Surviving Bataan and beyond : Colonel Irvin Alexander's odyssey as a Japanese prisoner of war / edited by Dominic J. Caraccilo
Title
Surviving Bataan and beyond : Colonel Irvin Alexander's odyssey as a Japanese prisoner of war / edited by Dominic J. Caraccilo
Subject
Alexander, Irvin, 1896-1963.
Prisoners of war--Philippines--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Description
Personal account of a middle-level officer in the USAFFE. Written shortly after the war when his memory was fresh, this account presents a unique point of view: that of a colonel first in Fort Stoltenberg, where he witnessed the Japanese attack on Clark Field, and then in Bataan as the senior adviser to the 71st Division.
He describes the attack on Clark, the battles, life in Bataan under siege, the surrender, the Death March and prison in various camps. Graphically written, the narrative is enhanced by Caracillo’s (a West Point graduate and officer in the US Army) editing which provides background information for the general reader.
He describes the attack on Clark, the battles, life in Bataan under siege, the surrender, the Death March and prison in various camps. Graphically written, the narrative is enhanced by Caracillo’s (a West Point graduate and officer in the US Army) editing which provides background information for the general reader.
Creator
Alexander, Irvin
Caraccilo, Dominic J. (ed.)
Publisher
Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books, c1999
Date
1999
Format
24 x 16 cm.
Type
Hardbound
Identifier
811715965
Call Number
D 805 .P6 A43 1999
Accession Number
13701
Pagination
ix, 340 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Alexander, Irvin and Caraccilo, Dominic J. (ed.), “Surviving Bataan and beyond : Colonel Irvin Alexander's odyssey as a Japanese prisoner of war / edited by Dominic J. Caraccilo,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 12, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/644.