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- Historians beware!
- Good -- but could have been great
- An insightful view of the Southern privates perspective.
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Tithes of Blood: A Confederate Soldier's Story (Journal of Confederate History Series)
Billy Ellis
Manufacturer: Southern Heritage Press.
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ASIN: 1889332119 |
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75 photos 8 maps 6 x 9 Written by the great-grandson of a soldier who fought with the regiment, Tithes of Blood tells the story of the 11th Mississippi Infantry, from First Manassas through Picketts Charge and Appomattox. Drawn from letters, diaries, and family stories, this book brings to life a regiment that paid its dues in blood. A Southern Heritage Press publication.
Customer Reviews:
Historians beware!.......2004-10-11
Page X says it all
Addendum to the Reader
All of the events and names of the soldiers involved in the valorous history of the 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment are real. Some of the narration and dialog, however, is my own.
This is an actual account of the courageous deeds of simple country boys. I have a sacred trust with their precious memory which I can never betray. Billy Ellis.
"Some of the dialog" is putting it lightly, it was very distracting.
Good -- but could have been great.......2001-04-21
This is a perfect example of editorial intrusion. It's based on the diary of the editor's great-grandfather, a member of the high-casualty 11th Mississippi. But the editor has fictionalized it. It's impossible to tell what was originally there and what has been added, and of course all the authenticity of the authorial "voice" has been lost. Does Wilkins' diary really contain one of the best first-person accounts of Pickett's Charge out there, or has Ellis made that part up? I'd love to see an edition of Wilkins' diary permitting him to speak in his own voice. The tiny quote in the introduction only serves to tease. As it is, this book is an interesting, but frustrating, portrayal.
An insightful view of the Southern privates perspective........1998-03-10
This is an excellent read. Although the actual dialogue is fictionalised, the facts portrayed in this book are all true. Tithes of Blood presents the War Between the States from the Southern private's point of view. It is not overly moralistic but conveys very well the feelings that may have been experienced by the common soldier, from the excitement of first mustering out to the fear and dread that accompanies battle. The unique perspective of the author, having received much of his information through the oral histories of his family, add a personal dimension to the book that many authors with no connection to the subject matter cannot acheive. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the War Between the States or historical military life.
Book Description
The world at the turn of the twentieth century was in the throes of "Marconi-mania"-brought on by an incredible invention that no one could quite explain, and by a dapper and eccentric figure (who would one day win the newly minted Nobel Prize) at the center of it all. At a time when the telephone, telegraph, and electricity made the whole world wonder just what science would think of next, the startling answer had come in 1896 in the form of two mysterious wooden boxes containing a device Marconi had rigged up to transmit messages "through the ether." It was the birth of the radio, and no scientist in Europe or America, not even Marconi himself, could at first explain how it worked...it just did.
Here is a rich portrait of the man and his era-a captivating tale of British blowhards, American con artists, and Marconi himself-a character par excellence, who eventually winds up a virtual prisoner of his worldwide fame and fortune.
Customer Reviews:
the Tesla thief, still glorified...?.......2005-12-10
Surprised that the book fails on a major point: to talk about the highly supportable contention that Marconi stole Tesla's technological ideas, since Marconi visited Tesla and since Tesla was such a "businessman innocent" that he let people root around in his papers for ideas as a friendship gesture.
Still, an intersting read on the early 20th century through various technological vingnettes about the effects of radio that you would find no where else--until a better book is published of course, in my opinion.
We learn much about aerials, but not much about inventions........2005-02-22
This book, at 291 pages, is a quick read. It can be read in about two hours. We learn that Marconi's main contribution was to combine Heinrich Hertz's invention of radio waves with Oliver Lodge's invention of the coherer. We learn of Marconi's discovery of radio waves bouncing off the upper atmosphere, an effect essential for trans-Atlantic radio waves (paves 53-55, 258). We learn of Marconi's "spark method" which worked better than Edison's jumping current method. We learn that it was actually David Hughes (pages 97-98) and Oliver Heaviside (pages 128-131), not Marconi, who built the first wireless. We also learn that Nathan Stubblefield was the inventor of a wireless that could transmit not just Morse code, but also voices and music.
