Prisoners Of The Japanese
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Prisoners Of The Japanese
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Author : Gavan Daws
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 1994
Prisoners Of The Japanese written by Gavan Daws and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
Over 140,000 Allied prisoners were taken by the Japanese during World War II. Based on hundreds of interviews with those who survived, here are the harrowing, moving recollections of Americans before, during, and after their capture--men whose ordeal has been overlooked by independent historians and purposely ignored by official accounts. 16 pages of photos.
Japanese Prisoners Of War
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Author : Philip Towle
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2000-01-01
Japanese Prisoners Of War written by Philip Towle and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-01 with History categories.
During the Second World War the Japanese were stereotyped in the European and American imagination as fanatical, cruel and almost inhuman. This view is unhistorical and simplistic. It fails to recognise that the Japanese were acting at a time of supreme national crisis and it fails to take account of their own historical tradition. The essays in Japanese Prisoners of War, by both Western and Japanese scholars, explore the question from a balanced viewpoint, looking at it in the light of longer-term influences, notably the Japanese attempt to establish themselves as an honorary white race. The book also addresses the other side of the question, looking at the treatment of Japanese prisoners in Allied captivity.
Prisoners Of The Empire
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Author : Sarah Kovner
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-15
Prisoners Of The Empire written by Sarah Kovner and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-15 with History categories.
A pathbreaking account of World War II POW camps, challenging the longstanding belief that the Japanese Empire systematically mistreated Allied prisoners. In only five months, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 to the fall of Corregidor in May 1942, the Japanese Empire took prisoner more than 140,000 Allied servicemen and 130,000 civilians from a dozen different countries. From Manchuria to Java, Burma to New Guinea, the Japanese army hastily set up over seven hundred camps to imprison these unfortunates. In the chaos, 40 percent of American POWs did not survive. More Australians died in captivity than were killed in combat. Sarah Kovner offers the first portrait of detention in the Pacific theater that explains why so many suffered. She follows Allied servicemen in Singapore and the Philippines transported to Japan on “hellships” and singled out for hard labor, but also describes the experience of guards and camp commanders, who were completely unprepared for the task. Much of the worst treatment resulted from a lack of planning, poor training, and bureaucratic incoherence rather than an established policy of debasing and tormenting prisoners. The struggle of POWs tended to be greatest where Tokyo exercised the least control, and many were killed by Allied bombs and torpedoes rather than deliberate mistreatment. By going beyond the horrific accounts of captivity to actually explain why inmates were neglected and abused, Prisoners of the Empire contributes to ongoing debates over POW treatment across myriad war zones, even to the present day.
Prisoners Of The Japanese In World War Ii
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Author : Van Waterford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Prisoners Of The Japanese In World War Ii written by Van Waterford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
Narratives and facts on life in civilian internment centers and POW camps are presented here.
Prisoners Of The Japanese
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Author : Gavan Daws
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Prisoners Of The Japanese written by Gavan Daws and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Prisoners of war categories.
Prisoners Of The Japanese
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Author : Roger Bourke
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Release Date : 2006
Prisoners Of The Japanese written by Roger Bourke and has been published by Univ. of Queensland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Between December 1941 and May 1942, the Japanese army took more than 130,000 allied prisoners of war, more than a quarter did not survive their imprisonment. Here, Bourke analyses the major novels and films of the prisoners-of-war experience under the Japanese and uncovers the extent to which these fictions have influenced our beliefs.
Civilian Prisoners Of The Japanese In The Philippine Islands
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Release Date : 2002
Civilian Prisoners Of The Japanese In The Philippine Islands written by and has been published by Turner Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Prisoners of war categories.
Japanese Prisoners Of War In India 1942 46
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Author : T.R. Sareen
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-10-25
Japanese Prisoners Of War In India 1942 46 written by T.R. Sareen and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-25 with History categories.
This is the first in-depth study to examine the history, treatment and conditions of more than 2500 Japanese prisoners of war who were captured by British forces on the Burma front and kept in India during the period 1942-46. Drawing on original sources, including the National Archive of India, the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as limited government records in the UK, USA and Japan, together with some former Japanese POWs’ first-hand accounts, the author has been able to provide a detailed picture of the way of life of these prisoners, the organization of camp life, as well as the policies that governed their incarceration. In so doing, the author fills a significant gap both in Pacific War studies and prisoner-of-war history. The manner of the capture and surrender of the Japanese was unique, in that they were captured, for the most part, when they were either seriously wounded or sick, or had become unconscious due to hunger or disease while fighting on the Arakan, Imphal and Kohima (Burma) fronts. A few in good health gave themselves up; but there was no mass surrender, even by a single regiment or unit, ever took place, thus giving rise to the myth that no Japanese soldier ever became a prisoner of war. This account sets the history straight and will be widely welcomed by the generalist and specialist alike, particularly those studying the history of this period, including POW history, as well as students of international law and the work of international agencies, such as the Red Cross.
Prisoner Of The Japanese
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Author : Tom Henling Wade
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Prisoner Of The Japanese written by Tom Henling Wade and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with History categories.
The memoirs of a British POW during WWII. Wade's lifelong experience in the Far East enabled him to survive and understand his captors.
Prisoners Of The Empire
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Author : Sarah C. Kovner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Prisoners Of The Empire written by Sarah C. Kovner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Electronic books categories.