By Hellship to HiroshimaTaken prisoner in Java, Terence Kellys captivity was full of incident. He was witness to barbaric cruelty and suffering particularly on the journey packed into a filthy cargo ship under atrocious and inhumane conditions.Once in Japan, he was a slave in the Hitachi shipyards where he got to know other Japanese and learn their language. His book reveals more about the psyche of his captors than other similar works. His Hiroshima camp was unique and was possibly the best camp in which the Japs held POWs. Many of the inmates were influential men, who knew the Far East and had held important posts. The interaction between POWs and captors was fascinating and his book offers a rare insight into the Japanese character, as unthinkable defeat and humiliation became a reality.Kellys account of the A-Bomb attack and the chaos that followed it is fascinating and rare. |
Contents
Island of Temples Innoshima | |
Author and Lambert on readiness in Java | |
The Chain of Command Cartoon | |
The Genki Boys | |
Chick Henderson | |
Ken Forrows last work card | |
Doctor John Furnell | |
Roll on That Boat Music and Lyrics | |
The Second Blessing | |
The Guinea Pigs Musker and Hailstone | |
The H K V D C move | |
A group of the H K V D C | |
Hitachi Dockyard | |
Raffs in working uniforms | |
The Staple Food | |
Our incomprehensible Hosts | |
Fallon and Reid | |
Innoshima attacked | |
Freedom regained | |
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