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Escape from Davao

2010 book by John D. Lukacs

1 min
estimated reading 2
complete sections 11.44
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Escape3 uses in this article Pacific2 uses in this article Prison2 uses in this article Story2 uses in this article World2 uses in this article Presentation1 uses in this article documentary1 uses in this article large-scale1 uses in this article Leadership1 uses in this article Community1 uses in this article Forgotten1 uses in this article Advocate1 uses in this article American1 uses in this article Booklist1 uses in this article Japanese1 uses in this article Magazine1 uses in this article military1 uses in this article Official1 uses in this article received1 uses in this article Republic1 uses in this article

Overview

Escape From Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War, is a non-fiction, military history book written by John D. Lukacs. The book is the story of the only large-scale group of American prisoners of war to escape from a Japanese prison camp in the Pacific Theater during World War II. World War II Magazine, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Arizona Republic, San Angelo Standard-Times, and Seattle Weekly. Booklist and Kirkus Reviews also gave the book plaudits. The author also received the 2011 Senator John Heinz Community Advocate Award from the Veterans' Leadership Program of Pittsburgh, for the book. A documentary film helmed by Lukacs, 4-4-43, was created about the book's subject matter.

External links

*Official site *Presentation by Lukacs on Escape from Davao, June 5, 2010, C-SPAN

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