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Twelve hours after Pearl Harbor, Clark Field in the Philippines was attacked by Japanese aircraft. Among the survivors was Private Victor L. Mapes, who spent the next three years fleeing from and then being imprisoned by the Japanese military machine. When the tide of battle in the Pacific turned against the Japanese, Mapes experienced more harrowing conditions than before. After his unmarked prison ship was torpedoed by an American submarine, the wounded author struggled in the water against the elements and the enemy, as the Japanese tried to kill the escaping POWs.
Mapes' memoir chronicles a gruelling three-year ordeal that was punctuated by strange and often amusing encounters with fellow Americans, Japanese, Filipinos, and the fierce Moros of Mindanao Island. The memoir includes photographs and maps, as well as a bibliography and index.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Threats of War: November 1, 1939, to December 8, 1941
2. Clark Field Under Attack: December 8-12, 1941
3. Last Trip to Manila: December 12-22, 1941
4. Retreat to Bataan: December 22-29, 1941
5. An Interrupted Voyage to Mindanao: December 29, 1941, to January 1, 1942
6. From Cagayan to Lake Lanao: January 1-18, 1942
7. Malabang: January 18 to February 1, 1942
8. Camp Keithley February 1 to March 20, 1942
9. Master Sgt. Manook—Farewell to Dansalan: February 1 to March 20, 1942
10. Starting Up the Bakery at Malabang: March 20 to April 10, 1942
11. Romance: April 10-20, 1942
12. Bacolod Grande: April 20-26, 1942
13. PBY Flying Boats: April 26-29, 1942
14. A New Commanding Officer: April 29 to May 3, 1942
15. Ganasi: May 3-4, 1942
16. Major Heidger: May 4 -5, 1942
17. The Road to General Fort's HQ: May 5-6, 1942
18. Into the Mountains: May 6 to June 2, 1942
19. Prisoner in Dansalan and Camp Keithley: June 2 to July 1, 1942
20. Mindanao Death March: July 1-7, 1942
21. Malaybalay: July 7 to late October 1942
22. Davao Penal Colony—Sawmill: October 30, 1942, to February 1943
23. Davao Penal Colony—Rice Paddies: February 1943 to mid-February 1944
24. Lasang Airstrip: Mid-February to August 20, 1944
25. Torpedoed: August 20 to September 7, 1944
26. In the Water: September 7-8, 1944
27. In the Hands of the Guerrillas: September 8-29, 1944
28. In the Hands of the Navy: September 29 to October 25, 1944
Epilogue
Military History of Victor L. Mapes
Military History of Scott A. Mills
Appendix A: Dansalan Surrender List
Appendix B: Survivors from the Shinyo Maru
Appendix C: Japanese Military Directive
Bibliography
Index