Much of the book tells about Marconi's efforts at building higher aerials and scouting out locations to build aerials, e.g., on various ships, in Cape Cod, Newfoundland, or Santa Catalina Island. In fact, this is the major thrust of the book: scouting out locations for building aerials. The book should not have been called "Signor Marconi's Magic Box," since we learn nothing about the "spark method" or the "coherer" beyond their names. Instead, the book should have been called "Signor Marconi Builder of Aerials." The word "patent" occurs 19 times in the book, but here the word patent is just used in passing, and we learn nothing about the patents, or how they represented improvements over the earlier state of the radio art. "Patent" does not even occur in the index.
The book spends a good deal of time utilizing literary devices, especially the literary device of describing the weather, and the literary device of naming personalities with little or no direct relevance to Marconi. For example, we are told that "on a misty morning three days later a Russian hospital ship sighted another vessel" (page 200). We learn that "the men who were working ran out into the snow in mad rejoicing" (page 146). We find that "day after day through the hot summer months of 1895 . . ."(page 16). We are told that "tens of thousands of chimneys filled the air with the sooty haze" (page 21). We read that "this was a deeply romantic corner of England, a treacherous rocky coast. . . where people still talked of lost bounties of wrecked . . . Spanish galleons" (page 72). We also read that "outside, his men braved the icy winds which blew small icebergs into Glace Bay" (page 100). Moreover, we learn about "out on the snowy wastes of Brant Rock . . ." (page 208). Additionally, we read that "in the summer heat the stony earth shimmers" (page 281) and that "a storm blew up from the northwest" (page 264). The author is a confirmed name-dropper. We learn the names of Marconi's competitors, and the names of Marconi's love interests, literary figures, sports figures, and political figures of the time (e.g., King Victor Emmanuel; Reginald Fessenden; Nevil Maskelyne; Frank Fayant; Alexander Popov; Gordon Bennett; Eugene Ducretet; Inez Milholland; Thomas Lipton; Lionel James; Rossini; Chopin; Arthur Conan Doyle; Frederick Treves; Amos Dolbear; Alaxandre Dumas; Nellie Melba; Beatrice O'Brien; Edmund Gurney; Frederic Myers; Leonore Piper; George Bernard Shaw; Joseph Pulitzer; and Cristina Bezza-Scali; Rudyard Kipling; Bob Fitzsimmons; Jim Jeffries; Jack Dempsey; Henry McClure; just to name a few). On and on and on goes the list of irrelevant names. The book devotes atleast ten times more space describing Marconi's romantic interests than describing the engineers who work for Marconi.
To conclude, the author Gavin Weightman provides us with a book having a misleading title (Signor Marconi's Magic Box) and a misleading subtitle (The Most Remarkable Invention of the 19th Century). The book contains only a moderate amount of interesting material, but a huge amount of fluff. The book does not explain the nature of a coherer, a Herzian wave, or the spark method, and reveals very little about Marconi's collaborators and coworkers, essentially nothing about Marconi's business partners, and essentially nothing about what Marconi had actually invented. In striking contrast is Tom Lewis' book Empire of the Air. Tom Lewis covers the history of radio with the insight expected of somebody who is an electrical engineer having a J.D. and an M.B.A. Five stars to Tom Lewis' book Empire of the Air.
Like Early Wireless Itself: Useful, but Flawed.......2005-02-08
From the title, you might suppose this book to be a history of early wireless, with an emphasis on Marconi's work. And so it is, to some degree. It is much more a biography of Marconi, for whom Weightman has an evident fondness. But it is a weak biography, in that it does not delve into Marconi's life too deeply, or too long. Indeed, the book effectively ends (or rather, just stops) at the First World War, with a final chapter or two about the last years of Marconi's life 20 years later. And it's a somewhat incomplete story of early wireless, concentrating (understandably) mostly on Marconi's work, with only glimpses of the advances made by so many other pioneers. Still, it is an interesting and informative read, fleshing out the bare bones of the earliest years of an emerging technology. It just left me wondering what happened to the second half of the book.
Looking (and thinking) inside the box.......2004-04-08
The story of the development of wireless technology is complicated and surrounded by claim and counter claim. Marconi is undoubtedly the central figure of this story but the main characters are interwoven like the twisted pair wires that were replaced by the increasing use of telegraph communications.
