Bibliograph

A cruel captivity, prisoners of the Japanese : their ordeal and the legacy, Ellie Taylor

Type

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A cruel captivity, prisoners of the Japanese : their ordeal and the legacy, Ellie Taylor

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A cruel captivity

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Ellie Taylor

Sub title

prisoners of the Japanese : their ordeal and the legacy

Summary

Carefully and sensitively researched, A Cruel Captivity describes the ordeals of, and lasting impact on, survivors of Japanese captivity. Differing in a number of respects from other moving POW accounts, this book covers the experiences of 22 servicemen from the Army, Royal Navy, RAF and volunteer forces who were held captive in numerous locations through South East Asia including Thailand, Burma, Hong Kong, the Spice Islands and Japan itself. Some had to endure the inhumane conditions during hazardous journeys on the hellships and all suffered appalling cruelty, starvation, disease and prolonged degradation on an epic scale. Yet these were the fortunate ones many thousands perished and their graves were unmarked. The book also examines the differing mental and physical effects that the prisoners captors cruel treatment had on them. The authors handling of the legacy of their experiences during the post-war years makes this moving book particularly important. For a full understanding of this dreadful aspect of the Second World War, A Cruel Captivity is a must-read

Target audience

adult

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