We band of angels : the untold story of American nurses trapped on Bataan by the Japanese
Elizabeth M. Norman.
- New York : Random House, c1999.
- xv, 327 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-292) and index.
Waking up to war -- Manila cannot hold -- Jungle hospital #1 -- The sick, the wounded, the work of war -- Waiting for the help that never came -- "There must be no thought of surrender" -- Bataan falls: the wounded are left in their beds -- Corregidor: the last stand -- A handful go home -- In enemy hands -- Santo Thomas -- STIC, the first year, 1942 -- Los Banos, 1943 -- Eating weeds fried in cold cream, 1944 -- And the gates came crashing down -- "Home,. We're really home." -- Aftermath -- Across the years
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World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. Prisoners of war--History--Philippines--20th century. Nurses--History--United States--20th century. World War II--Medical care--United States. World War II--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. Prisoners of war--history--Philippines--20th century. Nurses--history--United States--20th century. Military Nursing--history--United States. Prisoners--United States. War--United States.