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Hellships Down
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Author : Michael Sturma
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-03-19
Hellships Down written by Michael Sturma and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-19 with History categories.
On 12 September 1944, a wolfpack of U.S. submarines attacked the Japanese convoy HI-72 in the South China Sea. Among the ships sunk were two carrying Allied prisoners of war. Men who had already endured the trials of Japanese captivity faced a renewed struggle for survival at sea. This book tells the broader story of the HI-72 convoy through the stories of two survivors: Arthur Bancroft, who was rescued by an American submarine, and Charles "Rowley" Richards, who was rescued by the Japanese. The story of these men represents the thousands of Allied POWs who suffered not only the atrocious conditions of these Japanese hellships, but also the terror of friendly fire from their own side's submarines. For the first time, the personal, political and legal aftermath of these men's experiences is fully detailed. At its heart, this is a story of survival. Charting the survivors' fates from rescue to their attempts at retribution, this book reveals the trauma that continued long after the war was over.
Nagasaki The Forgotten Prisoners
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Author : John Willis
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-08-02
Nagasaki The Forgotten Prisoners written by John Willis and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-02 with History categories.
This is one of the most remarkable untold stories of the Second World war. At 11.02 am on an August morning in 1945 America dropped the world's most powerful atomic bomb on the Japanese port city of Nagasaki. The most European city in Japan was flattened to the ground 'as if it had been swept aside by a broom'. More than 70,000 Japanese were killed. At the time, hundreds of Allied prisoners of war were working close to the bomb's detonation point, as forced labourers in the shipyards and foundries of Nagasaki. These men, from the Dales of Yorkshire and the dusty outback of Australia, from the fields of Holland and the remote towns of Texas, had already endured an extraordinary lottery of life and death that had changed their lives forever. They had lived through nearly four years of malnutrition, disease, and brutality. Now their prison home was the target of America's second atomic bomb. In one of the greatest survival stories of the Second World War, we trace their astonishing experiences back to bloody battles in the Malayan jungle, before the dramatic fall of Fortress Singapore, the mighty symbol of the British Empire. This abject capitulation was followed by surrender in Java and elsewhere in the East, condemning the captives to years of cruel imprisonment by the Japanese. Their lives grew evermore perilous when thousands of prisoners were shipped off to build the infamous Thai-Burma Railway, including the Bridge on the River Kwai. If that was not harsh enough, POWs were then transported to Japan in the overcrowded holds of what were called hell ships. These rusty buckets were regularly sunk by Allied submarines, and thousands of prisoners lived through unimaginable horror, adrift on the ocean for days. Some still had to endure the final supreme test, the world's second atomic bomb. The prisoners in Nagasaki were eyewitnesses to one of the most significant events in modern history but writing notes or diaries in a Japanese prison camp was dangerous. To avoid detection, one Allied prisoner buried his notes in the grave of a fellow POW to be reclaimed after the war, another wrote his diary in Irish. Now, using unpublished and rarely seen notes, interviews, and memoirs, this unique book weaves together a powerful chorus of voices to paint a vivid picture of defeat, endurance, and survival against astonishing odds.
Hellfire Treachery
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Author : Simon Goodson
language : en
Publisher: Dark Soul Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2020-10-20
Hellfire Treachery written by Simon Goodson and has been published by Dark Soul Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-20 with Fiction categories.
Don't. Get. Caught. The only thing worse than fighting a Hellship, powerful starships controlled by entities of pure evil, is being captured by one! Drake’s sister was taken by the hellship Azimuth, dooming her to a life of pain followed by an agonising death. Unless Drake can save her. Tales of his quest are told across hundreds of systems, but Drake doesn’t care. All he wants is to stop the Azimuth continuing with its reign of evil and keep his promise to his sister. No matter the cost. Will he succeed? Grab Hellfire – Treachery today and find out for yourself!
Hellfire Tyranny
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Author : Simon Goodson
language : en
Publisher: Dark Soul Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2020-10-20
Hellfire Tyranny written by Simon Goodson and has been published by Dark Soul Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-20 with Fiction categories.
Hunted for information he doesn’t have, Drake’s only option is to run. Drake is used to being the hunter, not the hunted. He spends his time destroying hellships, not fleeing from humans. But everything has changed now. The Phoenix Conglomerate and the most feared pirate across a thousand systems are both convinced Drake has learnt the secret of how hellships are created... and both want that prize. So, Drake and the Dagger’s crew must run, and Drake is wrestling with a different secret. One which endangers his entire crew. One he knows he must never share... and which is likely to lead to the deaths of everyone under his command. Will he escape? Grab Hellfire – Tyranny and find out for yourself!
