Sketches from the Hintok POW Camp, 1943-1944

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Postwar sketches of life as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese at Hintok, Thailand, 1942-44, created by John Wisecup, Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. Bridge-building details; "Pack of Cards" bridge; Japanese cruelties and atrocities; tropical diseases; burial details. Includes six leaves of a poem titled, "Saga of Bamboo Jim," an introduction, and a foreword.

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[37] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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Wisecup, John 1999.

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    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

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Postwar sketches of life as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese at Hintok, Thailand, 1942-44, created by John Wisecup, Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. Bridge-building details; "Pack of Cards" bridge; Japanese cruelties and atrocities; tropical diseases; burial details. Includes six leaves of a poem titled, "Saga of Bamboo Jim," an introduction, and a foreword.

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[37] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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Created in 1999 for the World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project.

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Wisecup, John. Sketches from the Hintok POW Camp, 1943-1944, artwork, 1999; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944671/: accessed August 10, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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