Guests of the emperor : the secret history of Japan's Mukden POW camp

Summary: In World War II, over 36,000 American men, mostly military but some civilian, were thrown into Japanese POW camps and forced to labor for companies working for Japan s war effort. At Japan s largest fixed military prison camp, Mitsubishi s huge factory complex at Mukden, Manchuria, more than 2,000 American prisoners where subjected to cold, starvation, beatings, and even medical experiments, while manufacturing parts for Zero fighter planes. Those lucky enough to survive required the efforts of an OSS rescue team and a special recovery unit to make it home alive. Holmes, who spent two decades t.

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ISBN: 9781591143772
ISBN: 9781612513829
ISBN: 1612513824
Physical Description: 1 online resource (169 pages) : illustrations
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Computer data.
Publisher: Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2010.
Copyright: �2010

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General Note:	CatMonthString.july.23 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Chapter 11. B-29s Bring Death, Hope, and RescueChapter 12. The Long Road Back; Chapter 13. Justice in the Aftermath?; Chapter 14. Back in Time; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
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Source of Description Note:	Print version record.