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Lädt ... Surviving the Sword: Prisoners of the Japanese in the Far East, 1942-45von Brian MacArthur
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This is a very well written history of the prisoners held by the Japanese in Asia during World War II, most of which were British, Australian, and Scots. There was a much small contingent of Americans, of which my mother's first cousin, Louie, was one. He died at the hands of the Japanese after surviving the Bataan Death March and several years in POW camps, but died being transported by ship to Japan where he no doubt would have worked in a mine or factory had he not expired on the trip across. Reading this book gave me a very real sense of how he must have suffered. I only hope my mother and his family never knew how awful it was. This book is divided into chapters by the various camps or areas where the Japanese impressed the prisoners into building air fields, roads, bridges, train tracks, and their own camps. Besides the utter brutality of the Japanese toward all prisoners, I was most impressed by the camaraderie and ingenuity of the troops. Reading this book was very difficult, but also very important. I appreciate Brian MacArthur's excellent work in compiling this excellent history. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
We are all too aware of the horror of the Holocaust. Fifty-five years on, the most controversial, unresolved issue of the Second World War is the savage treatment of their prisoners by the Japanese. For as many as 18 hours a day, they toiled in back-breaking conditions. Disease - malaria, dengue fever, beriberi and dysentery - was rife. They were treated worse than animals - starved of food, sleep and shelter while working in death camps. Their captors took their Red Cross parcels and laughed; the cruelty was abominable. Although some individual experiences have been given testimony on film (BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER KWAI) and in books (i.e. Eric Lomax's THE RAILWAY MAN), Brian MacArthur's BUSHIDO is the first comprehensive history of the FEPOWS (Far East Prisoners of War). Here is the full story of the FEPOWS' life on the edge of existence from 1941, when Hong Kong fell, and 1942, when Singapore surrendered, until 1945. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)940.547252History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War II Prisoners of war; medical and social services Prisioner-of-War CampsKlassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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