{"product_id":"in-enemy-hands-south-africas-pows-in-world-war-ii-karen-horn-first-edition","title":"In enemy hands: South Africa's POWs in World War II - Karen Horn (First edition)","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e'\u003cspan class=\"citation-1267\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1266 citation-1267 citation-end-1267\"\u003eTo all intents and purposes I am as sexless as a block of wood.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1266 citation-end-1266\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-1265\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1264 citation-1265\"\u003eTo eat is the extreme fundamental of living.' — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"113\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1264 citation-1265 citation-end-1265\"\u003eSouth African POW, 1942\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1264 citation-end-1264\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258 citation-1259\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258 citation-1259 citation-1260\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258 citation-1259 citation-1260 citation-1261\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258 citation-1259 citation-1260 citation-1261 citation-1262\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258 citation-1259 citation-1260 citation-1261 citation-1262 citation-1263 citation-end-1263\"\u003eBooks on World War II abound, yet there are remarkably few publications on S\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258 citation-1259 citation-1260 citation-1261 citation-1262 citation-end-1262\"\u003eouth Africa's role in this war, which had\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"6\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258 citation-1259 citation-1260 citation-1261 citation-end-1261\"\u003e such an influence on how we live today. There is even less written about those who participated on the margins of the war\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"7\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258 citation-1259 citation-1260 citation-end-1260\"\u003e, especially those who were physically removed fr\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"8\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258 citation-1259 citation-end-1259\"\u003eom the battlefields through capture by enemy force\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"9\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1258\"\u003es. South Africa'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1257 citation-1258 citation-end-1258\"\u003es prisoners of war during World War II, their experiences and recollections, are largely forgotten. That is until no\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"10\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1257 citation-end-1257\"\u003ew.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"11\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1256\"\u003eHistorian \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1256\"\u003eKaren \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1254 citation-1256\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1254 citation-1255 citation-1256\"\u003eHorn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1254 citation-1255 citation-1256 citation-end-1256\"\u003e painstakingly tracked down a number of former POWs. Together with written memoirs and archival documents, their\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1254 citation-1255\"\u003e interviews reveal rich narratives of hardship, endurance, humour, longing and self-discovery. Instead of fighting, these men adapted to another war, one which was fought on the inside of many prison \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1253 citation-1254 citation-1255 citation-end-1255\"\u003ecamps. I\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"13\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1253 citation-1254 citation-end-1254\"\u003et was a war against hunger and deprivation, at times against ever-encroaching despondency and low morale am\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"14\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1253 citation-end-1253\"\u003eongst their companions in captivity.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"15\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1252\"\u003eIn their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1250 citation-1252\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1250 citation-1251 citation-1252 citation-end-1252\"\u003einterviews, all the POWs expressed surprise at being asked to share their \u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"16\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1250 citation-1251\"\u003eexperiences of almost 70 years earlier. The author found it astonishing that almost all of them claimed not to be heroes of any kind. Perhaps this is not surprising when one considers that they returned home in 1945 to a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1248 citation-1250 citation-1251\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1248 citation-1249 citation-1250 citation-1251 citation-end-1251\"\u003ecountry which soon afterwards tri\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"17\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1248 citation-1249 citation-1250 citation-end-1250\"\u003eed its utmost to pro\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"18\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1248 citation-1249 citation-end-1249\"\u003emote national amnesia with regard to its participation in the war. 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