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035    (OCoLC)1123232942 
037    |bHachette Books, 53 State st 9th Fl, Boston, MA, USA, 
       02109, (617)2270730|nSAN 200-2205 
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050 00 D802.P5|bM73 2020 
082 00 940.54/7252092|aB|223 
100 1  Mrazek, Robert J.,|eauthor. 
245 14 The indomitable Florence Finch :|bthe untold story of a 
       war widow turned resistance fighter and savior of American
       POWs /|cRobert J. Mrazek. 
246 30 Untold story of a war widow turned resistance fighter and 
       savior of American POWs 
250    First edition. 
263    2006 
264  1 New York :|bHachette Books,|c2020. 
300    xxi, 342 pages :|b8 pages of photographs (black and white 
       and color), map ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-325) and 
       index. 
520    "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       unpublished memoirs, The Indomitable Florence Finch 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."--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
600 10 Finch, Florence Ebersole Smith,|d1915-2017. 
610 10 United States.|bArmy.|bForces, Far East|xHistory. 
610 10 United States.|bCoast Guard.|bWomen's Reserve|vBiography. 
610 17 United States.|bArmy.|bForces, Far East.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00605569 
610 17 United States.|bCoast Guard.|bWomen's Reserve.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00737579 
647  7 Japanese Occupation of Philippines|c(Philippines :|d1942-
       1945)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01353448 
647  7 World War|d(1939-1945)|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01180924 
648  7 1900-1999|2fast 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|zPhilippines. 
650  0 Prisoners of war|zUnited States|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 Prisoners of war|zPhilippines|xHistory|y20th century. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xPrisoners and prisons, American. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xUnderground movements|zPhilippines. 
650  0 War widows|zPhilippines|zManila|vBiography. 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military.|2bisacsh 
650  7 HISTORY / Military / World War II.|2bisacsh 
650  7 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Prisoners of war.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01077227 
650  7 Underground movements, War.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01355184 
650  7 War widows.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01170703 
651  0 Philippines|xHistory|yJapanese occupation, 1942-1945. 
651  7 Philippines.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205261 
651  7 Philippines|zManila.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01205230 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
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655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
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