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OverviewPopular perceptions of life in Japanese prisoner of war camps are dominated by images of emaciated figures, engaged in slave labour, and badly treated by their captors. This book, based on extensive original research, shows that this view is quite wrong in relation to the large camp at Changi, which was the main POW camp in Singapore. It demonstrates that in Changi the Japanese afforded the captives a high degree of autonomy, that this in turn resulted in a prison camp society that grew and flourished, in contrast to other Japanese POW camps, and that it fostered an independent and combative spirit, and high morale. Full Product DetailsAuthor: R P W Havers , R. P. W. HaversPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9780415674942ISBN 10: 0415674948 Pages: 234 Publication Date: 29 May 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Life at the Changi Prisoner of War Camp, Singapore, 1942-5Chapter 2. 15 February 1942: Surrender and CaptivityChapter 3. Initial POW Adjustments to Captivity: March-August 1942Chapter 4. The Selarang Barrack Square Incident Chapter 5. Changi: September 1942-September 1943. Part I.Chapter 6. Changi: September 1942-September 1943. Part II.Chapter 7. Return from the Railway: September 1943-May 1944Chapter 8. Changi Gaol: MAy 1944-September 1945Chapter 9. Conclusions: Bowed but not BrokenBibliographyAppendicesReviewsAuthor InformationRob Havers studied at Queen Mary & Westfield College London, the London School of Economics, and Pembroke College Cambridge. He is currently Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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