Donovan, William N.
P.O.W. in the Pacific : memoirs of an American doctor in World War II / William N. Donovan ; edited by Josephine Donovan with Ann Devigne Donovan. - Wilmington, Del. : SR Books, 1998. - xvii, 182 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
This is the story of William N. Donovan, a U.S. Army medical officer in the Philippines who, as a prisoner of war, faced unspeakable conditions and abuse in Japanese camps during World War II. Through his own words we learn of the brutality, starvation, and disease that he and other men endured at the hands of their captors. And we learn of the courage and determination that Donovan was able to summon in order to survive.
P.O.W. in the Pacific: Memoirs of an American Doctor in World War II describes the last weeks before Donovan's capture and his struggles after being taken prisoner at the surrender of Corregidor to the Japanese on May 6, 1942. He remained a P.O.W. until his release on August 14, 1945, V-J Day.
Shocking, moving, and yet tinged with Donovan's dry sense of humor, P.O.W. in the Pacific offers a new perspective-that of a medical doctor-on the experience of captivity in Japanese prison camps as well as on the war in the Pacific. The book is edited by Donovan's daughter Josephine, with the assistance of her sister, Ann Devigne Donovan.
Readers will be inspired by this true story of one American's heroism.
0842027254 (alk. paper)
97048354
Donovan, William N., 1910-
United States. Army --Surgeons--Biography.
World War--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.--1939-1945
World War--Personal narratives, American.--1939-1945
Prisoners of war--Taiwan--Biography.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
World War--Medical care--United States.--1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--Philippines.
D805.T35 / D66 1998
940.547252092 Don B 15
P.O.W. in the Pacific : memoirs of an American doctor in World War II / William N. Donovan ; edited by Josephine Donovan with Ann Devigne Donovan. - Wilmington, Del. : SR Books, 1998. - xvii, 182 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
This is the story of William N. Donovan, a U.S. Army medical officer in the Philippines who, as a prisoner of war, faced unspeakable conditions and abuse in Japanese camps during World War II. Through his own words we learn of the brutality, starvation, and disease that he and other men endured at the hands of their captors. And we learn of the courage and determination that Donovan was able to summon in order to survive.
P.O.W. in the Pacific: Memoirs of an American Doctor in World War II describes the last weeks before Donovan's capture and his struggles after being taken prisoner at the surrender of Corregidor to the Japanese on May 6, 1942. He remained a P.O.W. until his release on August 14, 1945, V-J Day.
Shocking, moving, and yet tinged with Donovan's dry sense of humor, P.O.W. in the Pacific offers a new perspective-that of a medical doctor-on the experience of captivity in Japanese prison camps as well as on the war in the Pacific. The book is edited by Donovan's daughter Josephine, with the assistance of her sister, Ann Devigne Donovan.
Readers will be inspired by this true story of one American's heroism.
0842027254 (alk. paper)
97048354
Donovan, William N., 1910-
United States. Army --Surgeons--Biography.
World War--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.--1939-1945
World War--Personal narratives, American.--1939-1945
Prisoners of war--Taiwan--Biography.
Prisoners of war--United States--Biography.
World War--Medical care--United States.--1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Medical care--Philippines.
D805.T35 / D66 1998
940.547252092 Don B 15