Prisoner of the Turnip Heads: The Fall of Hong Kong and the Imprisionment by the Japanese

Wright-Nooth, George; Adkin, Mark

ISBN 10: 0304352349 / ISBN 13: 9780304352340

Published by Cassell, 2000

About this Item

A nice softcover copy with a tight and square binding. Softcovers are like new (clean, no creasing, no edge wear). Text is clean but is lightly yellowed. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery. Shipped in 100% recyclable material.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prisoner of the Turnip Heads: The Fall of Hong Kong and the Imprisionment by the Japanese
• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0304352349
• ISBN 13: 9780304352340
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 10 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

It took endurance beyond belief. On Christmas Day, 1941, Hong Kong fell to the Japanese Army, and George Wright-Nooth--along with many other British soldiers and personnel stationed there--became their prisoner. This is their shocking story, captured in Wright-Nooth's secret diary, kept at great risk. What unfolds is the horrifying tale of near starvation, cruel beatings, and massacres. The term "turnip heads" comes from the nickname that the Chinese called the Japanese, their long-time enemies.

About the Author

George Wright-Nooth CPM QPM was born in Kenya in 1917 where his father was an army officer. In 1938 he trained at the Metropolitan Police College in Hendon before being posted to Hong Kong. When the Japanese invaded Hong Kong in 1941 he was imprisoned at Stanley for four years. After the war he was awarded the Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry.