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My Hitch in Hell, New Edition
- Author
- Lester I. Tenney
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 1 October 2018
- Run Time
- 10 hours 8 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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.
Critics Review
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“Superb…I read the book in one sitting and was gripped by it on every page, indeed in every paragraph.”
Stephen E. Ambrose, #1 New York Times bestselling author
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“Riveting…a grim story of heroic survival.”
Kirkus Reviews
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“What gets you through torture and isolation with self-respect intact? Let Tenney show you in this book.”
Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, USN (Ret.)
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Details
- Author
- Lester I. Tenney
- Narrator
- Joe Barrett
- Duration
- 10 hours 8 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 October 2018
- ISBN
- 9781982550660
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Biography: historical, political and military, True war and combat stories, Second World War, Memoirs
Synopsis
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.
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