Hero of Bataan
Book description
Presents the story of General Wainwright and his years as a POW
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1 author picked Hero of Bataan as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The Hero of Bataan is an excellent book that tells the story not of General Douglas MacArthur, but General Jonathan Wainwright, the real hero of Bataan and Corregidor. It covers the battle of the Philippines at the outset of the U.S. involvement in World War II, the fall of the Philippines, and Wainwright’s experiences as a Japanese-held POW for the rest of the war. It describes that even as the senior U.S. POW in Japanese hands, Wainwright was treated as poorly as any other POW, as were other Allied general officers listed in the book. I find this an excellent,…
From Robert's list on World War II POWs.
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