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Rescued by Mao : World War II, Wake Island, and my remarkable escape to freedom across mainland China / William Taylor.

Title
Rescued by Mao : World War II, Wake Island, and my remarkable escape to freedom across mainland China / William Taylor.
Author
Taylor, William (William L.)
Publication
Sandy, UT. : Silverleaf Press, c2007.

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303 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
For the first time ever, Bill Taylor shares his story of escape as a prisoner of war during World War II. This biography details Taylor's astonishing experiences as a prisoner of war, an escapee, a wanderer through a strange land, and his eventual meeting with the famous Communist leader, Mao Zedong. This fascinating and engaging story shares the life of a war hero who was the only World War II prisoner of war to successfully escape, inspiring readers by revealing the personal strength and courageous adventures of a lone survivor.
Subject
  • Taylor, William
  • 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American
  • Prisoners of war > United States > Biography
  • Prisoners of war > Japan > Biography
  • Prisoner-of-war escapes > China
  • Escaped prisoners of war > China > Biography
Genre/Form
  • Biographies
  • Personal narratives
  • Personal narratives – American
  • Récits personnels.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1 The War in Europe 9 -- 2 Off to Work in the Pacific with a Hawaiian Pit Stop 23 -- 3 Destination: Wake Island 36 -- 4 Life on Wake 45 -- 5 Rumors of War 56 -- 6 Japan's Initial Attack, Wake's Short-Lived Victory, and a Personal Turning Point 69 -- 7 Life as a POW 109 -- 8 Cigarette Currency and a Change of Camps 142 -- 9 Surviving the POW Life 151 -- 10 Creative Work Detail and the Chinese Culture 175 -- 11 The War's Developments and Keeping Our Sanity 197 -- 12 Survival and Ingenuity 205 -- 13 News and Grim Realizations 213 -- 14 A Move and a Chance for Escape 219 -- 15 Freedom and Friendly Farmers 233 -- 16 Day-to-Day Survival through China 241 -- 17 The Kindness of the Communist Army 250 -- 18 Rest, Journal, and a Journey 256 -- 19 A Gobi Desert Dust Storm, Enemy Domain, and Travel Parties 262 -- 20 Long Journeys, Sweet Friendship, and a Flight to Yenan 277 -- 21 The American Flag, Yenan, Mao, and Home-at Last 289.
ISBN
  • 9781933317878
  • 1933317876
OCLC
144608297
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library