Counting the Days: POWs, Internees, and Stragglers of World War II in the Pacific
Smith, Craig B
Traces the stories of six prisoners on both sides of World War II, including a pair of European expatriates who were released into the dangerous Philippine jungles, a U.S. citizen who was confined in a detention camp and a Japanese soldier who hid in the Guam jungles until 15 years after the war.;December 1941 -- Origins -- Davao Gold Mine -- Insular patrol -- Yokohama Bank -- Argentina Maru -- The dentist's house -- Zentsuji -- Relocation -- American sojourn -- Across the Gulf of Davao -- Osaka -- Houses in the jungle -- A riot and a marriage -- Happy life blues cabaret -- Hirohata -- The battle for Guam -- MacArthur returns -- Free at last -- Prisoner of war number 1 -- Home from Manzanar -- Stragglers: prisoners of conscience -- Picking up the pieces -- Epilogue: prisoners today.
Catégories:
Année:
2012
Editeur::
Smithsonian
Langue:
english
ISBN 10:
1588343561
ISBN 13:
9781588343567
Fichier:
EPUB, 6.49 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2012