Podcasts History The WW2 Podcast 54 - The Bataan Death March

54 - The Bataan Death March

Published: Nov. 1, 2017, 4:30 a.m.

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We\\u2019ve spent quite a bit of time in the Pacific this year, I didn\\u2019t intend to but as its a theatre of the war I\\u2019m not very familiar with I\\u2019ve been happy to be pulled down that route.\\xa0

One topic we\\u2019ve skirted round in a number of episodes is the Bataan Death March, its been a topic I\\u2019ve been keen to look at as we\\u2019ve mentioned it a few times. Plus it\\u2019s seems like an obvious gap in my knowledge I needed to fill.

I\\u2019m joined by Jay Wertz.

Jay has authored a number of books in the War Stories: World War II Firsthand series, for these he collected eyewitness accounts. He is also the author and historical consultant for World War II Comix. These are not the jingoistic \\u201cCommando\\u201d comics I grew up with in the 1970 & 80s \\xa0(is there a world wide equivalent?), Word War II Comix tells the story of the war in a straight factual manner, but in comic form. They\\u2019re a great way to get kids reading about the war.\\xa0

The latest issue looks at the battle of Midway, previous issues tell the story of \\xa0the fighting on Bataan and Pearl Harbour.

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