As Good As Dead: The True WWII Story of Eleven American POWs Who Escaped from Palawan Island

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Stephen L Moore Stephen L. Moore

As Good As Dead

The True WWII Story of Eleven American POWs Who Escaped from Palawan Island

Stephen L Moore, Stephen L. Moore

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Penguin Putnam Inc
15 December 2016

Asian history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Prisoners of war

In the tradition of Unbroken, a dramatic story of American POWs in the Pacific and their incredible escape from a Japanese labor camp.

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truly uplifting tale of deliverance from certain death . . . A deeply personal read, in which the reader is drawn into the highs and lows of the action, the tragedy, and the salvation, because Moore has so successfully drawn out the characters. . . . Compelling reading and hard to put down.""-Naval History

The heroic story of eleven American POWs who defied certain death in World War II,As Good as Dead is an unforgettable account of the Palawan Massacre survivors and their daring escape.

In late 1944, the Allies invaded the Japanese-held Philippines, and soon the end of the Pacific War was within reach. But for the last 150 American prisoners of war still held on the island of Palawan, there would be no salvation. After years of slave labor, starvation, disease, and torture, their worst fears were about to be realized. On December 14, with machine guns trained on them, they were herded underground into shallow air raid shelters-death pits dug with their own hands.

Japanese soldiers doused the shelters with gasoline and set them on fire. Some thirty prisoners managed to bolt from the fiery carnage, running a lethal gauntlet of machine gun fire and bayonets to jump from the cliffs to the rocky Palawan coast. By the next morning, only eleven men were left alive-but their desperate journey to freedom had just begun.

As Good as Dead is one of the greatest escape stories of World War II, and one that few Americans know. The eleven survivors of the Palawan Massacre-some badly wounded and burned-spent weeks evading Japanese patrols. They scrounged for food and water, swam shark-infested bays, and wandered through treacherous jungle terrain, hoping to find friendly Filipino guerrillas. Their endurance, determination, and courage in the face of death make this a gripping and inspiring saga of survival.

By: Stephen L Moore, Stephen L. Moore
Imprint: Penguin Putnam Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9780399583551
ISBN 10: 0399583556
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 15 December 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen L. Moore, a sixth-generation Texan, graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he studied advertising, marketing, and journalism. He is the author of multiple books on World War II and Texas history, including The Battle for Hell's Island- How a Small Band of Carrier Dive-Bombers Helped Save Guadalcanal; Pacific Payback- The Carrier Fly Boys Who Avenged Pearl Harbor at the Battle of Midway; Texas Rising- The Epic True Story of the Lone Star Republic and the Rise of the Texas Rangers, 1836-1846;and Taming Texas, a biography of his great-great-great grandfather William T. Sadler, who was one of the first Texas Ranger captains in the 1830s. Steve lives north of Dallas in Lantana, Texas, with his wife, Cindy, and their three children.

Reviews for As Good As Dead: The True WWII Story of Eleven American POWs Who Escaped from Palawan Island

PRAISE FOR THE WORK OF STEPHEN L. MOORE: Moore offers what will soon be ranked a major military classic among the past half century's torrent of books on the Pacific War.... A major, first-rate, authoritative contribution to the literature of WWII. Leatherneck A fabulous, memorable re-creation of how the war was experienced.... will definitely appeal to anyone with an interest in the carrier wars of World War II. America in WWII Deeply researched and well written, Pacific Payback is by far the most detailed account of USS Enterprise s dive-bombers and their decisive role at the Battle of Midway. Jonathan Parshall, coauthor of Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway Stephen L. Moore has done a service to the courageous fliers of Scouting Squadron Six and Bombing Squadron Six...Their bravery during the war s first six months, when the nation needed heroes, should long occupy a premier spot in our nation s history. John F. Wukovits, author of For Crew and Country and One Square Mile of Hell