Prisoner of the Rising Sun

by William A. Berry, James Edwin Alexander

Berry was among 11,000 American prisoners of war taken by the Japanese after months of battle in the Philippines. He tells his remarkable story of capture, escape, recapture, punishment, and survival with candor and engaging good humor. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: History

241 pages, Hardcover

First published May 7, 1993

Reviews

[Ben Mcconnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Had heard bits and pieces of this story from my parents as a child. A good family friend is the son of one the three main POWs in this story. I thought is was a good read and gave me more perspective on how terrible that time in our history was.

[John · Rating 2 out of 5]

Memoirs, somewhat repetitive at times. Ghost written; Good from the perspective of gaining a small understanding what a man went through as a POW of the Japanese during WWII.