The Anguish of Surrender

Description:

Based on the author’s interviews with dozens of former Japanese POWs along with memoirs only recently coming to light, The Anguish of Surrender tells one of the great unknown stories of World War II. Beginning with an examination of Japan’s prewar ultranationalist climate and the harsh code that precluded the possibility of capture, the author investigates the circumstances of surrender and capture of men like Sakamaki and their experiences in POW camps.

subjects: Prisoners of war,  Pazifikkrieg (1941-1945),  Concentration camps,  Kriegsgefangenenlager,  American Prisoners and prisons,  HISTORY / Europe / Western,  World War, 1939-1945,  Japanischer Kriegsgefangener,  History,  World war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, american,  Southeast asia, history,  World war, 1939-1945, japan