WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After the U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula in 1942 during World War II, the Japanese took control of the area, and the prisoner of war (POWs) were subjected to brutal treatment by Japanese guards. An estimated 17, 000 men perished during and after the Bataan Death March.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bataan Death March The prisoners of war were forced to march through tropical conditions, enduring heat, humidity, and rain without adequate medical care. They suffered from starvation, having to sleep in the harsh conditions of the Philippines.

Detailed explanation-3: -The survivors’ suffering did not end–over twice as many POWs died in the first two months of imprisonment at Camp O’Donnell as did on the Death March. Thousands later died of malnourishment, disease, exhaustion, physical abuse, or were executed in this and other Japanese POW camps.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the fall of the Philippines in 1942, American POWs initially were kept in filthy, crowded camps near Manila. Over time, the majority of those POWs were transported to other parts of Japan’s wartime empire to serve as slave laborers.