Title Prisoner of the rising sun : the lost diary of Brig. Gen. Lewis Beebe / edited by John M. Beebe ; introduction by Stanley L. Falk

Edition 1st ed Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 253 pages) : illustrations, portraits, maps Series Texas A & M military history series ; no. 103 Texas A & M University military history series ; 103. Contents pt. 1. Background for the diary -- pt. 2. The diary Summary "A never-before-published account of the experience of an American officer at the hands of Japanese captors, Prisoner of the Rising Sun offers new evidence of the treatment accorded officers and shows how the Corregidor prisoners fared compared with the ill- fated Bataan captives. When Japanese aircraft struck airfields in the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Col. Lewis C. Beebe was Gen. Douglas MacArthur's chief supply officer. Promoted to brigadier general, he would become chief of staff for General Wainwright in early March, 1942. From his priveleged vantage point, Beebe kept diary records of the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, their advance to Manila and capture of the Bataan Peninsula, and their assault on Corregidor On May 6, Japanese troops assaulted Corregidor and secured the island in less than twelve hours. Beebe was among those captured and held prisoner until the end of the war in the Pacific, more than four years later." "During his captivity, Beebe managed to keep a diary in which he recorded the relatively benign treatment he and his fellow officers received (at least in comparison with the horrific conditions described in the better-known accounts of lower-ranking POWs held by the Japanese elsewhere). He reports on poor rations, less than adequate medical care, and field work in camps in the Philippines, on Taiwan, and in Manchuria. He also describes the sometimes greedy and selfish behavior of his fellow captives, as well as a lighter side of camp life that included work on a novel, singing, POW concerts and Red Cross visits. Annotation and an epilogue by General Beebe's son, Rev. John M. Beebe, add details about his military career, and an introduction by historian Stanley leaf Falk places the diary in the context of the broader American experience of captivity at the hands of the Japanese. The diary itself not only provides new details of the treatment of officers, but also offers a glimpse of the Greatest Generation who transformed his captivity by using it to sort out what was most important in life."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-235) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Beebe, Lewis, 1891-1951 -- Diaries SUBJECT Beebe, Lewis, 1891-1951 fast Beebe, Lewis, 1891-1951 -- Diaries. nli Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American Internment camps -- Philippines. Internment camps -- Taiwan Internment camps -- China -- Manchuria Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Diaries Prisoners of war -- United States -- Diaries BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. Internment camps Prisoners of war Amerikanischer Kriegsgefangener Weltkrieg 1939-1945 Konzentrationslager World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. Concentration camps -- Philippines. Concentration camps -- Taiwan. Concentration camps -- China -- Manchuria. Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Diaries. Prisoners of war, American -- Diaries. Weltkrieg (1939-1945) China -- Manchuria Japan Philippines Taiwan United States Ostasien Genre/Form diaries. autobiographies (literary works) Personal narratives Autobiographies Diaries Personal narratives Autobiographies. Diaries. Personal narratives. Autobiographies. Journaux intimes. Récits personnels. Form Electronic book Author Beebe, John M., 1928- Falk, Stanley L. (Stanley Lawrence), 1927- LC no. 2005021941 ISBN 9781603445573 1603445579 1299053564 9781299053564

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