This is the story of World War II Prisoner of War, Edwin E. Kamarainen. After surviving being shot down by the enemy he went on to be a Prisoner of War and endured the 80+ day, 600+ mile Hunger March... More > before being liberated. This story, in Edwin’s own words, details the struggle to survive in war and captivity, with a tribute to a Brotherhood that will never be duplicated.< Less
This is the story of World War II Prisoner of War, Edwin E. Kamarainen. After surviving being shot down by the enemy he went on to be a Prisoner of War and endured the 80+ day, 600+ mile Hunger March... More > before being liberated. This story, in Edwin’s own words, details the struggle to survive in war and captivity, with a tribute to a Brotherhood that will never be duplicated.< Less
Walter Middleton survived more than three-and-a-half years of imprisonment by the Japanese. Starting with the Bataan Death March, followed by a China Sea crossing in the Hell Ships and finally being... More > liberated from a slave labor camp in Mukden, Manchuria - POW life as it happened to a buck private. hardback, 192 pages. World War II.< Less
“The Last Prisoner” is a gripping story of a prisoner of war that was left behind and how the power of his wife’s love kept him alive over the thousands of miles and decades apart. ... More > But, John was not really “the last prisoner.” This is a great story of war, separation, redemption, and reunion. If this story could have only happened. Cry if you want, you just might want to at the end of this quick read.
All profits will go to the wives of "Missing in Action" veterans.< Less
One of seven siblings, Les Law was born in London’s East End in the months following mankind’s greatest ever conflict. Twenty years later, he found himself preparing to take part in the... More > next. Having been called up in 1939, he saw action briefly outside Tobruk in the North African desert, before being captured and taken to Italy. There, he endured a period of incarceration before escaping and joining a peasant family as a valued adopted son. Recaptured, he spent time in a work camp in Germany.
As well as extending his geographical horizons, the experience of training, travel, action, captivity and liberation deepened his insights into himself and others whose lives were affected by the war. By the time he had returned to his native city, he had changed greatly, as had the world around him. He never forgot the humanity of those who had helped him during his liberty in the Abruzzi Mountains, and he vowed to return one day.
In 1972, he visited the village again, for a moving reunion.< Less
One of seven siblings, Les Law was born in London’s East End in the months following mankind’s greatest ever conflict. Twenty years later, he found himself preparing to take part in the... More > next. Having been called up in 1939, he saw action briefly outside Tobruk in the North African desert, before being captured and taken to Italy. There, he endured a period of incarceration before escaping and joining a peasant family as a valued adopted son. Recaptured, he spent time in a work camp in Germany.
As well as extending his geographical horizons, the experience of training, travel, action, captivity and liberation deepened his insights into himself and others whose lives were affected by the war. By the time he had returned to his native city, he had changed greatly, as had the world around him. He never forgot the humanity of those who had helped him during his liberty in the Abruzzi Mountains, and he vowed to return one day.
In 1972, he visited the village again, for a moving reunion.< Less
