Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Beyond courage : (Record no. 24719)

010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 91068402
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0962294071 :
022 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER
International Standard Serial Number 9780962294075
043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Geographic area code a-ph---
-- a-ja---
-- n-us---
049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC)
Holding library AJMF
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number D767.4
Item number .C38 1992
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 940.5425 Cav
Item number 48
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 940.5425 Cav
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Cave, Dorothy
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Beyond courage :
Remainder of title one regiment against Japan, 1941-1945 /
Statement of responsibility, etc by Dorothy Cave.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Las Cruces, NM :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Yucca Tree Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1992.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 431 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (P. 412-418) and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "Their irrepressible spirit and unshakable faith that their country would liberate them, enabled them to survive... ." "The men joined the Army for adventure, fun, and a few extra dollars. They found themselves facing a Japanese juggernaut with old weapons, too little food, and only their 'esprit de corps' as a defense. BEYOND COURAGE is a wrenching look at the small band of New Mexico National Guardsmen of the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment, sent to the Philippines just before WWII and captured there at the fall of Bataan. "Acknowledged in 1941 as the best anti-aircraft regiment in the Army, the 200th (and the battle-born 515th) fought the Japanese until starvation forced the surrender of over 70,000 Americans and Filipinos. The New Mexicans were the last organized resistance on Bataan to face the Japanese. Little did the men know that the worst was yet to come. "From the Bataan Death March to the staggering death rates at the O'Donnell prisoner of war camp, the story of the 200th is told in unstinting, horrifying, believable detail. Dorothy Cave's exhausive original research gives the reader a personal, first-hand account as the 200th and 515th travel through the prisoner of war camps of the Japanese empire. "The shocking brutality of the Japanese is exposed as a recurring, unrelieved, and barbaric way of life. That any of the New Mexicans survived at all is a testament to their toughness and comradery. The 200th 'buried its own' as it left the Philippines on the hell ships, fighting to survive the death throes of Japan's war machine. "At every opportunity, using every wile imaginable, the starved, diseased men sabotaged Japanese work projects and machinery. Throughout their imprisonment, they sustained their faith in their country and in their ultimate deliverance. American POWs from other units marveled at how 'those damned New Mexicans' looked out for each other, shrugging off Japanese attempts to break unit cohesion." -- LTC John Whitman, author of "Bataan: Our Last Ditch.

The 200th's story is one that shocks, yet inspires in its portrayal of the human spirit, that can, under such grueling, inhuman conditions, somehow still survive.
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN)
Local note 67752
610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element New Mexico.
Subordinate unit National Guard.
-- Coast Artillery Regiment, 200th
General subdivision History.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element World War
General subdivision Campaigns
Geographic subdivision Philippines.
Chronological subdivision 1939-1945
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element World War
General subdivision Regimental histories
Geographic subdivision United States.
Chronological subdivision 1939-1945
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element World War
General subdivision Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Chronological subdivision 1939-1945
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Prisoners of war
Geographic subdivision Philippines.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme
Koha item type sw 900 - 999
Holdings
Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Permanent Location Current Location Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Public note
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