Surrender on Cebu A POW's Diary-WWII

Name: Surrender on Cebu A POW's Diary-WWII
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ISBN: 9781563117114

ISBN-10: 1563117118

ISBN-13: 9781563117114

Edition: 2001

Authors: William D. Miner, Lewis A. Miner

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Surviving Hell is a harrowing account of Lieutenant Colonel William Miner, taken prisoner for 39 months after his unit surrendered to the Japanese on the island of Cebu, Philippines, during World War II. Despite losing every friend in his unit and suffering from torture and deprivation that would "warp men souls", Bill Miner professed, "I am lucky. People fell beside me and people were blown apart beside me. Anywhere I went as a prisoner, I tried to be aware of the situation and use it the best I could to survive." This fascinating and arresting true story features excerpts from Bill Miner's personal prison diary, which he kept despite the accompanying risk of torture or even death, along…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Publication date: 6/1/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.26" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

William D. Minerwas assigned to the 31st Infantry in the Philippines in 1941, where he served as commander of a Philippine Army camp and force communication officer on the staff of Gen. B. G. Chynoweth. Miner received a B.A. and ROTC, 2nd lieutenant commission from Knox College and a Ph.D. in history at Indiana University. He was professor of history, assistant dean of students, and director of Veterans Services at Eastern Illinois University at Charleston, Illinois.