Einstein has said that scientific advance is opaque with foresight, transparent with hindsight, and this book amply illustrates the point. It is easy to look back on the breakthroughs of Guiglielmo Marconi and belittle the impact. Yet much of the enormous advances at the end of the 20th century would not have been possible without Marconi (or rather the technology STARTED by Marconi's discoveries). Marconi was a strange mixture of modern and ancient, and did not understand the theoretical background of his advances. Nor does the reader need to understand the science of signal transmission to thoroughly enjoy the book. It is interesting and enlightening to see the attempts to rationalise how `radio' worked, particularly by some of his contemporaries. I suspect that some of our own imperfect understandings will be viewed with similar wonder when viewed from the other side of lucid explanations.
The story is generally well told, and is particularly effective when describing three Atlantic dramas in the years just before the First World War. The passengers rescued from the steam ships Republic and Titanic owed their rescue to both the technology, and to the seriously dedicated wireless operators. Indeed, the operators from the Titanic only ceased transmitting about 20 minutes before the vessel went down, and one of the pair perished. In the third drama, Dr Crippen was apprehended in New York after `escaping' on a trans-Atlantic voyage - the ship's captain recognised the man who had murdered his wife, and the `Marconi men' on board informed the authorities. Both English and French newspapers published the `chase', charting the positions of both Crippen's vessel, and that of the following Inspector Drew (in a faster vessel, which arrived first in New York).
Marconi's advances shine through the pages of the book, but even though it is not dwelt upon, Marconi as a man receives very much less favourable coverage. I suppose if he had been a `better' person, he would not have made the breakthroughs of which we are all grateful.
Peter Morgan (morganp@supanet.com)
A good look at the early 20th century.......2004-01-27
This book is easily read and handles technical issues without getting bogged down in detail. An amateur radio enthusiast would be left hungering for more on the devices, antennas, etc. that Marconi used, but those who are not familiar with the principles of radio should find this book very satisfying. Hertz, Maxwell, Heaviside, DeForest are all here but, as the author makes clear, Marconi himself had no idea about the science underlying his success but was persistent nonetheless. The author ventures into personalities and sensations of the period that will keep you moving through the chapters. Imagine projecting news headlines onto the clouds with high powered lights! Weightman will tell you about it. I had no idea that there was a successful broadcasting service by telephone in Budapest before 1900, with music and news. Threading it all together is Marconi's remarkable life of staying ahead of the pack until the development of the electron tube. You'll get a wonderful sense of the optimism, excitement and wonder of the pre-WWI period in a well told story. I closed the book amazed that all that I had read took place only 100 years, such a short time, ago.
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Title: Signor Marconi's Magic Box: The Most Remarkable Invention of the 19th Century and the Amateur Inventor Whose Genius Sparked a Revolution.(Book Review)
Author: John M. Williamson
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Federal Communications Law Journal (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: University of California at Los Angeles, School of Law
Volume: 57
Issue: 2
Page: 345(5)
Article Type: Book Review
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This is a warm, fun-filled fantasy story for children with a difference: the hero is Ben, a boy with Asperger Syndrome. When Ben and his friend Andy find an old bottle in the school yard, they little realize the surprises about to be unleashed in their lives. Bound up with this exciting mystery is the story of how Ben is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and how he and his family deal with the problems and joys that come along. Blue Bottle Mystery is a delight to read that is more than just another kid's book. For the first time, the issues and frustrations that a child may have with Asperger Syndrome are explored within a fictional format especially for children. Its portrayal of Ben as the central character offers other children with autistic spectrum disorders and their peers a positive role model. It is a valuable teaching tool that demystifies children with Asperger Syndrome, justifying their individuality as valid and interesting. In Blue Bottle Mystery Kathy Hoopmann has combined her love of children with her passion for fantasy literature to produce a delightful read for anyone who loves an adventure and wants a unique insight into the mind of an Asperger child.
Customer Reviews:
Not practical.......2007-03-24
Both the teacher (emotionally demanding) and the parent (materialistic and shallow) are presened in a very bad light. While the book is fiction, the resolutions (without giving any portion of the book away) are not in any way practical to the very real challenges of raising a child with special needs. While AS does have it's challenges, it should simply be presented as a "different way of being", so that the child with AS may prepare him/herself for life in an appropriate and practical way, to the best of his/her ability, and not to rely on the chance solutions presented in this book.
