Horyo by Richard Gordon
On April 9, 1942, defeated and hungry, thousands of American and Filipino captives gatheres together in large fields near Mariveles at the southern tip of the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines. Mass confusion reigned, and when darkness fell, it became impossible to recognize anyone. Friends were soon separated, in many cases never to see one another again.This book tells of the author's experience as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War I. Based on his own experience, the author states that life in any prisoner of war camp is a shattering experience, but Japanese prison camps far exceeded others in cruelty, barbarism, and outright murder of Allied soldiers captured throughout the Far East. In the end the story serves as a reminder that the precepts of courage, devotion to duty, and sacrifice displayed by the men and women of Bataan, both Filipino and American, have not and will not become outmoded.
Richard Gordon QC is a lawyer in Brock Court Chambers and a Visiting Professor of Law at Hong Kong University. He is the author of numerous publications on administrative law, constitutional law, and EU law. He has represented and advised clients in a number of high-profile commercial judicial review, competition, and fundamental rights disputes in the United Kingdom as well as in other countries such as Hong Kong and Fiji.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781557787811 |
| ISBN 10 | 1557787816 |
| Title | Horyo |
| Author | Richard Gordon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Paragon House Publishers |
| Year published | 1999-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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