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"""The Anguish of Surrender... is a valuable corrective to what we thought we knew about Japanese POWs, written by a man who lived for twenty-one years in Japan, both before and during the war, and who is better able than most historians to understand the mentality of the Japanese POW."" ""Straus's seminal contribution comprehensively explores the Japanese POW experiences and fills a substantial gap in POW historiography."" ""This cogent and well-written study offers a thorough exploration of the many dilemmas facing Japanese POWs."""

The Anguish of Surrender... is a valuable corrective to what we thought we knew about Japanese POWs, written by a man who lived for twenty-one years in Japan, both before and during the war, and who is better able than most historians to understand the mentality of the Japanese POW. Canadian Military History Straus's seminal contribution comprehensively explores the Japanese POW experiences and fills a substantial gap in POW historiography. H-Net This cogent and well-written study offers a thorough exploration of the many dilemmas facing Japanese POWs. Choice

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Ulrich “Rick” Straus lived a total of twenty-one years in Japan, first as a child between 1933 and 1940 in Tokyo, then as a U.S. Army language officer during the Occupation, when he participated in the trial of Japan’s major war criminals. He was Consul General on Okinawa from 1978 to 1982 and retired from the Foreign Service in 1987.

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