Return to Freedom: The War Memoirs of Colonel Samuel C. Grashio U.S.A.F. Tapa dura - 1982

ISBN 0912958200 hardcover with jacket. Covers, binding and pages good. No writing or highlighting in text. No torn or missing pages. Fast, friendly service.

(Subject: World War II - Far East) Colonel Grashio's experiences in WWII. A fighter pilot stationed on the Philippines in 1941, he was captured by the Japanese, took part in the Bataan "Death March" and in the only mass escape from a Japanese POW camp. He joined the guerilla army and was eventually evacuated to Australia. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: MCN Press) (ISBN: 0912958200) (Pagination: ii + 178pp, 4 maps, 14 photos, bibliography) (Condition: vg in g dw) UL-XXXXXX

M C N Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Military Collectors Pr News, 1982. Hardcover. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Military Collectors Pr News, December 1982. Hardcover . Very Good/Good. Very Good Hardcover with Good+ Dustjacket. Inscribed and signed by author. Light to mild soiling and shelfwear to DJ. Light soiling and shelfwear to covers. Spine ends mildly bumped. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

University Press. 1982. Paperback. Good. Light shelfwear, some soiling and a creased cover corner.. Signed. A P-40 pilot on the Philippines and a survivor of the Bataan Death March. There are many b&w photos and an index. There's a six line inscription by the author on the title page.

U.S.A.: University Press. Fine. 1982. Probaable First Edition. Glossy Soft Cover. 0912958200 264pp Photographs Dedicated to the valiant American and Filipino defenders of Bataan and Corregidor; especially the 21st Pursuit Squadron.... Book appears unread .

Military Collectors Pr News, December 1982. Hardcover. Used - Good. Signed and inscribed by author Samuel C. Grashio. Hardcover

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

University Press, 1982. Inscribed and Signed by the author, Col. Grashio. First Printing. Large softbound book. Good to Very Good condition. On December 8, the same day as the attack on Pearl Harbor (on the other side of the International Date Line), he flew from Nichols Field to engage in aerial combat against the Japanese in his Curtis P-40E fighter airplane.[4] Along with the rest of the 24th Group, he ended up at Bataan, where he flew the last combat mission on April 8, 1942.[2] The Battle of Bataan ended the next day with an Allied surrender. Grashio joined the other prisoners of war in the infamous Bataan Death March.[2] He was imprisoned first at Camp O'Donnell, north of Manila. Two months later, he was transferred to a camp at Cabanatuan. Finally, in October, he was among 1000 prisoners judged fit to work; they were moved to a lumber camp on Mindanao (Davao Region) to engage in manual labor.[2] Grashio and his squadron commander, Lieutenant Ed Dyess, eight other Americans, including Austin… Leer más