2005, ISBN: 9781400064137

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc -Vintage Books, 2005. First U.S. Edition Stated . Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2. 458 Pages Indexed. used bookk in A… Meer...

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc -Vintage Books, 2005. First U.S. Edition Stated . Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2. 458 Pages Indexed. used bookk in As New condition with faultless interior text pages. During World War II, there were few fates that could befall a soldier so hellish as internment in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. To this day, many survivors, most of whom are now in their eighties, still cannot talk about their experiences without unearthing terrible memories. Surviving the Sword gives voice to these tens of thousands of Allied POWs and offers us a powerful reminder of the terror and depravations of war and the resilience of the human spirit. In this important book, the author draws on the diaries of American, British, Dutch, and Australian Fepows (Far Eastern prisoners of war). These soldiers wrote and kept their diaries, in secret, because they were determined to record for posterity how they were starved and beaten, marched almost to death, or transported on hellships; how their fellows were summarily executed by guards or felled by the thousands by tropical diseases; and how they were used as slave labor, most notoriously on the Burma-Thailand railway (later depicted in The Bridge on the River Kwai). The diaries excerpted here make plain why the Fepows have always believed that their brutal treatment by Japanese and Korean guards was literally incomprehensible to those who did not live it. These prisoners risked torture and execution to keep journals and make sketches and drawings that they hid from the guards wherever they could, sometimes burying them in the graves of lost comrades. The survivors' narratives are not just a litany of horrors but a moving testament to the nobler instincts of humanity as well, detailing how the POWs prevailed over horrible conditions, even finding or creating a precious few creature comforts and sustaining the rudiments of culture, learning, and play. Forced into solidarity by inhuman conditions, the soldiers showed incredible compassion for one another, improvising ingenious ways to care for the sick, boost morale by subtly mocking their jailers' authority, or even turn meager rations into the occasional feast. Countless thousands died in Japanese prison camps during World War II. Those fortunate enough to emerge from their ordeal were never the same again. This book at last fills a nnotable historical gap I our understanding while also commemorating and memorializing the Fepows' struggle and sacrifice., Random House Inc -Vintage Books, 2005, 3<

ISBN: 9781400064137

Random House. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex libra… Meer...

Random House. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Random House, 2.5<

2005, ISBN: 1400064139

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2005, ISBN: 9781400064137

Random House, Gebundene Ausgabe, 496 Seiten, Publiziert: 2005-06-07T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.84 kg, Asien, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Kategorien, Bücher, Zwei… Meer...

Random House, Gebundene Ausgabe, 496 Seiten, Publiziert: 2005-06-07T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.84 kg, Asien, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Kategorien, Bücher, Zweiter Weltkrieg, Epochen, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Englische Bücher, Random House, 2005<