We were there at the Battle for Bataan / by Benjamin Appel ; historical consultant, Courtney Whitney ; illustrated by Irv Docktor

We were there at the Battle for Bataan / by Benjamin Appel ; historical consultant, Courtney Whitney ; illustrated by Irv Docktor

Philippines--Fiction.

World War, 1939-1945--Philippines--Fiction.

Juvenile fiction for American boys and girls: World War II and the Japanese occupation as seen through the eyes of an American boy and girl (siblings) in Manila at the start of the war; in Bataan during the siege; escape from the Death March; join the guerrillas. At the end of the war they are reunited with their father, who suffered in POW camp.

Some Tagalog words used for local color (most all right, but a few misspellings). One of a series of books for children depicting historical events. Historical consultant for this volume was Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney. Pen and ink illustrations have the soldiers in Bataan using the wrong (late war) helmet.

Appel, Benjamin, 1907-1977.

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [1957]

[1957]

21 x 14 cm.

Hardbound

PZ 7 .A64 1957

14663

x, 178 p.

ill.