WW II Nurses Turned Prisoners of War | Captured | 2

About this episode

The episode recounts the experiences of Navy nurses who become prisoners of war in the Philippines during World War II.

After Japan invades the Philippines, the twelve Navy nurses find themselves imprisoned at a military hospital turned P.O.W. camp. They make the best of it, continuing to tend to their patients, confident that the American military will quickly defeat Japan and liberate them. But as the weeks drag into months, with no rescue in sight, the nurses are transferred to another camp. They soon discover that their new home is led by a sadistic commandant who likes nothing more than to make his prisoners miserable.   Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Against the Odds ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• World War II
• Nurses
• Prisoners of War
• Military History
• Survival

Keywords

• WWII
• nurses
• prisoners of war
• Japan
• Philippines
• military hospital
• survival
• commandant

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American military

Places: Philippines, P.O.W. camp

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