Escape from Corregidor

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Escape from Corregidor is written by Edgar D. Whitcomb and published by Lulu.com. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0359267688 (ISBN 10) and 9780359267682 (ISBN 13).

Escape from Corregidor is the harrowing account of Edgar Whitcomb, a B-17 navigator who arrives in World War II Philippines just before its invasion by the Japanese. Whitcomb evades the enemy on Bataan by fleeing to Corregidor Island in a small boat. He is captured but later manages to escape at night in an hours-long swim to safety. Captured once again weeks later, Whitcomb is imprisoned, tortured and starved, before being transferred to China and eventual freedom.