Stolen childhoods: the untold story of the children interned by the Japanese in the Second World War
by Tyrer, Nicola.
Material type: BookPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2011ISBN: 9780297858782; 9780297858799; 9780297858799; 0297858793; 0297858785.Classification number: 940.5472 TYRSubject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Children | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese | Prisoners of war -- JapanSubject: When the Japanese entered the war in 1941, some 20,000 British civilians in the European colonies in Asia were marched off to concentration camps where they were to remain for three years. Over 3000 of them were children. This is the first time their extraordinary experiences of suffering, endurance and bravery have been collected together.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5472 TYR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002755159X |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
When the Japanese entered the war in 1941, some 20,000 British civilians in the European colonies in Asia were marched off to concentration camps where they were to remain for three years. Over 3000 of them were children. This is the first time their extraordinary experiences of suffering, endurance and bravery have been collected together.
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