Price Of Freedom : In the Hands of the Enemy
War documentary tells the story of largest surrender in U.S. history.

Just two hours after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the American troops in the Philippines suffered a surprise attack with devastating consequences.

After a brutal four-month battle, 25,000 Americans were outgunned, outmanned, and on the brink of starvation. They were ordered to surrender by the American command. It would become the largest surrender in U.S. history.

As savage as the battle was, things would get much worse. First came the Bataan Death March, infamous for its vicious cruelty. Then came the prison camps with continued starvation and every imaginable tropical disease. One camp lost over 100 men a day. Finally, there were the "Hell Ships" where thousands died while being transported to Japan for use as slave labor.

This is the story of the bravery, determination, and faith that empowered men to survive and triumph under horrific conditions. The story is told from the perspective of a small Midwestern town that suddenly lost all contact with 99 of its boys and young men (the youngest was just 16 years old). Their only news from the War Department: "Presumed to be in the hands of the enemy." The community's plaintive response: "Wherever they are, may God be with them."

The video includes interviews with the few remaining survivors of Company A and Headquarters, part of the 192nd Tank Battalion, which lost two thirds of its men to the war. Some are telling their story for the first time in more than 50 years. Shot on location in the Midwest and the Philippines, the video includes actual battle footage from Clark Air Base and captured Japanese footage from the Death March and the prison camps. It's a story you will not forget.

In the Hands of the Enemy clips are online! Watch actual footage from the feature.

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Brian Dennehy, a star of more than 40 feature films, television, and Broadway, narrates the program. Dennehy is also an honorably discharged veteran, having served five years with the Marine Corps in Vietnam before starting his acting career.