Reassessing the Japanese Prisoner of War Experience
The Changi Prisoner of War Camp in Singapore, 1942-45
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, History
| Author: | R P W Havers, R. P. W. Havers | ISBN: | 9781135788773 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 27, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | R P W Havers, R. P. W. Havers |
| ISBN: | 9781135788773 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | March 27, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Popular perceptions of life in Japanese prisoner of war camps are dominated by images of emaciated figures, engaged in slave labour, and badly treated by their captors. This book, based on extensive original research, shows that this view is quite wrong in relation to the large camp at Changi, which was the main POW camp in Singapore. It demonstrat
Popular perceptions of life in Japanese prisoner of war camps are dominated by images of emaciated figures, engaged in slave labour, and badly treated by their captors. This book, based on extensive original research, shows that this view is quite wrong in relation to the large camp at Changi, which was the main POW camp in Singapore. It demonstrat
