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Book Review of Under the Shadow of the Rising Sun: The True Story of a Missionary Family's Survival and Faith in a Japanese Prisoner-Of-War Camp During WWII

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Undoubtedly the best researched and documented book written about the civilian POW experience in Japanese occupied Philippines during WW II. Unlike other memoirs written by POW's long after the war, the author not only references his own diary, but the diaries of several others written when the events were actually taking place. The author also takes advantage of declassified military documents which were unavailable during WW II.
My only complaint is that unlike the original book, the e-book is missing all of the chapter endnotes, photographs, and drawings that helped to bring the book to life. For example the picture of General MacArthur and the author's brother standing next to the soldier's graves in old Bilabid prison, or the fact that one prison commandant was the guest of honour at there 50th reunion of the internets.
Overall a must read for any WW II buff. Fills in some interesting gaps in the history books.