Prisoner of the Turnip Heads: The Fall of Hong Kong and the Imprisionment by the Japanese

This is a frank account of the internment of British civilians and soldiers following the capture of Hong Kong by the Japanese in 1941. Wright-Nooth's role wasn't particularly heroic, and he was no particular fan of the British establishment in Hong Kong. But he tells his story with a passion, a debt to those who died. That passion sustains the story, which even with the best efforts of Mark Adkin his co-author, is dry and disjointed at times. It must also be said that this history pulls no punches. Wright-Nooth names those who he believed be cowards and traitors amongst his fellow internees, and relates with satisfaction the fate of many of the Japanese who were later tried and executed. But not all is black and white in this history, show more and for that this can truly be said to be one of the most honest accounts of captivity from WW2. Recommended if you have an interest in the war, or in Hong Kong. show less

Hong Kong History Workshop, Department of History, University of Hong Kong
香港大學歷史系