Prisoners of the Empire

Prisoners of the Empire
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Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9780674737617
ISBN-13 : 067473761X
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Book Synopsis Prisoners of the Empire by : Sarah Kovner

Download or read book Prisoners of the Empire written by Sarah Kovner and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Allied POWs in the Pacific theater of World War II suffered terribly. But abuse wasn't a matter of Japanese policy, as is commonly assumed. Sarah Kovner shows poorly trained guards and rogue commanders inflicted the most horrific damage. Camps close to centers of imperial power tended to be less violent, and many POWs died from friendly fire.


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