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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465838303321

Autore

Straus Ulrich A

Titolo

The Anguish of Surrender : Japanese POWs of World War II

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Seattle, : University of Washington Press, 2011

©2011

ISBN

0-295-80255-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Donald R. Ellegood International Publications

Disciplina

940.547273092252

Soggetti

Southeast Asia ; History

Electronic books

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An ADST-DACOR diplomats and diplomacy book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; THE ANGUISH OF SURRENDER; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Prisoner Number One; 2 Japan's Policy on Prisoners of War; 3 Indoctrination into the Senjinkun; 4 Honorable Death or Shameful Life; 5 America's Secret Weapons: The Army and Navy Japanese Language Schools; 6 The Interrogations; 7 A Few Very Special POWs; 8 Uprisings in the Stockades; 9 Everyday Life in the Stockades; 10 Returning Home Alive; 11 Reflections on Japan's Wartime No-Surrender Policy; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Cover -- THE ANGUISH OF SURRENDER -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Prisoner Number One -- 2 Japan's Policy on Prisoners of War -- 3 Indoctrination into the Senjinkun -- 4 Honorable Death or Shameful Life -- 5 America's Secret Weapons: The Army and Navy Japanese Language Schools -- 6 The Interrogations -- 7 A Few Very Special POWs -- 8 Uprisings in the Stockades -- 9 Everyday Life in the Stockades -- 10 Returning Home Alive -- 11 Reflections on Japan's Wartime No-Surrender Policy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index