The Java Club has been recording the personal accounts of the experiences of ex Far East Prisoners of War (FEPOWs) for more than 20 years. August 2007 sees the publication of a book, Prisoners in Java, which brings together their stories for the first time Java Club book | Books | guardian.co.uk
Terry Waite, patron of Children of Far East Prisoners of War, talks about the importance of the new Java Club book at the launch Video: Terry Waite on the Java Club book | Books | guardian.co.uk
Java Club member Maurice Kester recently found a diary he kept while he was a Far East POW during the second world war. At the launch of the Java Club’s new book, he revisited his diary for the first time in more than 60 years. Video: A serviceman’s diary | Books | guardian.co.uk
The Java Club has been recording the experiences of ex Far East Prisoners of War (FEPOWs) for more than 20 years. A new book brings together these stories for the first time. Video: Collected memories of life as a Far East POW | Books | guardian.co.uk
My disgust and hatred of the Japanese came predominantly from the family breakdowns that occurred post war. I was friends of many children of POW's and their lives were terrible because their father's could not deal with the brutal treatment they received and always seemed to take it out on the family through their excessive use of alcohol "to forget". I wonder sometimes how these children were with their own families later on.
