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Hellships Down - Allied POWs and the Sinking of the Rakuyo Maru and Kachidoki Maru (Paperback)
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Hellships Down - Allied POWs and the Sinking of the Rakuyo Maru and Kachidoki Maru (Paperback)
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On 12 September 1944, a wolfpack of U.S. submarines attacked the
Japanese convoy HI-72 in the South China Sea. Among the ships sunk
were two carrying Allied prisoners of war. Men who had already
endured the trials of Japanese captivity faced a renewed struggle
for survival at sea. This book tells the broader story of the HI-72
convoy through the stories of two survivors: Arthur Bancroft, who
was rescued by an American submarine, and Charles "Rowley"
Richards, who was rescued by the Japanese. The story of these men
represents the thousands of Allied POWs who suffered not only the
atrocious conditions of these Japanese hellships, but also the
terror of friendly fire from their own side's submarines. For the
first time, the personal, political and legal aftermath of these
men's experiences is fully detailed. At its heart, this is a story
of survival. Charting the survivors' fates from rescue to their
attempts at retribution, this book reveals the trauma that
continued long after the war was over.
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