Hellships Down: Allied POWs and the Sinking of the Rakuyo Maru and Kachidoki Maru

by Michael Sturma

On 12 September 1944, a wolfpack of U.S. submarines attacked the Japanese convoy HI-72 in the South China Sea. Among the ships sunk were two carrying Allied prisoners of war. Men who had already endured the trials of Japanese captivity faced a renewed struggle for survival at sea.

This book tells the broader story of the HI-72 convoy through the stories of two survivors: Arthur Bancroft, who was rescued by an American submarine, and Charles...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476682429
• ISBN13: 9781476682426
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up