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Forty-Two Months in Durance Vile: Prisoner of the Japanese
FortyTwo Months in Durance Vile Prisoner of the Japanese Author:R. Keith Mitchell is one man's fascinatingly detailed account of his experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese. After having narrowly missed being drafted to the Siam-Burma railroad signalman Mitchell found himself bound for Japan. the Japanese had demanded 900 men for an overseas force. Despite the unbelievable hardship and brutality they experienced t... more »he prisoners' courage ingenuity and humor never failed. This remarkable account based on diaries hidden from the Japanese portrays day-to-day life in astonishing detail and makes truly compelling reading« less