Escape from Corregidor

Escape from Corregidor is the harrowing account of Edgar Whitcomb a B-17 navigator who arrives in World War II Philippines just before its invasion by the Japanese. Whitcomb evades the enemy on Bataan by fleeing to Corregidor Island in a small boat. He 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.