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04882aam a22007818i 4500 001 F5162C82CD7211EABC1FA90E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20200724010019 008 200127t20202020nyuabf b 001 0beng 010 $a 2019056322 020 $a 0316422274 020 $a 9780316422277 035 $a (OCoLC)1123232942 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d IFK $d OCLCQ $d TCH $d IZ8 $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a D802.P5 $b M73 2020 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Mrazek, Robert J., $e author. 245 14 $a The indomitable Florence Finch : $b the untold story of a war widow turned resistance fighter and savior of American POWs / $c Robert J. Mrazek. 246 30 $a Untold story of a war widow turned resistance fighter and savior of American POWs 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Hachette Books, $c 2020. 300 $a xxi, 342 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates (some color), map ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "When Florence Finch died at the age of 101, few of her Ithaca, NY neighbors knew that this unassuming Filipina native was a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, whose courage and sacrifice were unsurpassed in the Pacific War against Japan. Long accustomed to keeping her secrets close in service of the Allies, she waited fifty years to reveal the story of those dramatic and harrowing days to her own children. Florence was an unlikely warrior. She relied on her own intelligence and fortitude to survive on her own from the age of seven, facing bigotry as a mixed-race mestiza with the dual heritage of her American serviceman father and Filipina mother. As the war drew ever closer to the Philippines, Florence fell in love with a dashing American naval intelligence agent, Charles "Bing" Smith. In the wake of Bing's sudden death in battle, Florence transformed from a mild-mannered young wife into a fervent resistance fighter. She conceived a bold plan to divert tons of precious fuel from the Japanese army, which was then sold on the black market to provide desperately needed medicine and food for hundreds of American POWs. In constant peril of arrest and execution, Florence fought to save others, even as the Japanese police closed in. With a wealth of original sources including taped interviews, personal journals, and unpublished memoirs, The Indomitable Florence Finch unfolds against the Bataan Death March, the fall of Corregidor, and the daily struggle to survive a brutal occupying force. Award-winning military historian and former Congressman Robert J. Mrazek brings to light this long-hidden American patriot. The Indomitable Florence Finch is the story of the transcendent bravery of a woman who belongs in America's pantheon of war heroes."-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Finch, Florence Ebersole Smith, $d 1915-2017. 651 0 $a Philippines $x History $y Japanese occupation, 1942-1945. 610 10 $a United States. $b Forces, Far East $b Forces, Far East $x History. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $z Philippines. 650 0 $a Prisoners of war $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Prisoners of war $z Philippines $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Prisoners and prisons, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Underground movements $z Philippines. 650 0 $a War widows $z Manila $z Manila $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Women's Reserve $b Women's Reserve $v Biography. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 28 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611024201.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409035247.0 952 $l CPPC926 $d 20231111011415.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021013649.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331014032.0 952 $l GMPD771 $d 20230210023216.0 952 $l DMPC403 $d 20220806010946.0 952 $l BVPE851 $d 20220728010650.0 952 $l TOPB062 $d 20220503074408.0 952 $l EGPB605 $d 20220212122724.0 $m 00052609 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722063257.0 952 $l BZPC851 $d 20210706175628.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20210416010048.0 952 $l FYPI314 $d 20210302015527.0 952 $l GXPA501 $d 20210219022044.0 952 $l SKPC094 $d 20210212012400.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20210130011215.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20201223010103.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20201202013142.0 952 $l TSPC862 $d 20201202012418.0 952 $l VSPC034 $d 20201024010112.0 952 $l KJPF566 $d 20201010010629.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20200904010520.0 952 $l VOPB384 $d 20200903013304.0 952 $l ZVPB675 $d 20200901093633.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200804015316.0 952 $l KOPC446 $d 20200804013237.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200724010151.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F5162C82CD7211EABC1FA90E97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search