The butchers, the baker : the World War II memoir of a United States Army Air Corps Soldier captured by the Japanese in the Phillipines.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mapes, Victor L., 1917-

Contributor:

Mills, Scott A., 1924-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mapes, Victor L., 1917-.

Mapes, Victor L.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.

World War, 1939-1945.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- American.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

viii, 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. ; London : McFarland, 2000.

Contents:

1. Threats of War (November 1, 1939, to December 8, 1941) 1

2. Clark Field Under Attack (December 8-12, 1941) 14

3. Last Trip to Manila (December 12-22, 1941) 22

4. Retreat to Bataan (December 22-29, 1941) 29

5. An Interrupted Voyage to Mindanao (December 29, 1941, to January 1, 1942) 36

6. From Cagayan to Lake Lanao (January 1-18, 1942) 44

7. Malabang (January 18 to February 1, 1942) 50

8. Camp Keithley (February 1 to March 20, 1942) 59

9. Master Sgt. Manook

Farewell to Dansalan (February 1 to March 20, 1942) 70

10. Starting Up the Bakery at Malabang (March 20 to April 10, 1942) 74

11. Romance (April 10-20, 1942) 86

12. Bacolod Grande (April 20-26, 1942) 91

13. PBY Flying Boats (April 26-29, 1942) 98

14. A New Commanding Officer (April 29 to May 3, 1942) 102

15. Ganasi (May 3-4, 1942) 108

16. Major Heidger (May 4-5, 1942) 115

17. The Road to General Fort's HQ (May 5-6, 1942) 125

18. Into the Mountains (May 6 to June 2, 1942) 132

19. Prisoner in Dansalan and Camp Keithley (June 2 to July 1, 1942) 142

20. Mindanao Death March (July 1-7, 1942) 154

21. Malaybalay Prison Camp (July 7 to late October 1942) 164

22. Davao Penal Colony

Sawmill (October 30, 1942, to February 1943) 173

23. Davao Penal Colony

Rice Paddies (February 1943 to mid-February 1944) 178

24. Lasang Airstrip (Mid-February to August 20, 1944) 187

25. Torpedoed (August 20 to September 7, 1944) 197

26. In the Water (September 7-8, 1944) 201

27. In the Hands of the Guerrillas (September 8-29, 1944) 205

28. In the Hands of the Navy (September 29 to October 25, 1944) 214

Appendix A Dansalan Surrender List 227

Appendix B Survivors from the Shinyo Maru 229

Appendix C Japanese Military Directive 231.

ISBN:

0786406364

OCLC:

42578901