How Long to Read The Dyess Story - The Eye-Witness Account Of The DEATH MARCH FROM BATAAN [Illustrated Edition]

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dyess Story - The Eye-Witness Account Of The DEATH MARCH FROM BATAAN [Illustrated Edition]?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 27 minutes to read The Dyess Story - The Eye-Witness Account Of The DEATH MARCH FROM BATAAN [Illustrated Edition] by Lt.-Colonel William Dyess

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[Illustrated with over 30 photos of the author, his unit, escape, his kit etc.] As General MacArthur sailed away from the Philippines vowing to return, he left behind him many American soldiers that had been swept up by the victorious Japanese tide of invasion. One such man was Lt.-Colonel William Edwin ‘Ed’ Dyess, he and his unit of the 21st Pursuit squadron flew their obsolete P-40 Warhawks against the superior Japanese fighters until no more planes remained. Undaunted he fought on as an infantryman before his eventual capture by the Japanese his deeds of selfless bravery were legendary, including giving his own plane to a fellow aviator so he could fly to safety. Dyess and his brave men deserved a better fate than that which awaited them at the hands of their Japanese captors on the infamous Bataan Death March. Driven north from Bataan, the American and Philippino prisoners were beaten, starved and prodded at the tip of the bayonet toward prison camps that had been callously unprovided with the basic means of existence. In the only successful mass prison escape, Dyess along with his men broke out of their prison camp and made contact with resistance groups. After a time waging further Guerilla operations, Dyess and two other American servicemen were evacuated by submarine to Australia. As Dyess recuperated the American Government knowing the effect that the truth of the atrocities committed by the Japanese would galvanize public opinion allowed the release of his story via the Chicago Tribune. The story created a huge storm of outrage directed at the Japanese and of respect and admiration for Dyess and his fellow soldiers who had endured so much on their behalf. Dyess returned to active service as soon as was possible but tragically died in an airplane accident in 1943, a hero to his men and country. A tragically vivid and gruelling account of one of the most heroic escape stories yet told.

How long is The Dyess Story - The Eye-Witness Account Of The DEATH MARCH FROM BATAAN [Illustrated Edition]?

The Dyess Story - The Eye-Witness Account Of The DEATH MARCH FROM BATAAN [Illustrated Edition] by Lt.-Colonel William Dyess is 204 pages long, and a total of 51,816 words.

This makes it 69% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Dyess Story - The Eye-Witness Account Of The DEATH MARCH FROM BATAAN [Illustrated Edition] Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 43 minutes to read The Dyess Story - The Eye-Witness Account Of The DEATH MARCH FROM BATAAN [Illustrated Edition] aloud.

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The Dyess Story - The Eye-Witness Account Of The DEATH MARCH FROM BATAAN [Illustrated Edition] is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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