Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath

Time Period
1925 to Today
Media Type
Video
Topics
Military History
Presenter
Elizabeth and Michael Norman

On Thursday, May 6, 2010, the VMHC held its annual Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture in the Robins Family Forum. Elizabeth and Michael Norman discussed their book Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath, the gripping story of the 1942 battle for the Philippines, the surrender of 76,000 Americans and Filipinos to the Japanese, and the infamous Bataan death march.

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