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Alamo of the Pacific: The Story of the Famed "China Marines" on Bataan and Corregidor and What They Did to the Enemy as POWs

Alamo of the Pacific: The Story of the Famed "China Marines" on Bataan and Corregidor and What They Did to the Enemy as POWs

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Alamo of the Pacific: The Story of the Famed "China Marines" on Bataan and Corregidor and What They Did to the Enemy as POWs

by Otis H. King (AUTHOR SIGNED)

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ISBN 10
0967495601
ISBN 13
9780967495606
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Fort Worth, TX: Self-Published by Author, 1999 Self-Published by Author, Fort Worth, TX. 1999. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page verso. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. BooK Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95). Maroon buckram boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board. 238 pp 8vo. This is the story of a US Marine who, with his regiment of China Marines, fought with the US Army in Bataan and on Corregidor against the Japanese during World War II. This book tells of his fighting on Corregidor, the surrender, and his experiences as a POW of the Japanese for 3.5 years. A clean very presentable copy.

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Bookseller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
015724
Title
Alamo of the Pacific: The Story of the Famed "China Marines" on Bataan and Corregidor and What They Did to the Enemy as POWs
Author
Otis H. King (AUTHOR SIGNED)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Quantity Available
1
Edition
1st Edition
ISBN 10
0967495601
ISBN 13
9780967495606
Publisher
Self-Published by Author
Place of Publication
Fort Worth, TX
Date Published
1999
Size
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords
USMC, World War II, United States Marine Corps, Japanese Army, Japan, Philippines, United States Army, Prisoner of War, POW, surrender, sabotage,
Bookseller catalogs
Prisoner of War; Autobiography;

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About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White

Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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Verso
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Gilt
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Title Page
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Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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Price Clipped
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Buckram
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First Edition
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Spine
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