{"product_id":"escape-from-corregidor-paperback-2","title":"Escape from Corregidor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEscape from Corregidor\u003c\/strong\u003e, first published in 1958, is the harrowing account of Edgar Whitcomb, a B-17 navigator who arrives in World War II Philippines just before its capture by the invading Japanese. He evades the enemy on Bataan by traveling to Corregidor Island in a small boat. However, Whitcomb is captured but later manages to escape at night in an hours-long swim to safety. Captured once again weeks later, Whitcomb is imprisoned, tortured and starved, before being transferred to China and eventual freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhitcomb (1917-2016) served as governor of the state of Indiana from 1969-1973, and in later life made a number of solo sailing voyages before returning to his home state.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68051886276831,"sku":"9798869093370","price":24.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/lEgXNEXCWh9798869093370.webp?v=1792075867","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/escape-from-corregidor-paperback-2","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}