The Hotel Tacloban

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Angus And Robertson
Publisher Place: North Ryde
Publisher Year: 1985
Edition: Reprint

Description: 138 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. In This Extraordinary Story Of World War II The Authors' Father, Who Enlisted In The Army Aged Only Sixteen, Relates Years Later To His Son The Incredible And Horrifying Experiences Which Profoundly Affected The Course Of His Life. He Describes His Capture By The Japanese In The Fetid Jungles Of New Guinea, The Annihilation Of His Entire Squad, And How He,the Lone Survivor, Was Shipped To Live With Australian And British Prisoners Of War In A Squalid, Degrading Camp In The Phillipines That Came To Be Known As The Hotel Tacloban.

Publishers Description: In this extraordinary story of World War II, the author's father, who enlisted in the army at age 16, describes the experiences that would affect the course of his life. Douglas Valentine tells of his capture by the Japanese in the fetid jungle of New Guinea, as well as his internment with Australian and British prisoners-of-war in the Hotel Tacloban — a place where no mer In this extraordinary story of World War II, the author's father, who enlisted in the army at age 16, describes the experiences that would affect the course of his life. Douglas Valentine tells of his capture by the Japanese in the fetid jungle of New Guinea, as well as his internment with Australian and British prisoners-of-war in the Hotel Tacloban — a place where no mercy was shown or expected, and from which few came home alive. A celebration of camaraderie and a testament to "the soldier's faith", this is a story of murder, mutiny and an incredible military cover-up. ...more

ISBN: 9780207149993