Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Sonkrai update
Brian MacArthur's Surviving the Sword
I met Brian MacArthur, an editor with The Times of London, in February, 2002, when we both went to Singapore to attend the academic conference that marked the 60th anniversary of the fall of the city to the Japanese. We were both there to work on books on Far East Prisoners of War.Brian was working on an overview on the experience of the prisoners, British, Australian, American and Dutch, through memoirs, diaries and interviews.
I was interested in telling the story of one group, F Force, and the trial of the Japanese and Korean guards in those camps.
Surviving the Sword tells the story of what happened in those Japanese prison camps through memory, whether those memories are recorded in an interview, a diary or a book. And MacArthur's book is valuable compiliation of those memories.
With both my family interest and my research, I have, of course, ordered a copy, to add to the shelves of Far East Prisoner of War books, most I inherited from my father, and others I purchased as part of my research.
Brian MacArthur, was a colleague, not a rival, and was always helpful when I had a research question. And I helped him where I could.
In Canada, order Surviving the Sword from Amazon.ca
UK edition, available March 29, 2005.
Surviving The Sword: Prisoners Of The Japanese 1942-45
U.S. Edition, available in June
Surviving The Sword: Prisoners Of The Japanese 1942-45
In the United States, order either the UK edition of Surviving the Sword (March 29) or US edition (June 2005) from Amazon.com.
9:00 PM posted by Robin Rowland
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