No surrender: My thirty-year war Tapa dura - 1975

London, Andre Deutsch 1975.. 219 S. m. einigen s/w Abb., OPappbd. m. OUmschlag, Ecken leicht bestoßen. ISBN 0233966978 In the Spring of 1974, 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year ordeal. Hunted in turn by American troops, the Philippine army and police, hostile islanders, and eventually successive Japanese search parties, Onoda had skillfully outmaneuvered all his pursuers, convinced that World War II was still being fought and waiting for the day when his fellow soldiers would return victorious. This first-person account of those years of evading capture and trying to stay alive is filled with drama, tension, and excitement. Readers learn about Onoda's early life, his training as an intelligence officer, and his final assignment to the Philippine island of Lubang. When American forces take over the island, he retreats into the mountains and life becomes a constant battle against the elements as well as the… Leer más

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Deutsch, 1975. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1975. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Octavo. 1st printing. An unread book in fine condition.