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The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War ESCAPE from DAVAO John D. Lukacs Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 www.simonandschuster Copyright © 2010 by John D. Lukacs All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information address Simon & Schuster Subsidiary Rights Department, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition June 2010 SIMON & SCHUSTER and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Sales at 1-866-506-1949 or [email protected]. The Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau can bring authors to your live event. For more information or to book an event contact the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau at 1-866-248-3049 or visit our website at www.simonspeakers.com. Designed by Paul Dippolito Manufactured in the United States of America 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lukacs, John D. Escape from Davao : the forgotten story of the most daring prison break of the Pacific war / John D. Lukacs.—1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. p. cm. 1. World War, 1939–1945—Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. 2. World War, 1939–1945— Philippines—Davao City. 3. Prisoner-of-war escapes—Philippines—Davao City—History—20th century. 4. Escaped prisoners of war—United States—Biography. 5. Escaped prisoners of war—Philippines— Davao City—Biography. 6. Davao City (Philippines)—History, Military—20th century. 7. Philippines— History—Japanese occupation, 1942–1945. 8. World War, 1939–1945—Underground movements—Philippines. 9. Guerrillas— Philippines—History—20th century. 10. Soldiers—United States—Biography. I. Title. D805.P6L85 2010 940.54’7252095997—dc22 2010003238 ISBN 978-0-7432-6278-1 (ebook) ISBN 978-1-4391-8043-3 (ebook) To the memory of my father, John F. Lukacs Contents Author’s Note Prologue PART I • WAR 1 Ten Pesos 2 A Long War 3 The Raid 4 God Help Them PART II • HELL 5 The Hike 6 Goodbye and Good Luck 7 A Rumor 8 The Erie Maru 9 A Christmas Dream 10 A Big Crowd 11 The Plan 12 Cat-and-Mouse PART III • FREEDOM 13 A Miracle 14 Another Gamble 15 Unexplored 16 Little Time to Rest 17 A Story That Should Be Told 18 Duty 19 Greater Love Hath No Man 20 Legacies 21 Conditional Victory Epilogue Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index I had tried to put into words some of the things that I have experienced and observed during these past months, but I fail to find words adequate to an accurate portrayal. If any American could sit down and conjure before his mind the most diabolical of nightmares, he might perhaps come close to it, but none who have not gone [through] it could possibly have any idea of the tortures and the horror that these men are going through. —MAJ. WILLIAM EDWIN DYESS, AUGUST 16, 1943 ESCAPE from DAVAO
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