Captured: The Japanese Internment of American Civilians in the Philippines, 1941-1945

by Frances B. Cogan

Book Overview

More than five thousand American civilian men, women, and children living in the Philippines during World War II were confined to internment camps following Japan's late December 1941 victories in Manila. Captured tells the story of daily life in five different camps--the crowded housing, mounting familial and international tensions, heavy labor, and increasingly severe malnourishment that made the internees' rescue a race with starvation. Frances...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820355402
• ISBN13: 9780820355405
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Captured:the japanese internment of american civilians in the philippines1941-1945

A wonderfully informative book about a hitherto unknown event during the second world war in the far east. Highly recommend this book for all who are interested in this venue.

Not Politically Correct

Dr. Cogan's book is a well written, extremely well researched and oddly enough, politically incorrect account of the civilian internment during the war. She seems to prefer to give an accurate account rather than a sanitized version that many seem to prefer these days. Between her and Iris Chang, people have finally have a chance to read the truth about the terrible crimes committed by Japan throughout the Far East both before US involvement and after.

A thoughtful, readable work of history

Ms. Cogan has produced an enduring and fascinating piece of scholarship; in addition to being minutely researched, this work is readable and enjoyable even to a scientist such as myself. As a biochemist who has read C.P. Snow, I find it obvious that Ms. Cogan is among those few scholars who can straddle "The Two Cultures" with ease. Her book is an important addition to the historical works available on the Pacific Theatre during WWII

Bravery Unmasked

As the son of parents who were among the American Civilians interned by the Japanese in the Philippines, this book, for the first time, gave me a vivid picture of the hardships endured by this group of Americans abandoned by their government and left in the hands of a hostile enemy. It covered questions unasked and unanswered for a lifetime. A heartfelt thanks to Frances B Cogan for tackling a little known part of World War II and her recognition of the sacrifices and courage of these brave civilians !

A well-told story of a little-known event.

Frances Cogan's meticulous study of American civilians interned in the Philippines by the Japanese during World War II presents fascinating material written in elegant prose. She vividly recounts what it was like for these people to live in a confined area with increasingly dwindling food supplies as the war in the Pacific raged around them. Anyone interested in World War II should read this book.Similar books of interest include Elizabeth Norman's "We Band of Angels," Theresa Kaminski's "Prisoners in Paradise," and E. Barlett Kerr's "Surrender and Survival."