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Review title: Cabanatuan , Murder Under the Sun
Product review: I was disappointed in the book. Granted, one may take liberties in writing historical fiction, but within limits. The author describes an actual massacre during the Death March at a roadblock near the town of Balanga. True enough, but in actuality, that particular atrocity was suffered by loyal Filipino troops and not American soldiers as depicted in the novel. The life of a prisoner at Cabanatuan was horrendous, but the prisoners themselves discouraged escape. The Japanese established a "Rule of Ten." All prisoners were members of individual ten man squads called, "blood brothers." If, someone escaped, those squad members left behind could be summarily executed. This proved very successful in preventing escape at Cabanatuan. Therefore, group escapes as depicted in the novel did not ring true, and in fact, never happened at the prison.
