Counting the days : POWs, internees, and stragglers of World War II in the Pacific
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Author
Smith, Craig B.
Published
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Books, 2012.
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Book
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xxv, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Published
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Books, 2012.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.
Description
Traces the stories of six prisoners on both sides of World War II, including a pair of European expatriates who were released into the dangerous Philippine jungles, a U.S. citizen who was confined in a detention camp and a Japanese soldier who hid in the Guam jungles until 15 years after the war.

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Biographies.
Personal narratives.
Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography.
Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.