BOOKS
Late summer of 1941 and my war with Japan

Publisher: Xlibris,


Title Details
  • Late summer of 1941 and my war with Japan
Publishers
  • [Philadelphia?] : Xlibris,c2001.
Descriptions
  • 161 p. : ill., maps ;22 x 14 cm.
Isbn
    738868264 (softbound)
Language
    English
Subjects
  • Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography.
  • Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 805 .P6 H32 2001
Status Available
Barcode 14055
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 738868264 (softbound)
Language Code
  • Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - D 805 .P6 H32 2001
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Hamilton, Weldon.
Title Statement
  • Title - Late summer of 1941 and my war with Japan
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Weldon Hamilton
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - [Philadelphia?] :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Xlibris,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2001.
Physical Description
  • Extent - 161 p. :
  • Other physical details - ill., maps ;
  • Dimensions - 22 x 14 cm.
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - Personal account of an American fighter pilot assigned to the 34th Pursuit Squadron based at Del Carmen Field. Arriving in Manila in November 1941, he describes life in Manila before the war, conditions at Del Carmen Field, the start of war, combat in Bataan, particularly in Aglaloma Point. He describes the fall of Bataan, the Death March, POW life in Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, Bilibid, Hell ship (Matti Matti Maru, they called it), and forced labor in Japan. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
Language Note
  • Language note - English
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Prisoners of war
  • Geographic subdivision - Japan
  • General subdivision - Biography.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Prisoners of war
  • Geographic subdivision - United States
  • General subdivision - Biography.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Personal narratives, American.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.