Browse Items (4 total)
Sort by:
Parade of the dead : a U.S. Army physician's memoir of imprisonment by the Japanese, 1942-1945 / by John R. Bumgarner, M.D. ; illustrations by Doris B. Hayes
Personal account of a U.S Army doctor, beginning with his medical training in the US. A reserve officer, he was called to active duty in 1940, and sent to the Philippines, arriving in February 1941.
He writes about Manila and the Sternberg…
He writes about Manila and the Sternberg…
I didn't make a million / Whitey Smith ; in collaboration with C. L. McDermott
Personal anecdotes of a Danish-American (Sven Eric Heinrich Schmidt was his Danish name) who moved to Asia in search of fortune. He was a professional boxer, newsboy, drummer, bandleader, gambler and more whose goal was to make a million dollars.…
Bataan diary / James L. Rand ; recorded by Willard Rand and Paul Rand
Personal diary of an American soldier, who volunteered for duty at the age of 28.
His diary covers his army life, from training, shipping out to the Philippines, pre-war life in Manila, through the outbreak of war and the battle of Bataan. Rand…
His diary covers his army life, from training, shipping out to the Philippines, pre-war life in Manila, through the outbreak of war and the battle of Bataan. Rand…
Bessie Hackett Wilson, memories of the Philippines / Michael P. Onorato, interviewer and editor
Bessie Hackett was an American journalist, born in Zamboanga, with the Manila Bulletin before World War II.
In this oral history (part of a series conducted by Philippine specialist Onorato), she discusses life in the Philippines before, during…
In this oral history (part of a series conducted by Philippine specialist Onorato), she discusses life in the Philippines before, during…