BOOKS
So far from home : Manilas Santo Tomas Internment Camp 19421945

Publisher: PBI Press


Title Details
  • So far from home :
Publishers
  • Omaha, Neb. : PBI Pressc1996
Descriptions
  • 206 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.ports.,23 x 16 cm
Isbn
    1575790378 (softbound)
Language
    English
Subjects
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration Camps -- Philippines.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
  • Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines).
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Place
  • Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines).
Location RHC
Item Call Number D 805 .P6 J64 1996
Status Available
Barcode 14060
International Standard Book Number
  • International Standard Book Number - 1575790378 (softbound)
Language Code
  • Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Johansen, Bruce E. (Bruce Elliott),
  • Dates associated with a name - 1950-
Title Statement
  • Title - So far from home :
  • Remainder of title - Manila's Santo Tomas Internment Camp, 1942-1945 /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Bruce E. Johansen
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Omaha, Neb. :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - PBI Press
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c1996
Physical Description
  • Extent - 206 p., [16] p. of plates :
  • Other physical details - ill.ports.,
  • Dimensions - 23 x 16 cm
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - Researched history of the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, based on a variety of published sources, some unpublished letters and a few interviews with former internees. The author is an American university professor; his wife was conceived in Santo Tomas. The book particularly focuses on the experiences of his wife's parents (Don and Anne Keiffer). - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
Language Note
  • Language note - English
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Concentration Camps
  • Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Subject Geographic Name
  • Geographic name - Santo Tomas Internment Camp (Manila, Philippines).