The damned : the Canadians at the battle of Hong Kong and the POW experience, 1941-45
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- ISBN: 9781554682195 (hc.)
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Physical Description:
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xxx, 462 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins Canada, 2010.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [432]-441) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Book I: the battle for Hong Kong -- The season for yellowtail hunting -- That was the first man I ever saw killed -- The broken rusted wire was valueless -- Go back and destroy some more -- Japs, thousands of Japs -- They had already infiltrated up to and past our destination -- Dig, you sons of bitches -- The importance of fighting it out -- This heap of rubble was their cairn -- Another bullet hit him in almost the same place -- My sergeant was wounded and bleeding -- They walked among them and bayoneted a few -- Each reluctant to relinquish the sword -- Anyone who can get out the door will be spared -- Book II: the POW years -- The stench of ordure ran among the cobbles -- All Canadians will be slaves as you are now! -- We stood on loose, shaky, unfastened planks -- We just breathed coal dust and ash -- They'd never let the fires go out - unless ... -- What the hell took you so long to get here? -- Coda : war crimes trials. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | D 767.3 G73 2010 (Text) | 26040002976773 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |