Japan - Collection of papers from H.P. Thompson, 1941-1945
Japan - Collection of papers from H.P. Thompson, 1941-1945
Collection: ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’: Missionaries in Asia during the World Wars, 1914-1946 Volumes Japan - Collection of papers from H.P. Thompson, 1941-1945
These assorted accounts of internment provide details of what happened to missionaries from the moment of arrest until their release. One key difference between internment in Japan and internment in countries occupied by Japan appears to have been the duration, with missionaries spending less time captive in Japan than elsewhere. Accounts also suggest Japanese guards treated captives in their own country with more courtesy than captives in countries they occupied.
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Assorted Correspondence 1941-1945
This correspondence contains various missionaries' accounts of internment in Japan at the outbreak of war between Japan and the allied forces. The range of accounts reveals how conditions and treatment...
Date:1941-1945Contributor:Bodleian Library
Identifier:73136C-02
Bishop S. Heaslett's account of his war experiences, 1941-1942
The Bishop's account of his four months as a prisoner of war in Japan, having lived there prior to his arrest. From his time in a Tobe police cell, to...
Date:1941-1942Contributor:Bodleian Library
Identifier:73136C-01
