The Anguish of Surrender : Japanese POWs of World War II

• Autore: Straus Ulrich A
• Pubblicazione: Seattle, : University of Washington Press, 2011; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.547273092252
• Soggetto topico: Southeast Asia ; History
• Soggetto geografico: Southeast Asia History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The Anguish of Surrender
• ISBN: 0-295-80255-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812701303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications