Last Man Out: Glenn McDole, USMC, Survivor of the Palawan Massacre in World War II [Paperback]

Bob Wilbanks (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0786418222 | ISBN-13: 978-0786418220 | Publication Date: October 2004

On December 14, 1944, Japanese soldiers massacred 139 of 150 American POWs. This biography tells the story of Glenn ("Mac") McDole, one of eleven young men who escaped and the last man out of Palawan Prison Camp 10A.

Beginning on December 8, 1941, at the U.S. Navy Yard barracks at Cavite, the story of this young Iowa marine continues through the fighting on Corregidor, the capture and imprisonment by the Japanese Imperial Army in May 1942, Mac’s entry into the Palawan prison camp in the Philippines on August 12, 1942, the terrible conditions he and his comrades endured in the camps, and the terrible day when 139 young soldiers were slaughtered. The work details the escapes of the few survivors as they dug into refuse piles, hid in coral caves, and slogged through swamp and jungle to get to supportive Filipinos. It also contains an account and verdicts of the war crimes trials of the Japanese guards, follow-ups on the various places and people referred to in the text, with descriptions of their present situations, and a roster of the names and hometowns of the victims of the Palawan massacre.

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Retired journalist and reporter Bob Wilbanks was vice president of editorial at Stover Publishing Company for ten years. He lives in Urbandale, Iowa. --Military Review. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Retired journalist and reporter Bob Wilbanks was vice president of editorial at Stover Publishing Company for ten years. He lives in Urbandale, Iowa.

Product Details

• Paperback: 169 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786418222
• ISBN-13: 978-0786418220
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,047,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read Book, October 30, 2005

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This review is from: Last Man Out: Glenn McDole, USMC, Survivor of the Palawan Massacre in World War II (Paperback)

This book should be required reading for every high school student in America - most people have no idea what many ordinary young men endured as prisoners during World War II, how they behaved under the unbelievable burden of watching their friends die and how they overcame the horror of being POWs of the Japanese in the Philippines - this book is extremely well-written, simple and concise without self promotion concerning one of the worst atrocities in modern warfare - it's an easy although uncomfortable read - it'll make you proud to call McDole and other POWs fellow Americans

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Story of a Survivor, March 28, 2005

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Wiley P. Jordan (Monticello, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Last Man Out: Glenn McDole, USMC, Survivor of the Palawan Massacre in World War II (Paperback)

This is a great story of a survivor who makes it and also the story of others who perish. All of whom are heroes under conditions we hope will never again be faced by POW's. This book tells the story of their sacrifice which should never be forgotten.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This should allways be a reminder of our fathers sacrifices, July 15, 2005

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Mark A. Wickard (Nebraska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Last Man Out: Glenn McDole, USMC, Survivor of the Palawan Massacre in World War II (Paperback)

I could not put it down. I really liked the book. I meet Mr. McDole and his wife this last June. What an amazing family and how he over came tragidy.