Aspie Intro.......2007-01-12
Our "friend" from C.A.R.D. (Center for Autism and Related Disabilities) had finished her in-home observations and we got the "diagnosis" over the phone. Our son was unaware of the situation, only ever knowing that he is different and internalizing that as "bad". After some research I determined that the best way to break it to him was via Blue Bottle Mystery. We read the book, not an abnormal occurrence; we homeschool. He understood Ben and finally felt understood a little himself. When the story culminated I asked him who his favorite character was. Ben of course. I then explained to him that he had something very much in common with Ben in that he also has Asperger. My son almost did a cartwheel. Because of this book, he was "proud" to have AS.
I too didn't like the "problem with the brain" language; it almost made me cry. However, I realize this is actually how some professionals talk, so it is "real world". I also realize that, much as I don't like facing it, AS IS a problem at times. I certainly didn't have an issue with the anger Ben's dad felt. My son was 8 before we knew about AS, and I have often found myself feeling "manipulated" by my smart son as when he argues that he can't "pick up the floor" when being asked to clean his room. The hand flailing DOES look weird, and I have felt the frustration and embarrassment that Ben's dad experienced. It made ME feel normal and "forgiven". Ben's dad didn't understand and neither did I, I'm sorry to say. Mr. Jones had to learn and so did I. So I like how this book works on two levels: it introduces AS to the child and to the parent and it sort of comisserates/relates. We all needed that. We have a special place in our hearts for this book. It enabled my son to understand himself and even like himself a little better, and we as parents no longer felt so entirely alone.
Poor.......2006-04-29
I understand how some AS children would relate; however mine did not. She was horrified at the thought of being viewed as "not normal". Also the way the father treated his son before the diagnosis and after was, quite frankly, nystifying to me. My daughter has many of the same quirks that Ben has (hand flapping, obseesions, etc) I would never and never have put her down or got angry over those quirks.
The doctor tells the Dad that Asperger's is a "problem in the brain." I have always described it as a different way of thinking. At this point I wasn't reading this book to my daughter. I can not fathom how she would react to being told she has a problem in her brain.
Once again, some children obviously felt connected to the story. We had the opposite experience.
Wonderful human behavior.......2006-01-24
My 8 year old son has AS. But we have never told him about it. He knows something is different with him, but we treat him as normally as we treat my younger daughter.
When I first read this book, it brought tears to my eyes. It was hard for me to see how simply the author described the character's ailements. But it also convinced me, the parent, that it is wonderful to have such a child. After I read it, my husband read it too. We decided that by having my son and daughter read it, they may draw some conclusions.
In fact, they both could not wait to finish the book. My daughter was interested in the mystery part, where as my Aspie son, was questioning the behavioral incidents and sometimes finding similarities or even differences between himself and Ben. He finally asked me if he had Asperger's too ! As much as I had prepared myself with a pre-canned reply, I could only say :" perhaps, you have a little bit of it".
This book, and the others by Kathy Hoopmann, are wonderful to read and to learn from. I have recommended them to the principal of our school as a must have for the 2-5 grade classes.
thank you ....
M.O. New York
My son loves it.......2005-08-20
I read this book myself, and I'm now reading it with my 8-year-old son with AS. Besides having an entertaining story line, it's given us opportunities to have some rich discussions.
For example, there's a scene where Ben's teacher becomes more and more frustrated with his inappropriate responses. My son and I read it over, and I said, "Do you understand why she got so upset?" He said, emphatically, "No!", so we went through the scene line by line and I pointed out how the misunderstandings arose. Afterwards, he understood better how he sometimes offends people without meaning to.
I'd like to address some of the criticisms other reviewers have had. Yes, there is Australian slang. My son asks me what it means, just as he would with any unfamiliar word or phrase. It's not a big deal. Yes, Ben has a good friend. However, his friend gets annoyed with his constant talk about computers (Ben's obsession); he is realistically portrayed. It's great to have a model of an Aspie friendship for my son; reading about typical kids who get together to shoot hoops is not going to give him any idea how *he* would act with a friend.
Yes, the father and the teacher say some harsh things to and about Ben, but that is before he is diagnosed. Once they understand what is going on, they do not put Ben down or imply that Asperger's is something to be ashamed of.
All in all, this has been a great book for my son and for me.
