Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.) entitled: Cambodia in the reign of King Sisowath, 1904-1927. Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-339) and index. Monash papers on Southeast Asia ; no. 37.
Eighteen true tales of escape from prisoner of war camps in World War II. Men captured in war, deprived of purpose as well as liberty, naturally think of escape. In the Second World War, with vast numbers held in captivity for years, escape was extraordinarily frequent, though escape to freedom inevitably less so
"Long Binh Jail was a place so feared that American soldiers would rather face the Viet Cong than be sent there. Known as "LBJ" or simply "The Stockade," it was officially the U.S. Army Installation Stockade in Long Binh, South Vietnam. Within its confines were Americans whose offenses ran the gamut from drug possession, insubordination, and AWOL, to assault, rape, and murder. Containing up to …