Prisoner of the rising sun
By: by Stanley Wort
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781848840034
Description: Covering prisoner of war camps in both Hong Kong and Japan, Stanley Wort provides a first-hand account of the brutal treatment and desperate living conditions often encountered by captured Allied soldiers during World War Two.--Publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: On the road to Cathay; title: On life in the king's navy; title: On coming of age; title: On the battle for Hong Kong; title: On becoming a POW; title: On mice and men and malnutrition; title: On travel; title: On public hygiene; title: On camps and coolies; title: On news and newspapers; title: On commerce and courage; title: On earthquakes and attitudes; title: On bombing and barbarism; title: On the end game; title: On the way home.