his country. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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The copy of the book I read does not appear to 60+ years old and looks to be less than 10 years old.
This is the autobiography of Edgar D. Whitcomb, former Governor of Indiana. He was a navigator with the ill-fated 19 Bombardment Group, destroyed on the ground at Clark Field, Philippines on 8 Dec 1941. Subsequently he was relocated to Bataan to support air and ground operations and eventually escaped capture there by taking a boat to Corregidor with several other men, where he was captured when the island fortress surrendered in May 1942.
Ultimately, he escaped from Corregidor with another captive. As he attempted to make it to Australia with two miners, he was betrayed by Filipinos in a small village. Upon capture, he assumed the made-up persona of a miner and began his odyssey across the globe.
The book was fairly well written and held my interest. His memory was pretty good and he followed up with the fates of many other soldiers and airmen he spent time with during the war. The maps, while somewhat crude, did help to show the route of his travels in the Philippines.
Generally I can no longer read books about PoWs of the Japanese, but as this man was a captive for a short period of times, he was not witness to the large number atrocities committed by the Japanese on US military personnel.
8/10 Well worth reading. ( )