Counting The Days Pows Internees And Stragglers Of World War Ii In The Pacific Smith by Smith, Craig B 9781299577602, 9781588343567, 1299577601, 1588343561 instant download after payment.

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.;December 1941 -- Origins -- Davao Gold Mine -- Insular patrol -- Yokohama Bank -- Argentina Maru -- The dentist's house -- Zentsuji -- Relocation -- American sojourn -- Across the Gulf of Davao -- Osaka -- Houses in the jungle -- A riot and a marriage -- Happy life blues cabaret -- Hirohata -- The battle for Guam -- MacArthur returns -- Free at last -- Prisoner of war number 1 -- Home from Manzanar -- Stragglers: prisoners of conscience -- Picking up the pieces -- Epilogue: prisoners today.