Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #883540 in Books
• Published on: 2003-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 320 pages

Synopsis
Funny and tragic by turns, this is a frank and honest narrative of life and death as an American prisoner of war of the Japanese during the Second World War. Based on the diary kept by U.S. Marine Charles Jackson whilst in captivity it is a valuable contemporary account and a moving tribute to the quiet bravery of American POWs during WWII. - A fresh voice on an unforgettable aspect of WWII history - Compiled and edited by a well established military author