- Paperback: 219 pages
- Publisher: Potomac Books Inc; 1 edition (Sep 30 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1574882988
- ISBN-13: 978-1574882988
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.6 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 399 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,652,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
There is a newer edition of this item:
|
Product Details |
Product Description
From Publishers Weekly
Tenney here recounts his experiences as a GI during the fall of the Philippines in 1941, his participation in the Bataan death march and his three-year ordeal in Camp 17, the harshest POW camp in Japan. He witnessed devastating atrocities, including serial slaughter that was a kind of athletic exercise for the guards. Soon after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, he was set free; his wanderings about the countryside and interactions with Japanese civilians and leaderless soldiers form the most interesting sections of this engrossing book. Tenney suffered unexpected heartbreak when, upon being reunited with his family, he learned that his wife, believing him killed in action, had remarried. He also experienced depression based largely on his image of himself as one of "the losers who had surrendered" in the Philippines. In 1988, he revisited Japan and found that his psychic war wounds were beginning to heal. For all the suffering he witnessed and endured, Tenney's memoir is remarkably upbeat. He is a retired professor of finance at Arizona State University. Photos.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"Superb." - Stephen E. Ambrose"
--This text refers to an alternate
Paperback
edition.
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Every American should read this book!,
By A Customer
This review is from: My Hitch in Hell: The Bataan Death March (Paperback)
There were times that I read through tears, there were times I read in horror, and there were times when my heart leapt for joy for the author. Every American should buy this book, read it, and then thank our soldiers.
2.0 out of 5 stars
A myth in many areas,
By A Customer
This review is from: My Hitch in Hell: The Bataan Death March (Paperback)
While the book makes interesting reading it is not factual. Too many examples of self-aggrandizement and myth telling. Those who have been there recognize the many misleading statements..
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book,
By A Customer
This review is from: My Hitch in Hell: The Bataan Death March (Paperback)
The text of this book flowed easily. It is an unbelievable story, that should be required reading for all.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Want to see more reviews on this item?
|
Most recent customer reviews |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Ethnic & National > Japanese
- Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Leaders & Notable People > Military
- Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Professionals & Academics > Military & Spies
- Books > History > Americas > United States > 20th Century > World War II > Personal Narratives
- Books > History > Asia > Japan
- Books > History > Asia > Philippines
- Books > History > Military > Biographies
- Books > History > Military > Prisoners of War
- Books > History > Military > United States
- Books > History > Military > World War II > Personal Narratives
- Books > History > United States > 20th Century > World War II > Personal Narratives
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
