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On February 15, 1942 Singapore surrendered. It was the beginning of the end for the British Empire. Almost before the firing stopped, the controversy started. Could Singapore have been saved if more tanks or aircraft had been provided, or if Britain had denied Japan landing sites in Thailand? Could the tide have been turned as late as February 15, if fewer Australian troops had deserted? The glut of scapegoats-Churchill, British commanders, Au...

Using archival, oral and literary sources, Blackburn and Hack along with an impressive team of international contributors, seek to rectify the obscured picture of the Japanese captive by bringing together a collection of essays covering an extremely broad range of forgotten captives.

Examines the experiences of captivity in Japanese-occupied Asia. This book explores differences in how captivity was experienced between 1941 and 1945, and has been remembered since.