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Old September 12th, 2011, 10:09 AM   #11

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I just finished watching the Military Channels "Ghosts of Bataan" 2005
Unhumanly believable what the all those prisoners, of all nations, went
through. Just unhuman and as one survivor from the show said, "There's ceremonies about
Pearl Harbor, but Bataan gets nothing. More died at the camps than Pearl Harbor, we are forgotten."
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Old September 12th, 2011, 02:54 PM   #12

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Sorry do not know of American prisoners but have read some books on the subject

If you have watched 'Bridge on the river Kwai' this is a must.

The Colonel of Tamarkan: Philip Toosey and the Bridge on the River Kwai: Amazon.co.uk: Julie Summers: Books
The Colonel of Tamarkan: Philip Toosey and the Bridge on the River Kwai: Amazon.co.uk: Julie Summers: Books


I found this one interesting

One Fourteenth of an Elephant: Amazon.co.uk: Ian Denys Peek: Books
One Fourteenth of an Elephant: Amazon.co.uk: Ian Denys Peek: Books


and I read this as a teenager (wont say how long ago!)

The Naked Island: Amazon.co.uk: Russell Braddon: Books
The Naked Island: Amazon.co.uk: Russell Braddon: Books

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Old September 12th, 2011, 03:41 PM   #13

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I used to work with a survivor of the march. He wouldn't talk about it. Never saw him smile until his death.
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"In April 1942, Sidney Stewart, a 21-year-old U.S. Army enlisted man, was captured at Bataan. For nearly three and a half years, until he was liberated by the Russians in Manchuria, he remained a prisoner of war. Here is his account of this long and terrifying captivity."
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