The Sinking Of The Lisbon Maru
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The Sinking Of The Lisbon Maru
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Author : Tony Banham
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2006-04-01
The Sinking Of The Lisbon Maru written by Tony Banham and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-01 with History categories.
Almost 2,000 British Prisoners of War were aboard the Japanese freighter Lisbon Maru when an American submarine torpedoed and sank her in October 1942. This book tells the story of those men, from the fighting in Hong Kong, through the sinking, and for some, to liberation and beyond. Although never previously studied in any depth, the sinking of the Lisbon Maru was the most costly American on British "Friendly Fire" incident of the Second World War. Of the 4,500 of Hong Kong's garrison who perished during the war, 1,000 died directly or indirectly from this sinking. From American, British, Hong Kong and Japanese sources, this book reconstructs the fateful voyage of the Lisbon Maru, and the experiences of the captives, the captors, and those on board the submarine that sank her. The book will be of interest to anyone wishing to know more about the "Hellships" that caused the deaths of almost 20,000 Allied Prisoners of War during the Second World War, or the experiences of Allied POWs in Japan.
A Faithful Record Of The Lisbon Maru Incident
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Author : Lisbon Maru Association of Hong Kong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-10-24
A Faithful Record Of The Lisbon Maru Incident written by Lisbon Maru Association of Hong Kong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-24 with categories.
A FAITHFUL RECORD OF THE LISBON MARU INCIDENT is a recent translation from an original Chinese publication covering an important chapter in Hong Kong's wartime history. It gives details of the Lisbon Maru Incident of 1942, seen through the eyes of the Chinese fishermen who rescued hundreds of British prisoners of war from Hong Kong, whose ship had been torpedoed. The Japanese had tried to keep them in the holds as the ship sank, and then shot at them as they tried to escape. These courageous fishermen not only prevented hundreds more deaths, they also hid three prisoners under the noses of the Japanese until they could be sent secretly on a journey across more than 1,000 miles of China to reach Chongqing, from where they could tell the world what had happened. The book also recounts the visit to Zhoushan in 2005 of one of the survivors of the sinking and his emotional reunion with those who saved him; as well as a visit to Hong Kong in the same year of the last few remaining fishermen who had taken part in the rescue.
The Sinking The Of Sic Lisbon Maru
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Author : Geoffrey Cadzow Hamilton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
The Sinking The Of Sic Lisbon Maru written by Geoffrey Cadzow Hamilton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Lisbon Maru (Ship) categories.
The Lisbon Maru Massacre
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Author : Robert Widders
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2021-11-26
The Lisbon Maru Massacre written by Robert Widders and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-26 with categories.
The war in the Far East was marked by countless examples of courage and self-sacrifice. But it also generated a litany of horrors and massacres, not least amongst them the invasion of Hong Kong by the Imperial Japanese Army which was accompanied by rape, the widescale murder of Chinese civilians, and the massacre of Allied Prisoners of War. But amongst these atrocities, the sinking of the transport ship Lisbon Maru and the deliberate killing of hundreds of unarmed prisoners of war (POWs) stands out even to this day as a shameful act of barbarity. This book, though, is not about the invasion of Hong Kong and its bloody aftermath. Nor is it so much about the sinking of the Lisbon Maru - those stories have been told elsewhere. Rather, it's the authors' attempt to bring some degree of insight and remembrance into the individual lives of the 1,816 men who sailed on that ill-fated vessel.
The Knights Of Bushido
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Author : Edward Frederick Langley Russell Baron Russell of Liverpool
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Knights Of Bushido written by Edward Frederick Langley Russell Baron Russell of Liverpool and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945 categories.
This is the classic, standard account of Japanese war crimes; a best seller in its time, but out of print for many years. Between 1931 and 1945 Japanese troops rampaged through one defeated country after another, executing civilians, despoiling cities, massacring prisoners and cruelly exploiting prisoners of war and native populations. This sweeping indictment of atrocities committed by the forces of the Rising Sun is a detailed and carefully documented study and one that throws light onto one of the most disturbing episodes of World War II.
We Shall Suffer There
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Author : Tony Banham
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2009-03-01
We Shall Suffer There written by Tony Banham and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-01 with History categories.
Tony Banham documents the experiences of Hong Kong's prisoners of war and civilian internees from their capture by the Japanese in December 1941 to liberation, rescue and repatriation.
Hong Kong S War Crimes Trials
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Author : Suzannah Linton
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-09-26
Hong Kong S War Crimes Trials written by Suzannah Linton and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-26 with History categories.
Immediately after the Second World War 46 trials were held by the British military in Hong Kong in which 123 defendants, mainly from Japan, were tried for war crimes. This book is the first to analyze these trials, situating them within their historical context and showing their importance for the development of international criminal law.
The Battle For Hong Kong 1941 1945
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Author : Oliver Lindsay
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2005-01-01
The Battle For Hong Kong 1941 1945 written by Oliver Lindsay and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Hong Kong (China) categories.
Stranger In My Heart
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Author : Mary Monro
language : en
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
Release Date : 2018-06-09
Stranger In My Heart written by Mary Monro and has been published by Unbound Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Stranger In My Heart is about the search for understanding oneself, answering the question “Who am I?” by seeking to understand the currents that sweep down the generations, eddy through one’s own persona and continue on – palpable but often unrecognised. My father fought at the Battle of Hong Kong in December 1941, was taken prisoner by the Japanese and then escaped in February 1942, making his way across 1200 miles of inhospitable country to reach China’s wartime capital at Chongqing. Seventy years later I retraced his steps in an effort to understand a man who had died when I was 18, leaving a lot of unanswered questions behind. My book is the quest that I undertook to explore my father’s life, in the context of the Pacific War and our relationship with China. A picture of a man of the greatest generation slowly unfolds, a leader, a 20th Century Great, but a distant father. As I delve into his story and research the unfamiliar territory of China in the Second World War, the mission to get to know the stranger I called ‘Dad’ resolves into a mission to understand how my own character was formed. As I travel across China, the traits I received from my father gradually emerge from their camouflage. The strands of the story are woven together in a flowing triple helix, with biography, travelogue and memoir punctuated with musings on context and meaning.
Hong Kong Internment 1942 1945
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Author : Geoffrey Charles Emerson
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2008-03-01
Hong Kong Internment 1942 1945 written by Geoffrey Charles Emerson and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-03-01 with History categories.
Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945: Life in the Japanese Civilian Camp at Stanley tells the story of the more than three thousand non-Chinese civilians: British, American, Dutch and others, who were trapped in the British colony and interned behind barbed wire in Stanley Internment Camp from 1942 to 1945. From 1970 to 1972, while researching for his MA thesis, the author interviewed twenty-three former Stanley internees. During these meetings, the internees talked about their lives in the Stanley Camp during the Japanese occupation. Long regarded as an invaluable reference and frequently consulted as a primary source on Stanley since its completion in 1973, the study is now republished with a new introduction and fresh discussions that recognize later work and information released since the original thesis was written. Additional illustrations, including a new map and photographs, as well as an up-to-date bibliography, have also been included in the book.