Tropic Born, War Torn : Untold Tales of WWII in the Philippines by Susan Vance

Recurring nightmares were Gloria Haube Vance's only inspiration to talk about WWII in the Philippines during Japanese occupation. Her family was spared internment camps because they were not Americans, but barely survived on their own. Near war's end they followed indigenous Igorots into remote mountains to find refuge from American bombs, surviving on sweet potatoes until their harrowing escape from Japanese troops in retreat.Decades later she told the war stories to her daughter and found the journal her German-born father wrote about managing a gold-mining camp of 15,000 under Japanese commanders, then under the bombardment of American planes that destroyed it all. Their untold tales are woven together in this vivid portrayal of war in a Pacific paradise.

About the Author

As a journalist, Susan Vance developed an active interest in documenting history. She was a news producer at the NPR affiliate in Tucson, wrote the broadcast series for the University of Arizona's centennial; edited for Spacemaker Press; and is writing a definitive biography of Arizona artist Ted DeGrazia. She resides in Tucson with her husband and two sons.

Book Details:

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Inkwater Press, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Softcover ‏ : ‎ 123 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1592995500
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781592995509