Hong Kong Internment, 1942-1945 Life in the Japanese Civilian Camp at Stanley
Posted: July 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »Just released in a paperback edition, Geoffrey Emerson’s study of internment in Hong Kong. A rather useful read for anyone interested in Hong Kong history.
“This book is solidly grounded in research and enlivened by pictorial sketches of camp life as well as by interviews with former internees. The result is a story of human endurance and survival amidst terribly trying circumstances over three and a half years.” — Edward Rhoads, Professor Emeritus of Modern Chinese History, University of Texas at Austin
– Tells the story of the more than three thousand non-Chinese civilians: British, American, Dutch and others, who were trapped in Hong Kong and interned behind barbed wire in Stanley Internment Camp from 1942 to 1945.
-Â Draws on the interviews with the former internees done by the author from 1970 to 1972, with a new introduction and fresh discussions.
– With 94 illustrations including precious photographs and sketches that depict the life in the Stanley Camp.
Geoffrey Charles Emerson has lived in Hong Kong for more than forty years. He retired in 2000 from St Paul’s College, where he taught history and English and served as vice principal and careers master.
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