Hellfire Autonomy
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Author : Simon Goodson
language : en
Publisher: Dark Soul Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2020-10-20
Hellfire Autonomy written by Simon Goodson and has been published by Dark Soul Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-20 with Fiction categories.
The worst has happened. Drake has failed his crew. They don’t know it yet, but they will soon... and when they find out things will get ugly! As if wrestling with the life-changing disaster he’s inflicted on his crew isn’t enough, he still has the Phoenix Conglomerate and a powerful pirate fleet both pursuing him and the Dagger. Both know the crystal in his possession is linked to bringing new hellships into existence. He would rather die than let either get their hands on it. With darkness everywhere, Drake has only one option left... one which risks him becoming something far worse than any of his enemies. Can he resist the dark temptation? Or will he give in, dooming himself and his crew to darkness forever? Will he survive? Grab Hellfire – Autonomy today and find out!
Historical Dictionary Of World War Ii
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Author : Anne Sharp Wells
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-12-15
Historical Dictionary Of World War Ii written by Anne Sharp Wells and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-15 with History categories.
World War II was the largest and most costly conflict in history, the first true global war. Fought on land, on sea, and in the air, it involved numerous countries and killed, maimed, or displaced millions of people, both civilian and military, around the world. In spite of the alliances that bound many of the same participants, the war was essentially two separate but simultaneous conflicts: one involved Japan as the major antagonist and took place mostly in Asia and the Pacific; and the other, initiated by Germany and Italy, was contested mainly in Europe, North Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic. This book focuses on the lesser known war, the war with Japan. It begins with Japan’s seizure of Manchuria from China in 1931 and covers Japan’s ambitious attacks on Pearl Harbor and other territories ten years later, the use of atomic bombs on Japan’s cities, and the end of the Allied occupation of Japan in 1952. Although Japan renounced war in its 1947 constitution, conflict continued across Asia, as former colonies fought for independence and civil war engulfed other areas. Historical Dictionary of World War II: The War Against Japan, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 500 cross-referenced entries on the military, diplomatic, political, social, economic, and scientific aspects of the war, in addition to the lives of the people who participated in and directed the war. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the war against Japan during World War II.
Death On The Hellships
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Author : Gregory F Michno
language : en
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2016-07-15
Death On The Hellships written by Gregory F Michno and has been published by Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-15 with History categories.
Now available in paperback, Death on the Hellships chronicles the true dimensions of the Allied POW experience at sea. It is a disturbing story; many believe the Bataan Death March even pales by comparison. Survivors describe their ordeal in the Japanese hellships as the absolute worst experience of their captivity. Crammed by the thousands into the holds of the ships, moved from island to island and put to work, they endured all the horrors of the prison camps magnified tenfold. Gregory Michno draws on American, British, Australian, and Dutch POW accounts as well as Japanese convoy histories, declassified radio intelligence reports, and a wealth of archival sources to present a detailed picture of the horror.
The Forgotten Highlander
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Author : Alistair Urquhart
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-03-04
The Forgotten Highlander written by Alistair Urquhart and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders captured by the Japanese in Singapore. He not only survived working on the notorious Bridge on the River Kwai , but he was subsequently taken on one of the Japanese 'hellships' which was torpedoed. Nearly everyone else on board died and Urquhart spent 5 days alone on a raft in the South China Sea before being rescued by a whaling ship. He was taken to Japan and then forced to work in a mine near Nagasaki. Two months later a nuclear bomb dropped just ten miles away . . . This is the extraordinary story of a young men, conscripted at nineteen and whose father was a Somme Veteran, survived not just one, but three close encounters with death - encounters which killed nearly all his comrades.
When Football Was Football
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Author : Joe Ziemba
language : en
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
Release Date : 1999
When Football Was Football written by Joe Ziemba and has been published by Triumph Books (IL) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A unique, entertaining look at the early days of football and one of its proudest franchises. When Football was Football captures an era in sports history and brings to life its personalities, rivalries, triumphs, and tragedies.
Heroes Of Bataan Corregidor And Northern Luzon
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Author : Marcus Griffin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Heroes Of Bataan Corregidor And Northern Luzon written by Marcus Griffin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
From Alibris: A pictorial history of the American men & women who became Japanese POWs with the surrender of the Philippines. It contains 1800+ individual photos with biographies, numerous unit group, & candid photos of before, during, & after imprisonment, maps & alphabetical & unit indexes. It is also a valuable genealogical source. Those who were Japanese POWs treasure it for the memories it recalls & it is a source of information & pride for families of POWs who did not survive or are not now living. A WWII chronology helps those who did not live through the war to better understand wartime events.