My Father's Captivity
Edition: 1
Publisher: Al Young Studios
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Orem, Utah
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: POWs of WWII; Military - World War II; History; United States - 20th; Japan - 20th; Military; World War, 1939-1945; Philippines; World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.; Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.; Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Biography.; Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Genres: Narrative; Non-fiction
Description: Haunted by darkness surrounding his childhood in the aftermath of his father's captivity as a Japanese POW during World War II, a young boy embarks upon the journey of a lifetime. My Father's Captivity is the story of what the boy discovered about captivity, endurance, and healing. Scheduled for distribution June 15, 2009, the book's 300 pages feature a captivating narrative, more than 120 photographs, and the text of 60 original documents that tell the story in the words of those who lived it on the homefront as well as the battlefront. The volume's notes, bibliography, and index summarize more than 30 years of research and writing.
Table of contents: title: My Mountains
pagenum: 1
label: 1; title: A Dream Come True
pagenum: 9
label: 2; title: All The Trimmings
pagenum: 27
label: 3; title: Don't Take My Sunshine Away
pagenum: 43
label: 4; title: A Bamboo Bulwark
pagenum: 53
label: 5; title: Two Wing Tips And A Tail
pagenum: 69
label: 6; title: Caught In The Cross Hairs
pagenum: 81
label: 7; title: Abandoned
pagenum: 97
label: 8; title: Hope For The Best
pagenum: 115
label: 9; title: The Tallon's Grasp
pagenum: 133
label: 10; title: Walls Inside And Out
pagenum: 155
label: 11; title: Just A Number
pagenum: 171
label: 12; title: The Strength To Endure
pagenum: 199
label: 13; title: Message Of Hope
pagenum: 219
label: 14; title: Chariots Of Fire
pagenum: 231
label: 15; title: Wind In The Rigging
pagenum: 249
label: 16