There is only one recorded successful escape from a Japanese POW camp in WWII, that of ten American survivors of the Bataan Death March and Corregidor, along with two Filipino convicts, from the camp at Davao Penal Colony, on Mindanao Island, in April, 1943. The camp, in the middle of a swamp, was thought to be pretty escape-proof by the Japanese, but the escapees were able to get clear of the camp, survive the swamp, and link up with members of the Filipino resistance, who protected them from the Japanese and later were able to contact the U.S. Navy and arrange to have most of the POWs picked up by U.S. submarines. Their return to the U.S., and the stories of how the Japanese treated POWs, created an outpouring of fury and revulsion, and hardened the resolve of the U.S. population to defeat this heinous enemy. As time went by, the story of the Davao escape passed into distant memory, and the survivors one by one passed away with it. This book is based on first hand accounts from the escapees, official records, and correspondence forwarded by surviving relatives, and is a worthy tribute to not only the esacpees, but also the survivors of Bataan and Corregidor. This 2011 Trade Paperback is in very good condition, with no internal markings apart from a few folded page corners, and a cover with minor wear.