Manila Monody. The Rape and the Rampage
In 1941, the lives of the prosperous, thriving expatriate community on Luzon in the Philippines were plunged into chaos after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and their subsequent entry into the war. After the failure of General MacArthur`s army and air force to defend the island, the British and American civilians in Manila, over five thousand men women and children, were incarcerated, their property seized. Life within the Santo Tomas internment camp was a nightmare of disease, deprivation and torture. The appointment of a particularly sadistic army officer, Colonel Hayashi as Commandant in August, 1944, heralded the darkest days for the internees. As a result of Hayashi`s regime, the mortality rate among the prisoners soared. Their...
Дата выхода: январь 2006
