BOOKS
Beds of nails /

Publisher: [s.n.]


Title Details
  • Beds of nails /
Publishers
  • [S.l.] :[s.n.]c1988.
Descriptions
  • 301 pages
Subjects
  • Navarro, Edmundo G.
  • Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography.
  • Soldiers -- Philippines -- Biography
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Location RHC
Item Call Number DS 686.4 N38 1988
Status Available
Itemnotes with signature of the author
Barcode 17875
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - DS 686.4
  • Item number - N38 1988
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Navarro, Edmundo G.
Title Statement
  • Title - Beds of nails /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Edmundo G. Navarro
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - [S.l.] :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - [s.n.]
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1988.
Physical Description
  • Extent - 301 pages
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Formatted Contents Note
  • Formatted contents note - Life with Father, Col. Celestino Navarro -- Cadet Days -- Young Lieutenant of Infantry -- Initial Japanese Attack -- Travel over the Cordilleras -- The 14th Infantry Regiment (PA)-(AUS) -- Early Guerrilla Activities -- USAFFE Surrender -- Radio Contact with Australia -- Entry into Fort Santiago -- Ordeal in the Dungeon -- Life in the Fort -- Transfer to Bilibid -- On the Threshold of Death -- Back to Life in Bilibid -- Release from Prison -- Contact with Col. Enriquez -- Franco Vera Reyes -- Joining the Resistance in Bicol Area -- My Young Warriors -- Anatolio Lienarizas -- Crazy Ex-O, Alfonso "Chic" Ramos -- "General" Gerardo Onrubia -- Return of American Planes -- Battle of Surigao Strait -- Flag of Truce -- Travel to Fort Benning -- Svc in the Presidential Guard Battallon -- Encounter with the Defense Secretary -- President Loses an Election -- Joining the Scouts -- Becoming an American Citizen -- Deactivation of the Philippines Scouts -- Application with USVA -- Assistance from Gen. Anderson -- The Job of a field Examiner -- The Lost Panama Hat -- Widow Pensioners -- FE Experiences in the field -- Trip to the Heart of Mountain Province -- VA Task Force to Dansalan City -- A St. Jude "Miracle" -- The Special Investigation Section (SIS) -- PX and Commissary Items -- FE Sections -- Mr. George French -- Relief From USVA -- Trip to Europe -- Farming and Logging in Mindoro -- Reporting for Duty in S. Vietnam -- U.S. Special Forces -- English Class -- Near Romantic Interlude in Saigon -- President Kennedy -- The ARVN (Army of Vietnam) -- The Rangers -- CIDG (Civilian Irregular Defense Groups) -- Saving a Convoy -- Armaments in S. Vietnam -- Defoliants -- B-52 Strikes -- Military ops in the Boi Loi (Iron) Triangle -- Military discipline -- Military intelligence -- PX (Post Exchange) -- Helicopter accidents -- The OB (Operation Brotherhood) & PHILCON -- The PHILCAG (Phil. Civic Action Group) -- Sericulture -- Building schools in Tay Ninh -- Building AID facilities -- "Beautification & Reconstruction" Proj. -- Departure from Tay Ninh -- Investigation by the I & I of state -- Clean bill of health -- Personnel rating system -- Evaluation of Navarro's performance -- The PRU (Province Reconnaissance Unit) -- The "ugliest" American -- George G. Wood Jr. -- Dr. Harry Robert Davis -- MG Edward Geary Lansdale -- Thomas Barnes -- John Paul Vann -- Filipino employees of USAID in Vietnam -- Vietnamese interpreters -- Kudos for Ed Navarro -- Convoy of tears -- An assessment
Subject Personal Name
  • Personal name - Navarro, Edmundo G.
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Prisoners of war
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines
  • General subdivision - Biography.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Soldiers
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines
  • General subdivision - Biography
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Prisoners and prisons