Surviving Hell - Surrender on Cebu

Surviving Hell is a harrowing account of Lieutenant Colonel William Miner, taken prisoner for 39 months after his unit surrendered to the Japanese on the island of Cebu, Philippines, during World War II. Despite losing every friend in his unit and suffering from torture and deprivation that would "warp men's souls," Bill Miner professed, ?I am lucky. People fell beside me and people were blown apart beside me. Anywhere I went as a prisoner, I tried to be aware of the situation and use it the best I could to survive.? This fascinating and arresting true story features excerpts from Bill Miner's personal prison diary, which he kept despite the accompanying risk of torture or even death, along with photos and post-war recollections.

Summary

Surviving Hell is a harrowing account of Lieutenant Colonel William Miner, taken prisoner for 39 months after his unit surrendered to the Japanese on the island of Cebu, Philippines, during World War II. Despite losing every friend in his unit and suffering from torture and deprivation that would “warp men’s souls,” Bill Miner professed, “I am lucky. People fell beside me and people were blown apart beside me. Anywhere I went as a prisoner, I tried to be aware of the situation and use it the best I could to survive.” This fascinating and arresting true story features excerpts from Bill Miner’s personal prison diary, which he kept despite the accompanying risk of torture or even death, along with photos and post-war recollections. 

Product details

• Authors: Ltc William D. Miner, LTC. William D. Miner, William D. Miner
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.02.2011
• EAN: 9781630264338
• ISBN: 978-1-63026-433-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 640 g
• Assisted by: Lewis A. Miner
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
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