The Secret POW Diary of Walter J. Hinkle

Life in Japanese Captivity during WWII

J. Forrest Pollard

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English

Schiffer Publishing Ltd
01 June 2022

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Diaries, letters & journals; Second World War; Prisoners of war

This is the war diary of one of the longest-serving American POWs in the Pacific. Walter Hinkle was wounded and captured during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines and remained a prisoner for almost the entire war. He had a leg amputated in the prison camp and later used his wooden leg to hide his growing diary.

Preserved within this book is the diary of Lieutenant Walter J. Hinkle. The diary begins in the spring of 1941 as he prepared for a new assignment in the Philippines. After Japan attacked the Philippines in early December, Hinkle was wounded and taken to a hospital for surgery. When 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. As a bed-ridden invalid, Hinkle wrote about his life as a prisoner of the Japanese. To prevent the growing diary from being confiscated by camp guards, Hinkle concealed it within a false compartment built into his wooden leg. His 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. Hinkle'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.

AUTHOR: From an early age, J. Forrest Pollard developed an interest in the Pacific War, and that interest remains with him today. He has previously published one book on the history of found war relics from the Pacific War.

120 colour and b/w images

Other: J. Forrest Pollard
Imprint: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 1.179kg
ISBN: 9780764363504
ISBN 10: 0764363506
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

From an early age, J. Forrest Pollard developed an interest in the Pacific War, and that interest remains with him today. He has previously published one book on the history of found war relics from the Pacific War.