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Subjects > World war, 1939-1945 - prisoners and prisons, japanese
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Title: Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath

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This stunning, in-depth account of one of the most horrific chapters of World War II history tells of the experiences of over 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers who had surrendered to the Japanese army during the Battle of Bataan in 1942. These soldiers experienced starvation, disease, torture, and forced labor, and many died before they were liberated at the end of the war. Michael and Elizabeth Norman tell the story through the focus of Ben Steele, an American soldier, as well as through the memories of those from both sides whom they interviewed for this well-researched, well-told military history. Following the U.S. surrender to the Japanese on the peninsula of Bataan in 1942, 76,000 American and Filipino POWs began the infamous Death March. This gripping narrative, told in unsparing but sympathetic detail, focuses intermittently on American POW Ben Steele, whose sketches adorn the book, and the hell of Japanese prison and labor camps that introduced these captives to the starvation, dehydration and murderous Japanese brutality that would become routine for the next three years.

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Language:        English

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Length:        463 Pages
Weight:        1.7 Pounds
Height:         9.5 Inches
Width:          6.5 Inches
Thickness:    1.8 Inches



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath and it was written by Michael Norman, Elizabeth M. Norman. This edition of Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is June 2009 and it has a suggested retail price of $30. There are 463 pages in the book and it was published by Farrar Straus & Giroux. The 10 digit ISBN is 0374272603 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780374272609. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.