the untold story of American nurses trapped on Bataan by the Japanese Norman, Elizabeth M. creator text bibliography nyu New York Random House c1999 1999 monographic eng

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xv, 327 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. 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 Elizabeth M. Norman. Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-292) and index. n-us--- a-ja--- a-ph--- World War, 1939-1945 Medical care United States World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese Prisoners of war Philippines History 20th century Nurses United States History 20th century World War II Medical care United States World War II Prisoners and prisons, Japanese Prisoners of war Philippines history 20th century Nurses United States history 20th century Military Nursing history United States Prisoners United States War United States D807.U6 N58 1999 940.54/7573 1999 E-152 WY 11 AA1 N842w 1999 0375502459 (acid-free paper) 98045998 DLC 150818 20190501190158.0 39930499