THE EMPEROR’S IRISH SLAVES: PRISONERS OF THE JAPANESE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR - Couverture souple

Widders, Robert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1520810040 ISBN 13 : 9781520810041

Editeur : Independently published, 2012

Synopsis

More than 650 Irish men and women faced unimaginable horrors as prisoners of the Imperial Japanese Army. "The Emperor's Irish Slaves" reveals their harrowing true story.

• Sister Mary Cooper perished in a Japanese prison camp, succumbing to starvation, brutality, and tropical diseases.
• Timothy Kenneally and Patrick Fitzgerald made a desperate escape attempt from a slave labour camp on the Burma Railway. Caught, tortured, and crucified, they were executed on 27 March 1943.
• Patrick Carberry endured the summer of 1943 cremating the emaciated corpses of his comrades, who fell victim to cholera.

Nearly a quarter of the Irish POWs were murdered in captivity. This gripping account combines historical narrative with first-hand testimonies, shedding light on the suffering, resilience, and eventual homecoming of the survivors.
Be inspired by the untold history of the Irish POWs in Japanese camps, their strength, and the indomitable spirit that saw so many survive against all odds. "The Emperor's Irish Slaves" is a tribute to their courage and a must-read for anyone interested in World War II history, Irish history, and stories of human endurance.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Sister Mary Cooper died in a Japanese prison camp from the combined effects of starvation, brutality, and tropical diseases. Timothy Kenneally, and Patrick Fitzgerald tried to escape from a slave labour camp on the Burma Railway. They were were caught, tortured - crucified - and then executed on 27 March 1943. And Patrick Carberry spent the summer of 1943 cremating the emaciated corpses of his comrades, who had died from cholera. These people had two things in common: they were Irish citizens serving with the British armed forces; and they were amongst more than 650 Irish men and women who became prisoners of the Imperial Japanese Army in 1942. Nearly a quarter of them were murdered whilst in Japanese captivity - this is their story. Combining historical narrative with first-hand accounts of the conditions in Japanese POW camps, Robert Widders brings to light their suffering and the strength that saw them home again.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1520810040
• ISBN 13: 9781520810041
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 212
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