PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS vi
4. FOREWORD vii
5. PREFACE ix
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 Prisoner Number One 8
9. 2 Japan’s Policy on Prisoners of War 17
10. 3 Indoctrination into the Senjinkun 30
11. 4 Honorable Death or Shameful Life 48
12. 5 America’s Secret Weapons: The Army and Navy Japanese Language Schools 89
13. 6 The Interrogations 116
14. 7 A Few Very Special POWs 150
15. 8 Uprisings in the Stockades 171
16. 9 Everyday Life in the Stockades 196
17. 10 Returning Home Alive 234
18. 11 Reflections on Japan’s Wartime No-Surrender Policy 249
19. Notes 257
20. Bibliography 265
21. Index 271