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My Life as a POW of the Japanese 1942-1945
- British Soldier's Account of His Horrific Three and a Half Years as a Japanese POW on Java During World War II
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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Summary
Arthur Charles gives a personal account of his time as a POW on Java, including the use of secret radios and how he survived a firing squad. He depicts amazing resilience, resourcefulness, and even moments of humour amid the horror of captivity, where he suffered terrible mistreatment and deliberate efforts to humiliate. He managed to learn skills from other POWs such as contract bridge, chess, shorthand, and even English law.
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- Khalid
- 30-04-24
Hard time
A very good and sobering story of life of a prisoner of war. A typical cruel treatment of Japanese soldiers . Pleasant ending
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- Morag Janet Davies
- 18-12-20
to the point
loved it . just over an hour long. amazing. easy listen. well written. Great oversight
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- Morag Bocking
- 24-07-22
Nice wee life in a prison camp
Thank you for sharing your story and the hardship you suffered during WW2, this possibly is just the tip you share but thank you Arthur.
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- Michael
- 26-01-23
Marvellous
Short, sweet, candid, and unreservedly, British.
A pleasure to listen to, with no graphic content. If you are worried about that.
Lest we forget
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- allan isaacs
- 08-11-21
A tale of courage and endurance. Beautifully read
A tale of courage and endurance.
Beautifully read. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Can't wait to. Listen again.
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- hampshire shopper
- 02-04-22
Interesting but I didn’t like the narration
This was an interesting account but I found the narration very annoying. It was either monotonous or had a annoying uplilt in sentences
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- Anonymous User
- 29-07-22
brilliant
brilliant loved it narrator was great really made the story plenty of detail 😀
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- Jimmy's ghost
- 07-09-21
great story
Valuable first hand account of the POW in WWII. Short but well written. Narrator excellent. Straightforward proper narration.
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- Carly Beatz
- 24-02-23
Took me a while to get into it - but a great read.
I love my WW2 history, and was glad to have given this a go. It took me some time to get used to the narration - but after a few chapters, I found it was easier to get into.
Some incredible memories, but the way these were delivered I don't feel made it clear just how horrific things must've been for the prisoners. Maybe that's a good thing.
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- Cat
- 31-05-24
Great narrator, eloquent wording
English values throughout the war in face of adversity. A return to integrity. Well portrayed and politically important.
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