To: Buckeye McFrog
If you haven’t already, get the book “Unbroken”. It is a very similar story.
7 posted on
10/10/2012 8:31:26 AM PDT by
wjcsux
("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
To: wjcsux
If you haven’t already, get the book “Unbroken”. It is a very similar story.Indeed it is. Well worth the read.
17 posted on
10/10/2012 10:12:06 AM PDT by
Marathoner
(If the bastard were to win reelection, let America burn. IDGAF anymore.)
To: wjcsux
"If you haven’t already, get the book “Unbroken”. It is a very similar story."
Yes, it's an excellent book.
Sad that Mr. Lomax recently passed away, and won't see the movie based on his book. I'm definitely putting it on my list to watch when it's released on DVD. The movie "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence," starring David Bowie is another excellent movie about British POW's in Japanese prisons.
21 posted on
10/10/2012 10:46:09 AM PDT by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: wjcsux
I also recommend Ship of Ghosts. It is the story of the survivors of the USS Houston and the 131st Field Artillery Battalion, 36th Infantry Division. These men were sent to prison labor camps throughout Southeast Asia, including the infamous Burma-Thailand Railroad.
25 posted on
10/11/2012 9:56:59 AM PDT by
Stonewall Jackson
("I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.")
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