Conduct Under Fire
Four American Doctors and Their Fight for Life as Prisoners of the Japanese
1941-1945
“An intimate and meticulous account of cruelty, courage, and extraordinary human resilience in the hellholes of Japan’s WWII prison camps.”
– John W. Dower, author of Embracing Defeat and War Without Mercy
The fierce, bloody battles of Bataan and Corregidor in the Philippines are legendary in the annals of World War II. Those who survived faced the horrors of life as prisoners of the Japanese. In Conduct Under Fire, John A. Glusman chronicles these events through the eyes of his father, Murray, and three fellow navy doctors captured on Corregidor in May 1942. Here are the dramatic stories of the fall of Bataan, the siege of "The Rock," and the daily struggles to tend to the sick, wounded, and dying during some of the heaviest bombardments of World War II…
Winner of the 2007 Colby Award
for "a significant contribution to the
public's understanding of intelligence operations, military history, or international affairs."
Hailed as "One of the Best Books of the Year" by the Chicago Tribune and History Book Club, and a New York Times Book Review "Editors Choice."
