Amid th' encircling gloom : Corregidor and survival / Al McGrew, with Paul Whitman
Title
Amid th' encircling gloom : Corregidor and survival / Al McGrew, with Paul Whitman
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines--Corregidor Island.
Description
Detailed personal account of an American enlisted man who served as a machine gunner (Battery H, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment) near Battery Ramsay in Corregidor during the siege. Details his joining the army, assignment to Corregidor in April 1941, life before the war; the siege of Corregidor; the surrender and his POW experiences (Bilibid, Cabanatuan, Pasay School and the Nichols Field detail; prison ship Noto Maru; forced labor in Japan). Profusely illustrated by digitally enhanced (by Corregidor expert Paul Whitman) photographs of pre-war Corregidor, the war, and ruins today.
Creator
McGrew, Al
Whitman, Paul
Publisher
[S.l. : s.n., 2012]
Date
2012
Format
21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Type
Softbound
Call Number
D 805 .P6 M34 2012
Accession Number
16892
Edition
3rd ed.
Pagination
300 p.
Illustration
ill.
Notes
"Private edition"
On cover: "Second edition"
On cover: "Second edition"
Files
Collection
Citation
McGrew, Al and Whitman, Paul, “Amid th' encircling gloom : Corregidor and survival / Al McGrew, with Paul Whitman,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed August 13, 2026, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/985.