Unspeakable misery was inflicted in what became known as the bataan death march the much lesser known story but no less compelling is the story of the band of angels the 100 army and navy nurses stationed in the phillipines when it was attacked by the japanese imperial army. In lieu of an abstract here is a brief excerpt of the content bulletin of the history of medicine 743 2000 644 646 book review we band of angels the untold story of american nurses trapped . We band of angels the untold story of american nurses trapped on bataan by the japanese gets 4 stars and i am so thankful someone was able to capture these stories of women at war before it was too late a group of army and navy nurses expect fun romance excitement in the exotic paradise of 1940s philippines. The much lesser known story but no less compelling is the story of the band of angels the 100 army and navy nurses stationed in the phillipines when it was attacked by the japanese imperial army this is the story of the military nurses who were surrendered by their government and taken prisoner in december 1941 until the phillipines were . We band of angels the untold story of american women trapped on bataan may 25 2020 in 1992 thirteen of the original ninety nine wwii us army and navy nurses who were pows of the japanese for almost three years gathered at the nurses section of arlington national cemetery to honor their deceased friends