{"product_id":"counting-the-days-paperback-by-craig-b-smith","title":"Counting the Days Paperback by Craig B. Smith","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eSmithsonian Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2018-02-13)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781588346230\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e417.31\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e22.83 x 15.29 x 1.55\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCounting the Days \u003c\/i\u003eis  the story of six prisoners of war imprisoned by both sides during the  conflict the Japanese called the \"Pacific War.\" As in all wars, the  prisoners were civilians as well as military personnel. Two of the  prisoners were captured on the second day of the war and spent the  entire war in prison camps: Garth Dunn, a young Marine captured on Guam  who faced a death rate in a Japanese prison 10 times that in battle; and  Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki, who suffered the ignominy of being Japanese POW  number 1. Simon and Lydia Peters were European expatriates living in the  Philippines; the Japanese confiscated their house and belongings,  imprisoned them, and eventually released them to a harrowing jungle  existence caught between Philippine guerilla raids and Japanese  counterattacks. Mitsuye Takahashi was a U.S. citizen of Japanese descent  living in Malibu, California, who was imprisoned by the United States  for the duration of the war, disrupting her life and separating her from  all she owned. Masashi Itoh was a Japanese soldier who remained hidden  in the jungles of Guam, held captive by his own conscience and beliefs  until 1960, 15 years after the end of the war. This is the story of  their struggles to stay alive, the small daily triumphs that kept them  going—and for some, their almost miraculous survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCraig B. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is former president of a global engineering, architecture, and  construction firm that has been involved in many major public works  projects, including the renovation of the Pentagon before and after  9\/11. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Great Pyramid Was Built \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eExtreme Waves\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555853750433,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781588346230","price":37.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781588346230.jpg?v=1781799366","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/counting-the-days-paperback-by-craig-b-smith","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}