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Lukacs, John D. - Author
ARE ON FILIPINO TIME IN NORFOLK. ENOUGH SMALL TALK. WE HAVE A GOOD STORY FOR YOU GUYS TODAY IN MY KIND OF WANT TO TELL IT. LONG BEFORE THE FAMOUS...
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| 00:39:32 |
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JAPANESE RETALIATE FOLLY THE ESCAPE OF THE FILIPINO COLONY? THEY DID RETALIATE BECAUSE
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| 00:39:36 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
IT WAS IN A BURST PERSPIRE MANNER AND WOMEN KEEP YOUR JAPANESE ORIENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. AS SOON AS THESE GUYS WOULD ESCAPE, IT WAS ABOUT LESS THAN A FEW...
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AFTER THE WAR? IT'S KIND OF A UNIQUE SITUATION
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Lukacs, John D. - Author
WITH THE.ALL PENAL COLONY. IT WASN'T A DEATH CAMP SUCH AS CAMP O'DONNELL, BUT A VERY HIGH FRACTION OF PRISONERS IN THE CAMP COULD NOT SURVIVE THE WAR...
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THE JAPANESE COMMANDER OR THE LIEUTENANT FOR THEIR OWN SUPERIOR FOR PERMITTING THE ESCAPE NUMBER ONE. AND NUMBER TWO, DID THEY SUFFER ANY REPERCUSSIONS...
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| 00:46:34 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
P&O COLONY, BOTH AS RESULT OF THE ESCAPE AND THROUGH THE WAR CRIMES TRIALS. THE FIRST PART OF THAT IS THERE WAS NOTHING REALLY KNOWN IN TERMS OF ANY...
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| 00:49:07 |
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IN THE THEATER NEAR WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CLARK'S >> QUESTION IS, ADDITIONAL ESCAPES FROM THE JAPANESE BEER GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS? THERE WERE A...
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| 00:49:20 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
NOTHING OF THIS SIZE. THERE WAS NEVER ANOTHER GROUP OF 10 OR MORE PRISONERS THAT WERE ABLE TO PULL SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE OFF. THERE WERE A COUPLE...
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OR IS IT SO THAT SHE FELT LIKE YOU KNEW THEM AND SO YOU ARE REALLY GOING ALONG WITH THEM. I REALLY ENJOYED IT. ONE OF THE CHARACTERS MADE A STATEMENT...
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| 00:52:20 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
U.S. GOVERNMENT OR THE ARMED FORCES COULD HAVE PREPARED OUR TROOPS FOR WHAT THEY EXPERIENCED AS PRISONERS OF JAPANESE CLACKS ANYTHING FLAT OUT THE...
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| 00:54:21 |
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THEY GAVE US, THE GUERRILLAS, AND TO GIVE THE PHILIPPINE PEOPLE DURING THE PENDANTS? >> WELL, THE QUESTION IS, AFTER THE WAR HOME IDENTITY UNITED STATES...
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| 00:54:35 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
FILIPINO CONTRIBUTION TO THE WART AND GRANT THEM THEIR INDEPENDENCE? PLANS FOR PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE HAD BEEN IN THE WORKS LONG BEFORE WORLD WAR II...
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| 00:57:42 |
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ASSISTANCE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE FURTHER BECAUSE I'M PRETTY SURE SOME OF US HERE DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HAMMOUDI AND KONG CALLED. >> THE...
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| 00:57:58 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
THE COLONY, WITH WHAT THEY USED OF ADDITIONAL TO THEIR RACE RUSSIANS. THERE WERE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES. COMMODIOUS TOURISTY POTATO VARIETY. IT WAS...
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THE BATON, AND THEY ASK THEM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DATE, BUT THEY DIDN'T ALLOW HIM BECAUSE HE GOT TO WORK MORE TO BE A SPY FOR THE JAPANESE. MY FATHER...
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IT WAS OVER AND DONE WITH. THERE WAS NEVER MUCH DISCUSSION AT ALL. >> HE DID NOT SPEAK A BIT MUCH, NO. [INAUDIBLE] >>
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ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? >> HOW DIFFICULT WAS IT TO GET A PUBLISHER INTERESTED IN YOUR STORY AND HOW ARE YOU FINALLY ABLE TO GET
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THAT
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PUBLISHER INTERESTED? >> THAT'S KIND OF A GOOD STORY IN ITSELF. I DON'T WANT TO SAY WAS DIFFICULT ESCAPING FROM THE JAPANESE, BUT IT'S PRETTY MUCH
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| 01:02:06 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
UP THERE. ONCE I SORT OF STUMBLED ONTO THIS STORY BY MISTAKE, IT'S OBVIOUS FROM A JOURNALIST OR STORYTELLER STANDPOINT THAT YOU KNOW YOU HAVE SOMETHING...
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| 01:03:52 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
DID THEY SURRENDER? ON THE COMBATANTS WERE ON THE CORREGIDOR? THE NIGHT THE QUESTION IS, THE ESCAPEES FROM THE STORY, WHERE THEY OFTEN BATON OR CORREGIDOR...
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| 01:05:52 |
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WOULD FIND THIS SOUR, VERY SLIMY VEGETABLE AND A LITTLE BIT OF RICE. SO I REMEMBER IT VERY WELL. >> THANK YOU. AND I'M SURE THAT WAS PROBABLY A DELICACY...
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| 01:06:10 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
UP AT NOW. EACH INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER HE WAS ONE OF THE THREE ESCAPEES I INTERVIEWED OR WHETHER PRISONERS OF WAR I ASKED HIM IF THEY TO REVISE. AND IT...
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AWAY FROM US PERSONALLY? PAYMENT WHAT DOES YOUR INTEREST IN DOING
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THIS PARTICULAR -- >> THE FIRST WAY TO ANSWER THAT IS IN TERMS OF DOING THE STORY YOU LEARN REALLY TO CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS AND NOT COMPLAIN
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| 01:07:09 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
ABOUT THINGS BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW BAD YOU HAVE IT UNTIL YOU READ A BOOK LIKE THIS AND REALIZE THAT OTHER PEOPLE WANT THROUGH AND I'M NOT GOING...
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STORY? >> YOU KNOW WHAT, ENOUGH THAT ALL THE TIME. I THINK IT WOULD TRANSLATE WELL TO THE BIG SCREEN. I THINK IT WOULD VIA
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| 01:14:02 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
GREAT HISTORY/ADVENTURE STORY, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM MANY HOLLYWOOD FOLKS ARE ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SO WE'LL HAVE TWO WAY. MR. TANKS AND SPIELBERG ARE...
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| 01:14:31 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
THE PHILIPPINES, WHERE THE PRISONERS OF WAR STILL REMAIN. ACTUALLY, CAMP O'DONNELL, THE FIRST TWO THE SITES ARE THERE. THEIR MEMORIALS COMING IN THOUGH,...
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| 01:16:44 |
Lukacs, John D. - Author
STORY. I'D NO IDEA ABOUT WHAT THE COVER ARTWORK WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND AT FIRST I WAS A LITTLE I DO WANT TO SAY UPSET THAT ONE OF THE PRISONERS...
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THANK
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YOU. [INAUDIBLE] >>
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THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT, THANK
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YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> DON WILL NOW BE IN THE AUDITORIUM SIGNING LOOKS AND AS YOU PROBABLY BOOKS ARE
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| 01:18:30 |
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ON SALE OVER AT THE BOOKSHOP AND THANKS A LOT, JOHN, VERY MUCH. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE
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CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS] >> FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE AT JOHN D.
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