Description
In 1941, Sgt Albert Victor Ient sought adventure and travel in the Services. Stationed in Hong Kong, he faced a different reality when his position was overrun. A generation later, his son Vic Ient set out to discover exactly what his father went through as a POW on the island of Innoshima.
This is the story of how World War II affected everyday people. Beneath the politics, military tactics and diplomacy, there were the ordinary, hard-suffering servicemen.
The author uncovers details of not only Sgt Ient's capture and imprisonment, but also of the experiences of seven others who lived to share their personal accounts. Ient explores armed conflict, ghastly prison transport and 3 years of suffering, through personal testimony, maps, photographs and telegrams, all in the context of the Far East theatre. With great strength, and even humour, these eight men's accounts reveal what POW life was really like.
Including a foreword from WWII historian Dr Tony Banham, These Valiant Men is both personal and factual - a must read for anyone with an interest in World War II.
"A worthy and necessary addition to the library of works on the Second World War in the Far East." - Reader Review
About the Author
Vic Ient is a blogger, hiker and cyclist, one-time politician, avid reader of history books and a supporter of the underdog and fair play. With interests in our natural, cultural and historical heritage, he campaigns to persuade government and industry to mitigate the human causes and costs of climate change.
Book Information
ISBN 9781838594954
Author Victor S. Ient
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint Matador
Publisher Troubador Publishing
This is the story of how World War II affected everyday people. Beneath the politics, military tactics and diplomacy, there were the ordinary, hard-suffering servicemen.
The author uncovers details of not only Sgt Ient's capture and imprisonment, but also of the experiences of seven others who lived to share their personal accounts. Ient explores armed conflict, ghastly prison transport and 3 years of suffering, through personal testimony, maps, photographs and telegrams, all in the context of the Far East theatre. With great strength, and even humour, these eight men's accounts reveal what POW life was really like.
Including a foreword from WWII historian Dr Tony Banham, These Valiant Men is both personal and factual - a must read for anyone with an interest in World War II.
"A worthy and necessary addition to the library of works on the Second World War in the Far East." - Reader Review
About the Author
Vic Ient is a blogger, hiker and cyclist, one-time politician, avid reader of history books and a supporter of the underdog and fair play. With interests in our natural, cultural and historical heritage, he campaigns to persuade government and industry to mitigate the human causes and costs of climate change.
Book Information
ISBN 9781838594954
Author Victor S. Ient
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint Matador
Publisher Troubador Publishing
