Japanese Prisoners of War in India, 1942-46 : : Bushido and Barbed Wire /

Japanese Prisoners of War in India, 1942-46 : : Bushido and Barbed Wire / / T.R. Sareen.

This is the first in-depth study to examine the history, treatment and conditions of more than 2500 Japanese prisoners of war who were captured by British forces on the Burma front and kept in India during the period 1942-46. Drawing on original sources, including the National Archive of India, the...

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Sareen, T.R.,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL,, 2006.
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Map of India
  • 1 The Japanese Military Tradition
  • 2 The Battlefields of Arakan, Imphal and Kohima
  • 3 Surrender or Death
  • 4 Utility Value of the Japanese POWs
  • 5 Psychological Warfare
  • 6 Nature of Japanese Capture
  • 7 Attitude of POWs Towards Suicide
  • 8 POW Camp No. 29, Bikaner
  • 9 Political Indoctrination
  • 10 The Geneva Convention
  • 11 Mountbatten at Bikaner Camp
  • 12 The Twilight of Suicidal Nationalism
  • 13 From Bikaner to Baleli, to POW Camp No. 30
  • 14 Living as POWs
  • 15 Sunshine Beyond the Barbed Wire
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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