Description: Beyond Courage : One Regiment Against Japan, 1941-1945 by Dorothy Cave (2001, revised edition). Yucca Tree Press, Las Cruces. Illustrated 466 page trade paperback in very good condition with two inscription inside front, one by the author (see photo). "Their irrepressible spirit and unshakable faith that their country would liberate them, enabled them to survive... ." "The men joined the Army for adventure, fun, and a few extra dollars. They found themselves facing a Japanese juggernaut with old weapons, too little food, and only their 'esprit de corps' as a defense. BEYOND COURAGE is a wrenching look at the small band of New Mexico National Guardsmen of the 200th Coast Artillery Regiment, sent to the Philippines just before WWII and captured there at the fall of Bataan. "Acknowledged in 1941 as the best anti-aircraft regiment in the Army, the 200th (and the battle-born 515th) fought the Japanese until starvation forced the surrender of over 70,000 Americans and Filipinos. The New Mexicans were the last organized resistance on Bataan to face the Japanese. Little did the men know that the worst was yet to come. "From the Bataan Death March to the staggering death rates at the O'Donnell prisoner of war camp, the story of the 200th is told in unstinting, horrifying, believable detail. Dorothy Cave's exhaustive original research gives the reader a personal, first-hand account as the 200th and 515th travel through the prisoner of war camps of the Japanese empire. "The shocking brutality of the Japanese is exposed as a recurring, unrelieved, and barbaric way of life. That any of the New Mexicans survived at all is a testament to their toughness and comradery. The 200th 'buried its own' as it left the Philippines on the hell ships, fighting to survive the death throes of Japan's war machine. "At every opportunity, using every wile imaginable, the starved, diseased men sabotaged Japanese work projects and machinery. Throughout their imprisonment, they sustained their faith in their country and in their ultimate deliverance. American POWs from other units marveled at how 'those damned New Mexicans' looked out for each other, shrugging off Japanese attempts to break unit cohesion." -- LTC John Whitman, author of "Bataan: Our Last Ditch.The 200th's story is one that shocks, yet inspires in its portrayal of the human spirit, that can, under such grueling, inhuman conditions, somehow still survive. $4.25 domestic US shipping. Payment must be received within 24 hours of sale.
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Signed By: Dorothy Cave
Book Title: Beyond Courage : One Regiment Against Japan, 1941-1945
Book Series: Beyond Courage : One Regiment Against Japan, 1941-1945
Item Length: 9in.
Original Language: English
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 1.4in.
Personalized: No
Features: Revised
Topic: Military / World War II
Item Width: 6in.
Signed: Yes
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Yucca Tree
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: Yes
Edition: Revised Edition
Publication Year: 2001
Type: Book
Era: 2000s
Author: Dorothy Cave
Genre: History, Military, World War II
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 28 Oz
Number of Pages: 466 Pages