Description
Bataan Survivor is the harrowing memoir of Lt. Col. David L. Hardee, who endured the Bataan Death March and then years of Japanese captivity. Edited and annotated by historian Frank Blazich Jr., this 320-page edition restores the immediacy of Hardee’s voice, drafted shortly after his liberation. It offers a vivid, unvarnished account of starvation, disease, forced labor, brutality, and small acts of endurance. Blazich’s commentary places Hardee’s experiences in the broader context of the Pacific war, Japanese POW policy, and the resilience of American prisoners.
This edition provides:
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Firsthand, contemporaneous reflections from a U.S. Army officer
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Historic annotations, explanatory notes, and maps
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A clear window into life in POW camps and the struggle for survival
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Appeal to readers of Pacific War history, POW studies, and military memoirs
Pages: 320
Published: February 2017
