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My Hitch in Hell, New Edition

By: Lester I. Tenney, Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale USN - Ret.
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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Captured by the Japanese after the fall of Bataan, Lester I. Tenney was one of the very few who would survive the legendary Death March and three and a half years in Japanese prison camps. With an understanding of human nature, a sense of humor, sharp thinking, and fierce determination, Tenney endured the rest of the war as a slave laborer in Japanese prison camps. 

My Hitch in Hell is an inspiring survivor's epic about the triumph of human will despite unimaginable suffering. This edition features a new introduction and epilogue by the author.

©1995 Potomac Books, Inc. (P)2018 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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awesome book

very well written well narrated
appalling to hear what this man and the thousands of others endured at the hands of their captors but made it home. shows you what we as humans can accomplish even in the worst of circumstances.

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wow- simply- wow

this book was beyond amazing. heartbreaking and inspiring all at once. I had no idea any of this happened - shame on me for being so uninformed until this hearing this book.

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Worth a listen....

This is a heartbreaking tale of a survivor of the Infamous Bataan Death March. His struggle was inspiring to me and I wish I would have known the author. It's worth a listen.

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Fast paced and interesting

Listened to this on a long road trip and was engaged the entire time. The narration is good and easy to listen to. It is an amazing account of a neglected part of WW2 history. what these men endured is unbelievable!

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Unbelievable. It will rock you to your core.

One of the most incredible, inspiring, and painful books I've ever read. This book has changed my life in more ways than one.

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I WAS STATIONED THERE

I was stationed in the PI from 1967 to 1969 at Camp ODonnel. I was unaware of the extent of the tragedy that took place there. I found it soo interesting learning about the history of the march and the brutality that took place. I had to go to Crow Vally from time to time when it was a Gunnery range for the F-4s out of Clark AFB. At the time that I was stationed there it was a small Communication site and as a Air Force Security Police man I was able to travel all over the area while working with the nationals. On one occasion I and one of my fellow police men went out to the monument to the original Camp OD. We had to walk through a lot of high grass to find the monument sitting in the middle of nowhere. Now I am able to connect the dots based upon the book. I really did not know that McArthur had given up on the PI and more or less lett them to die. I can only say that he was not as great as he was made out to be. Yes he did "return" but look what he left behind!! This was more than a history lesson for me. My heart goes out to the survivors of Bataan and all of the prisoners that had to suffer under the brutality along with laboring in the Coal mines in Japan for all of those years. God bless the American fighting man and the allies that supported them.

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Remarkable

What a powerful story about World War II atrocities that history has largely forgotten or buried. Japan was every bit as evil has Hitler and Germany.

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Enlightening

Never before had I heard the truthful story of the surrender of US forces on the Philippines, the Baton Death March and subsequent imprisonment is said troops. This book is a powerful read and should be mandatory to all US citizens. "Those who ignore history shall repeat it."

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great book

need to dishonorable discharge MacArthur for his crimes against our troops, and take the case of sueing Japan and the u.s to the U.S Supreme Court. bit great book and can't believe what our pows went through with japan.

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good story

some how the story remains uplifting. It peeked my in the subject my grandfather was in Company H of the 200th Coast Artillery

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