{"product_id":"these-valiant-men-victor-s-ient-9781838594954","title":"These Valiant Men: The Story of Eight British Servicemen in World War II in the Far East","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1941, Sgt Albert Victor Ient sought adventure and travel in the Services. Stationed in Hong Kong, he faced a different reality when his position was overrun. A generation later, his son Vic Ient set out to discover exactly what his father went through as a POW on the island of Innoshima.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is the story of how World War II affected everyday people. Beneath the politics, military tactics and diplomacy, there were the ordinary, hard-suffering servicemen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The author uncovers details of not only Sgt Ient's capture and imprisonment, but also of the experiences of seven others who lived to share their personal accounts. Ient explores armed conflict, ghastly prison transport and 3 years of suffering, through personal testimony, maps, photographs and telegrams, all in the context of the Far East theatre. With great strength, and even humour, these eight men's accounts reveal what POW life was really like.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Including a foreword from WWII historian Dr Tony Banham, \u003cem\u003eThese Valiant Men\u003c\/em\u003e is both personal and factual - a must read for anyone with an interest in World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A worthy and necessary addition to the library of works on the Second World War in the Far East.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Reader Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor S. Ient\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838594957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838594954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Troubador Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.64d","brand":"Victor S. Ient","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014062518527,"sku":"9781838594954","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_550cc84d-40d6-4a54-851d-4c9a944861d4.jpg?v=1767746496","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/these-valiant-men-victor-s-ient-9781838594954","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}