Behind the Wire

di Richard Lowe (Autore)

Richard Lowe, 2026

Behind the Wire chronicles the harrowing journey of a Navy ship's cook captured when the USS Oahu fell to Japanese forces at Corregidor in the Philippines. What followed was three years and four months of systematic brutality designed to break both body and spirit. From the capture at Corregidor through the suffocating horror of hell ships to the daily torment of prison camps in Japan, this memoir documents one man's struggle to survive starvation, disease, torture, and the constant threat of death. Through precise, unflinching testimony, Behind the Wire reveals not just the mechanics of physical survival, but the far more difficult challenge of maintaining one's humanity when surrounded by deliberate cruelty. It exposes the calculated methods used to dehumanize prisoners while showing how fundamental decency can endure even in hell. This is both historical record and testament to the human capacity for endurance-proof that character isn't determined by circumstances, but by choices made moment by moment in the face of unimaginable brutality.

• Autore: Richard Lowe
• Anno edizione: 2026
• Editore: Richard Lowe
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9781946458599