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The Emperorâ s Grace is the story of the men of C Force â the first contingent of Australian, British and Dutch prisoners of war shipped from Singapore to Japan in November 1942. These men worked in the Kawasaki Shipyard in Kobe before the American firebombing campaign razed the city, and then the infamous Fukuoka coal mine before the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought World War II to an end. When the Japanese seized most of South-East Asia in early 1942, they captured 22,000 Australian military personnel. More than a third would die over the next three years from malnutrition, disease and violent abuse. The horrors of the Thaiâ Burma Railway and Sandakan are well documented. Less well known is the fate of the 3800 Australians sent to work as slave labourers in the factories and mines of mainland Japan. The Emperorâ s Grace is a compelling story of hardship, heroism and endurance â and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit â

The Emperors Grace Untold Stories of the

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      Publisher MONASH UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING
      Published 5 January 2021
      ISBN-13 9781922464033
      978-1922464033
      ISBN-10 1922464031
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      Second World War

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Emperorâ s Grace is the story of the men of C Force â the first contingent of Australian, British and Dutch prisoners of war shipped from Singapore to Japan in November 1942. These men worked in the Kawasaki Shipyard in Kobe before the American firebombing campaign razed the city, and then the infamous Fukuoka coal mine before the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought World War II to an end. When the Japanese seized most of South-East Asia in early 1942, they captured 22,000 Australian military personnel. More than a third would die over the next three years from malnutrition, disease and violent abuse. The horrors of the Thaiâ Burma Railway and Sandakan are well documented. Less well known is the fate of the 3800 Australians sent to work as slave labourers in the factories and mines of mainland Japan. The Emperorâ s Grace is a compelling story of hardship, heroism and endurance â and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit â

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