{"product_id":"the-secret-pow-diary-of-j-forrest-pollard-9780764363504","title":"The Secret POW Diary of Walter J. Hinkle: Life in Japanese Captivity During WWII","description":"Preserved within this book is the diary of Lieutenant Walter J. Hinkle.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe diary begins in the spring of 1941 as he prepared for a new assignment in the Philippines. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAfter Japan attacked the Philippines in early December, Hinkle was wounded and taken to a hospital for surgery. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhen the Philippines fell in May 1942, he became a prisoner of war at the Davao Penal Colony, where his wound refused to heal and his right leg was amputated below the knee. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAs a bed-ridden invalid, Hinkle wrote about his life as a prisoner of the Japanese. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo prevent the growing diary from being confiscated by camp guards, Hinkle concealed it within a false compartment built into his wooden leg. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHis 136,000-word diary offers a rare and very personal account of one of the longest periods of Japanese military captivity experienced by any American during the Second World War. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eHinkle's writings are supplemented by excerpts from several other diaries for context. These additional writers include a Japanese soldier, Filipino local, Bataan Death March survivor, and Davao Penal Colony escapee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Forrest Pollard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0764363506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764363504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.29w x 1.26d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. Forrest Pollard","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988641710335,"sku":"9780764363504","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_020e8c25-4583-40d0-90c1-33fbfe9d9001.jpg?v=1683295562","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-secret-pow-diary-of-j-forrest-pollard-9780764363504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}