CAPTIVE OF THE RISING SUN: The POW Memoirs of Rear Admiral Donald T. Giles, USN

Giles, Donald T.

ISBN 10: 1557503206 / ISBN 13: 9781557503206

Published by Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, 1994

About this Item

This work is based on a memoir written by Giles and discoverd after his death by his son, Donald T. Giles, Jr. As presented, the book is one of the most cogent accounts ever published of the fall of Guam and the ensuing four years of brutality. Giles and his fellow prisoners lived under the most desperate of circumstances and struggled merely to survive. Included are index, bibliography, glossary, photographs, and endnotes. This copy is clean, solid, and appears unread.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CAPTIVE OF THE RISING SUN: The POW Memoirs of Rear Admiral Donald T. Giles, USN
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press, Annapolis
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557503206
• ISBN 13: 9781557503206
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Captive is based on a memoir written by Giles and discovered after his death by his son, Donald T. Giles, Jr. The historical framework of his father's experiences, both in Guam and later in the Japanese camps of Zentsuji and Roku Roshi, was reconstructed after the son thoroughly researched military records, Japanese reports, and other primary source materials. As presented, the book is one of the most cogent accounts ever published of the fall of Guam and the ensuing four years of brutality. It commemorates all personnel - including civilians - who died or were captured on Guam and contains exhaustive annotation of incidents prior to, during, and after their surrender to the Japanese.