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Surviving Hell: Surrender on Cebu

by LTC. William D. Miner
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Surviving Hell is a harrowing account of Lieutenant Colonel William Miner, taken prisoner for 39 months after his unit surrendered to the Japanese on the island of Cebu, Philippines, during World War II. Despite losing every friend in his unit and suffering from torture and deprivation that would “warp men’s souls,” Bill Miner professed, “I am lucky. People fell beside me and people were blown apart beside me. Anywhere I went as a prisoner, I tried to be aware of the situation and use it the best I could to survive.” This fascinating and arresting true story features excerpts from Bill Miner’s personal prison diary, which he kept despite the accompanying risk of torture or even death, along with photos and post-war recollections. 

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Book details

Author
William Miner
Imprint
Turner Publishing Company
Published
Formats
Paperback, Hardcover
Subjects
Biography & Autobiography › Military
Biography & Autobiography › Memoirs
Topics
World War II · prisoners of war · Philippines · military memoir · Japanese captivity · survival stories · prison diary · Pacific theater
ISBN-13
9781596527683 (Paperback)9781630264338 (Hardcover)

About the author

WILLIAM D. MINER is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and the author of Surviving Hell: Surrender on Cebu.

Miner holds a B.A. and ROTC second lieutenant commission from Knox College and a Ph.D. in history from Indiana University. He served as professor of history, assistant dean of students, and director of Veterans Services at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

When not writing, Miner draws on his wartime experience as a prisoner of war for 39 months following the surrender of his unit to Japanese forces on the island of Cebu during World War II. Much of his work reflects his service as commander of a Philippine Army camp and as force communication officer on the staff of General B. G. Chynoweth in the Philippines in 1941.

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