Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific

Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific by Gavan Daws. Published by Quill William Morrow, New York, NY, 1994. 1st Edition 8th Printing. Paperback. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Slight crease front cover, overall condition excellent. 462 Pgs. ISBN 0688143709. LCCN 93-49363. The author combined ten years of documentary research and hundreds of interviews with surviving POWs to write this explosive, first-and-only account of the experiences of the Allied POWs of World War II. The Japanese Army took over 140,000 Allied prisoners, and one in four died the hands of their captors. Here he reveals the survivors' haunting experiences, from the atrocities perpetrated during the Bataan Death March and the building of the Burma-Siam railroad to descriptions of disease, torture, and execution. Description text copyright 2012 BooksForComfort. Item ID 27329.