Bataan Death March: A Soldier’s Story

by James Bollich

This journal recounts the 65-mile journey, during which prisoners had no food, water, or rest. The author survived the POW camps on the Philippine island of Luzon.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, War, Biography, World War II

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 31, 2003

Reviews

[Holland 2010]

The book is about a soldier that wants to be a piliot and he has to learn all about the plaines and how to do stuff wright.He goes to go to difrient camps because he wants to dive a plaine.

Juan Juarez

[Chris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chilling first person account. Illustrations are crude but effective

[Monique · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brutal first hand account and a fast read. I was drawn in by the misery this man experienced, hat off to him. War is brutal

[Amy Bermudez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the most well-written book, as the author acknowledges. Still, eye-opening information about what the soldiers went through. Glad I read it prior to the Memorial March coming up later this month.

I'm curious to read Tears in the Darkness now.

[Nancy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sadly this book is so poorly written it loses the true impact of what horrific situations the author endured. Bollich should have collaborated with a professional writer to tell his story.