{"product_id":"inside-the-bataan-death-march-kevin-c-murphy-9780786496815","title":"Inside the Bataan Death March","description":"\u003cp\u003e For two weeks during the spring of 1942, the Bataan Death March--one of the most widely condemned atrocities of World War II--unfolded. The prevailing interpretation of this event is simple: American prisoners of war suffered cruel treatment at the hands of their Japanese captors while Filipinos, sympathetic to the Americans, looked on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Most survivors of the march wrote about their experiences decades after the war and a number of factors distorted their accounts. The crucial aspect of memory is central to this study--how it is constructed, by whom and for what purpose. This book questions the prevailing interpretation, reconsiders the actions of all three groups in their cultural contexts and suggests a far greater complexity. Among the conclusions is that violence on the march was largely the result of a clash of cultures--undisciplined, individualistic Americans encountered Japanese who valued order and form, while Filipinos were active, even ambitious, participants in the drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin C. Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786496819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786496815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Kevin C. Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056904237311,"sku":"9780786496815","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f686fa1-8fc7-4dfe-b8e1-a9ac4d3af911.jpg?v=1685043912","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inside-the-bataan-death-march-kevin-c-murphy-9780786496815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}