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First edition. |
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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Duty calls -- The calm in the midst of the storm -- The battling bastards of Bataan -- Capture and imprisonment -- Shipped to Camp Karenko, Formosa -- A new year, a new journal -- Moved to Camp Shirakawa, Formosa -- The war is over! -- Appendix A. Japanese instrument of surrender -- Appendix B. Japanese surrender at Camp John Hay, Philippines -- Appendix C. American officers at Taiwan prison camp, Karenko -- Appendix D. Tom Dooley's POW book list -- Glossary. |
| Summary |
The Aggie tradition of Muster stretches back to the earliest days of the college. But an extraordinary Muster took place during World War II that would change and further hallow the service thereafter. In the spring of 1942, with Japanese forces poised to overrun the Allies on the Philippine island of Corregidor, Maj. Thomas Dooley, class of 1935, and Maj. Gen. George F. Moore, class of 1908, compiled a list of twenty-five other Aggies under their command, which constituted a "roll call" in the midst of the bombardment. Dooley later told a journalist about the list, and the resulting article s. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Dooley, Thomas, 1913-2006 -- Diaries.
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Dooley, Thomas, 1913-2006. |
| Genre/Form |
Diaries.
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| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Corregidor Island.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines -- Bataan (Province)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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Personal narratives -- American.
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945 |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Diaries.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| Added Author |
Dethloff, Henry C., editor.
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Adams, John A., Jr., 1951- editor.
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Cooper, Jerry C., 1941- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: To Bataan and back. First edition. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2016] 9781623494339 1623494338 (DLC) 2016034103 (OCoLC)951227434 |
| ISBN |
1623494354 |
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9781623494353 (electronic book) |
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9781623494339 |
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9781623494346 |
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1623494338 |
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1623494346 |
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