01935cam a2200325 i 4500 551194086 TxAuBib 20220316120000.0 220129s2022||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 9780063117938 0063117932 (OCoLC)1286844998 TxAuBib rda Hooper, Elise,. Angels of the Pacific [LARGE PRINT] : a novel of World War II / Elise Hooper. First Harper Large Print Edition. New York : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022. ©2022. 487 pages (large print) : map ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Inspired by the extraordinary true stories of World War II's American Army nurses famously known as the Angels of Bataan and the unsung contributions of Filipinas of the resistance, this novel transports us to a remarkable era of hope, bravery, perseverance, and ultimately--victory. The Philippines, 1941: when the Japanese Imperial Army invades, American Army nurse Tess Abbott and her band of nurses serve are captured as prisoners of war and held behind the high stone walls of Manila's Santo Tomas Internment Camp. When the Japanese occupation of her beloved homeland commences, Flor Dalisay will be drawn into the underground network of resistance. As the war continues, Tess and Flor face danger, deprivation, and terror, leading them into a web of danger as they unexpectedly work together to save lives and win their freedom. 20220316. Nurses Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 Philippines Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 Prisoners and prisons, Japanese Fiction. Historical fiction. TXKAR