My Hitch in Hell, New Edition
The Bataan Death March

Name: My Hitch in Hell, New Edition
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Lester I. Tenney
ISBN: 9781982550660

Author: Lester I. Tenney, Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale USN (Ret.)

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 10 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 10/01/2018

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Military Nonfiction, History, Wars, World War Ii, Memoirs

Synopsis

Captured by the Japanese after the fall of Bataan, Lester I. Tenney was one of the very few who would survive the legendary Death March and three and a half years in Japanese prison camps. With an understanding of human nature, a sense of humor, sharp thinking, and fierce determination, Tenney endured the rest of the war as a slave laborer in Japanese prison camps. My Hitch in Hell is an inspiring survivor’s epic about the triumph of human will despite unimaginable suffering. This edition features a new introduction and epilogue by the author.

About Lester I. Tenney

Lester I. Tenney is a professor emeritus of insurance and finance at Arizona State University. He lives in Carlsbad, California.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dipanjan on May 19, 2014

Lester.I.Tenney's World War 2 memoir "My Hitch in Hell: The Bataan death march" is a grim tale of survival through the horrible days of the most devastating war of human history. Known to his comrades as 'Ten-Spot', Mr. Tenney participated in the defence of Bataan in Philippines against the massive......more

Goodreads review by Erin on July 01, 2024

The Bataan Death March is a part of history not many know about. In fact, our country was hoping it would be forgotten, but this book opens our eyes to the horrendous acts of inhumane treatment 12,000 American soldiers endured. My grandpa, Lee Roy Montgomery, was one of the 1500 American soldiers wh......more

Goodreads review by Lake County Public Library on July 21, 2017

Recommended by Deborah, Merrillville Branch......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on May 26, 2023

Everyone should read this book!! What the soldiers went through was absolutely horrendous! I went through so many emotions reading this book, from laughing to angry to crying. The one constant throughout the book was my feeling of shock and horror. Many lives were lost due to the bad decisions of a......more

Goodreads review by Nathalie on January 12, 2010

Picked this one up at the WWII Museum while waiting for David to finish all (by which I mean ALL) the exhibits. I tend to enjoy "personal accounts" and historical fiction so this one is hitting the spot so far. Hard to believe that there are men who lived through this experience! Great story, but the......more

Quotes

“Superb…I read the book in one sitting and was gripped by it on every page, indeed in every paragraph.” Stephen E. Ambrose, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Riveting…a grim story of heroic survival.” Kirkus Reviews

“What gets you through torture and isolation with self-respect intact? Let Tenney show you in this book.” Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale, USN (Ret.)