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Surrender to the Japanese
Mr. Ewing describes his experience immediately after his surrender to the Japanese in Hong Kong.
Life in a Prisoner of War Camp
Mr. Ewing offers a detailed account of life inside a prisoner of war camp as he describes the guards, rations, sanitation, beds and the bugs.
Effects of Poor Diet
Mr. Ewing describes some of the diseases that set in at the POW camps as a result of poor diet and living conditions.
Slave Labour in Japan
Mr. Ewing gives a vivid account of life as a slave labourer in Japan during the Second World War.
The Japanese Guards in Tokyo
Mr. Ewing describes the guards in the slave labour camps in Tokyo and tells a story about the only time he received extraordinary punishment.
Surviving Tuberculosis as a POW
Mr Ewing explains how he contracted tuberculosis while being held in a Japanese prisoner of war camp and survived thanks to a comrade’s homemade contraption.
Hitler Jugend
Mr. Field talks about the day before the war ended, and his encounter with some German POWs, and the Hitler Jugend.
The Rhine Drop (1 of 4)
Mr. Kelly recounts the dramatic drop on the Rhine, in which Nickland died and the reason why he owes his life to Mr. Edie.
The Rhine Drop (2 of 4)
Mr. Kelly describes his experience in the Rhine jump and the German radio he enjoyed listening to.
The Shinegawa POW Hospital
As Mr. Ewing recounts the conditions he and the other sick men lived in, we understand more about Japanese war prisons.
Trying to Keep Up with the War while in POW Camp
News about the progress of the war was hard to get by in POW camps but it still seeped in from time to time.
The War Ends in Japan
Even when the war ended, things were still somewhat dangerous in POW camps but some guards were good to the prisoners.
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