| Description |
xviii, 371 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
War and the Southwest series ; no. 1 |
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War and the Southwest series ; no. 1.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Stanley L. Falk -- Foo joins the Texas National Guard : 1938-1941 -- The 2d Battalion sails for "The Plum": 1941-1942 -- Java falls to the Japanese: January 1942-March 1942 -- Foo becomes a POW: Jaarmarkt and "Bicycle Camp": March 1942-October 1942 -- Singapore and Fukuoka Camp in Nagasaki, Japan: October 1942-February 1943 -- Labor in the shipyards: February 1943-May 1943 -- Guard discovers Foo's Japanese heritage: June 1943-July 1943 -- Foo beaten, Dutchmen tortured: July 1943-October 1943 -- Camp routines at Omori and Bunker Hill: October 1943-December 1943 -- Bunker Hill Boys broadcast: December 1943-June 1944 -- Bombing raids, Benjo Honcho plans escape: June 1944-January 1945 -- Fire bombings of Tokyo: February 1945-May 1945 -- Night of ethyl/methyl alcohol: May 1945-July 1945 -- Japan surrenders: August 1945 -- Okinawa, Alabang, reunions with old friends, home: September 1945 -- Tacoma to Texas: September 1945-February 1946. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Fujita, Frank, 1921-
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Japanese American.
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Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography.
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Prisoners of war -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Title |
Foo.
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| ISBN |
0929398467 |
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