Lesser Gods, Greater Devils - Betrayal, Starvation and Murder in the Twilight of Empire

Lane Publications Reprint, 1994

A story of incredible suffering, bravery and endurance. Allied troops desperately clinging to life as all around comrades are dying. Yet despite a slave-like existence, wit and humour prevailed. From December 1941 to September 1945 56000 allied servicemen and women perished in the Far East. More than half this number have no known grave. Arthur Lane gives a modest account of his part in these desperate events...