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Within Changi's Walls: A Record of Civilian Internment in World War II

George L. Peet

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Within Changi's Walls: A Record of Civilian Internment in World War II

by George L. Peet
Within Changi's Walls: A Record of Civilian Internment in World War II
Within Changi's Walls: A Record of Civilian Internment in World War II

Resilience behind barbed-wire in wartime Singapore.

If you're drawn to untold stories of resilience during times of conflict, "Within Changi's Walls" could be a compelling read for you. George L. Peet's diaries offer an intimate glimpse into the lives of interned civilians, showcasing the resourcefulness and perseverance of the human spirit even in the darkest times. It's a tribute to survival and solidarity, echoing lessons that resonate deeply long after the last page is turned.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Within Changi's Walls: A Record of Civilian Internment in World War II

by George L. Peet
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ISBN: 9789814328852
Author: George L. Peet
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: World War II, Microhistory, Biography, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.8
(rated by 5 readers)

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When the Japanese captured Singapore in February 1942, the European population was rounded up and sent to internment camps, where they were kept till the end of the war. This is the story of one such internee George L. Peet whose diaries and records preserve a stunningly vivid portrait of the triumph of the human spirit in those trying times. Interned first at Changi Gaol, then at Sime Road Camp, Peet paints a detailed and moving picture of the world behind walls. The internees, mostly British and mostly the top tier of pre-war Singapore society, find themselves in vastly reduced circumstances, dispossessed and humiliated. Fortunately, their Japanese wardens, while enforcing strict security, left the running of the camps to the internees. And so, drawing on their respective skills from their peace-time occupations, the internees soon organized themselves into an elaborate functioning microcosm of society. Those who had been doctors served as camp doctors. Those who had been in the Department of Agriculture grew vegetables. The engineers saw to water and sanitation. The chemists made yeast for bread. And experts from every conceivable field took turns to lecture at the unofficial, in-house Changi University. In the author's own words, a veritable war-time Swiss Family Robinson indeed. With a sympathetic eye, Peet reveals the strength as well as the ugliness of human nature.
 

Resilience behind barbed-wire in wartime Singapore.

If you're drawn to untold stories of resilience during times of conflict, "Within Changi's Walls" could be a compelling read for you. George L. Peet's diaries offer an intimate glimpse into the lives of interned civilians, showcasing the resourcefulness and perseverance of the human spirit even in the darkest times. It's a tribute to survival and solidarity, echoing lessons that resonate deeply long after the last page is turned.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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