Oral History Interview with Philip Brodsky, December 11, 1989

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Interview with Philip Brodsky, a pharmacologist, a civil servant, an Army veteran, and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Brodsky discusses the Japanese bombing of Nichols Field, the fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell (1942), Palawan Island (1942-1944), the hell ship to Formosa (1944), and his liberation.

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[2], 60 p. ; 28 cm.

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Burlage, George & Brodsky, Philip 1989-12-11/1989-12-13.

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  • University of North Texas
    Publisher Info: Board of Regents of the University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, TX

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Interview with Philip Brodsky, a pharmacologist, a civil servant, an Army veteran, and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Brodsky discusses the Japanese bombing of Nichols Field, the fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell (1942), Palawan Island (1942-1944), the hell ship to Formosa (1944), and his liberation.

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[2], 60 p. ; 28 cm.

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Interview conducted in 1989 for the World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project. Interviewer: George Burlage. Interview took place on December 11, 1989.

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  • 1989-12-11/1989-12-13

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Burlage, George & Brodsky, Philip. Oral History Interview with Philip Brodsky, December 11, 1989, book, 1989-12-11/1989-12-13; Denton, TX. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2220754/: accessed June 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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