Wrong Place-Wrong Time: Survival and Resilienceof a JapanesePOW During World War II

This book is about a POW, Ethan Gottschalk(Tex), and his experiences while imprisoned by the Japanese during World War II. It relates many of his experiences in the nine POW camps that he was imprisoned in, at Manila, Formosa and Japan. To reach these destinations he was transferred by what is usually known as Hell Ships. These in some cases were as bad as some of the POW camps. Many on these prisoners died during their travels and some were buried at sea.

Author: Kenneth M. Holtzclaw
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 08/03/2011
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781461188711
ISBN10: 1461188717
BISAC Categories:
- History | General

About the Author
Kenneth Holtzclaw is a native of California, born in La Habra in southern California, but spent his childhood in central California. He retired from the University of California, Riverside after working there for 27 years. He is the author of 8 Arcadia Images of America books, 1 Arcadia Images of Sports books, and co-authored an Arcadia Images of America books. He also has written The Rancho San Anderes Castro Adobe, Sons of the Virginias, and Ranch Final Destination, all historical related books. Holtzclaw is currently on the Board of the Gilman Ranch and Wagon Museum in Banning, California and the Pass Historical Museum in Beaumont, California

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