Overview

Herbert Zincke was stationed at Clark Field in the Philippines when Japanese aircraft struck there only ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. His unit had retreated to the island of Mindanao when all American and Filipino soldiers in the Philippines were ordered by their commanders to surrender. Zincke was shipped to Camp No. 2 on Tokyo Bay, where he was a slave laborer until the end of the war. Soon after their arrival at the Kawasaki labor camp, Zincke and his fellow prisoners began to call their barracks, which were owned by the Mitsui Corporation, the Mitsui Madhouse for the brutal treatment meted out by the Japanese guards. During three years at the camp, Zincke faced three life-threatening scenarios. He might survive the malnutrition, disease, and guard brutality, only to be executed with the other POWs if American forces landed in Japan. Ironically, he also faced a threat from American bombers, which endangered Camp No. 2 because it was located in the midst of a heavy industrial area. (Bombs did eventually destroy it.) This work tells the story of Zincke's survival and is drawn from the secret diary he managed to keep out of his Japanese captors' hands. Zincke recollects a terrifying blow from the Japanese camp commander's samurai sword, the diet of rice and thin soup that resulted in drastic weight loss and an inability to do the required factory work, the POW British doctor who attended the prisoners and was frequently beaten because of his constant efforts to keep the sick men from going to work, and many of the other terrible conditions and experiences he endured during three years of imprisonment.

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Author:   Herbert Zincke ,  Scott A. Mills
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9780786414284

ISBN 10:   0786414286
Pages:   194
Publication Date:   06 December 2002
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface     Scott Field to Hawaii (April 7, 1937, to Sept 3, 1941)     Clark Field, Philippines (Sept 3, 1941, to Dec 24, 1941)     Bataan to Malabang (Dec 24, 1941, to April 20, 1942)     PBY Flying Boats (April 20, 1942, to May 1, 1942)     Under General Fort (May 1, 1942, to May 27, 1942)     Surrender and Death March (May 26, 1942, to July 11, 1942)     Malaybalay (July 18, 1942, to Sept 30, 1942)     Transport to Japan (Sept 30, 1942, to Nov 12, 1942)     In the Care of Doc Curtin, Porky, and a Guard (Nov 12, 1942, to April 20, 1943)    Master Sergeant Shiozawa (April 20, 1943, to Sept 16, 1943)     My Friendly Factory Boss (Sept 16, 1943, to Dec 31, 1943)     Never Enough to Eat (Jan 1, 1944, to Oct 31, 1944)     Early B-29 Raids (Nov 1, 1944, to Jan 17, 1945)     An Easier Mood (Jan 17, 1945, to Feb 25, 1945)     Incendiary Bombing (Feb 25, 1945, to June 1, 1945)     Sgt. Mizuno (June 1, 1945, to July 1, 1945)     Hidatchi (July 2, 1945, to July 17, 1945)     Destruction of Hidatchi (July 18, 1945, to Aug 14, 1945)     Peace (Aug 15, 1945, to Sept 8, 1945)     Epilogue     Appendix A: Roster of Kawasaki Prison Camp     Appendix B: Kawasaki Defendants at the War Crimes Trials     Bibliography     Index    

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The late Herbert Zincke was a retired chief warrant officer from the United States Air Force. He lived in Silver Spring, Maryland. Scott A. Mills saw naval service in the Pacific theater. Retired from NASA, he divides his time between Silver Spring, Maryland and Belfast, Maine.

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