Description
William E. Dyess was born in Albany, Texas. As a young army air forces pilot he was shipped to Manila in the spring of 1941. Shortly after his escape and return to the United States, Colonel Dyess was killed while testing a new airplane. He did not survive long enough to learn that he had been awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor.
About the Author
Stanley L. Falk is a former chief historian of the U.S. Air Force and professor of international relations at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He is the author of numerous works, including Bataan: The March of Death.
Reviews
"For anyone reading about the war in the Pacific, this first-person account will change all statistics into human beings."-Southwest Book Views
"Dyess's plain-spoken graphic record of one of the worst atrocities of the war is a harrowing testament to both Japanese barbarism and the indomitability of the human spirit. It is a classic of its type that should not be overlooked by World War II scholars."-WW II History
Book Information
ISBN 9780803266339
Author William E. Dyess
Format Paperback
Page Count 196
Imprint Bison Books
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Weight(grams) 227g