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This insightful book presents 350 recipes, along with expert reviews of valuable techniques, for creating mouthwatering breads and desserts. The use of volume and metric measurements suit the needs of large operations, small bakeshops, home kitchens, and classrooms. More experienced bakers can find advanced tips about chocolate, confections, and wedding cakes, as well as the CIA's approach to plating and decorating desserts. Hundreds of full-color photographs introduce the baking ingredients, offer step-by-step guidance through important techniques, and feature finished products.
Average customer rating:
- More art than meets the eye
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This Is The Oasis
Miriam Moss
Manufacturer: Kane/Miller Book Publishers
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Have you ever wondered how anything survives in a hot desert climate? Visit the oasis - a green jewel in the Sahara - and see the birds, bugs, animals and people who both survive and thrive there.
Customer Reviews:
More art than meets the eye.......2006-06-20
I consider the non-narrative style to be a kind of tone-poem, the language flows so nicely. The information contained in the book is factual, and a simple outline of the main features of an oasis (not as rare a phenomenon as the vast stretches of sand might lead one to believe). The art is lush, mainly in subdued tones, suggesting a fondness for the subject matter. My own illustrations for "Puppyfish" and its sequel "Puppy Goes to Lambergarten" are more typical of the strong colors usually used for this young age group (even though my books are aimed at older readers). That in itself (the soft colors) is almost reason enough to share this with a classroom of primary grade kids.
There was a production quality issue with the copy I received. Covers and endpapers were both wrinkled, not properly glued and installed. (Hardcover)
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Africa's Animal Oasis
National Geographic Vvwa G51529
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An exciting new trend is emerging in scrapbooking: adding texture to pages with three-dimensional accessories.
Three-Dimensional Scrapbooks offers a sophisticated yet simple guide to this popular trend, including scores of ideas and tips for creating unforgettable pages that pop. It covers general information, such as how to use tools, find materials, and assemble and create pages. Then, it explores a host of exciting pages using a range of embellishments beads, glass, foil, wire, ribbons, tags, keepsakes, pebbles, and more and offers how-to sidebars filled with tips and techniques for creating a custom look that fits a scrapbooker's particular style.
This creative, step-by-step guide shows how to integrate fun and interesting elements into any page design.
Customer Reviews:
Sandi Genovese's Three-Dimensional Scrapbooks: Techniques for Building Texture and Style into Your Pages.......2007-05-30
Great shape and fast shipping. Would buy from again.
GREAT IDEAS.......2006-03-13
This book is full of ideas for anyone to try. The directions are easy to follow and the techniques shown look beautiful. A good book for those who are new to scrapbooking and need inspiration or looking for something different. I am so glad that I bought it.
not what I expected...BETTER !!!!.......2006-01-22
I'm not really into 3D scrapbooks because I thought that it would take up too much space in my albums. But I bought this book because I figured I could make gifts and the reviews were great. I was very pleasantly surprised to find that most of the pages don't really protrude too much and are all very usable in my scrapbooks. Plus, you can tweak some of the ideas if you'd like more of a 2D page. All the layout ideas are beautiful, innovative and attainable. I've been scrapping for 5 years and I think these ideas are for beginners and "pros" alike. I don't have alot of time to scrap but these layouts are beautiful and fairly easy and quick to do. I also really liked that each page is a different layout idea and there are instructions for each layout. I actually bought this book before I realized that you can watch Sandi Genovese on Scrapbooking ( on DIYnetwork ). So it was a pleasant surprise to see a "familiar face". I hope this was helpful to you and HAPPY SCRAPPIN'.
Sandi Genovese's Three-Dimensional Scrapbooks: Techniques for Building Texture and Style into Your Pages.......2005-09-06
This is an execellent book. It has a lot of techniques for adding texture without a lot of bulk on your scrapbook pages.
The photography of the pages are excellent also. I love a book that shows the finished page in a nice size so I can see all the details that were added without having to use a magnifying glass.
Thumbs up!!!!.......2005-03-01
I am starting a scrapbook for my first child and came across this book. I am so glad I bought it. I've gotten alot of scrapbooking ideas for my little girl's upcoming holidays and special events.
The various layouts are just beautiful and elegant. Even the simplest layout was well done. I've looked at plenty of how-to books but nothing came close to this one. Most of the layouts in other books looked tacky and unappealing.
Looking forward to more of her books!
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Cop out at the end.......2005-08-06
This book does an excellent job summarizing and interpreting the history of birthing in the United States in the last 100 years or so. I makes a wonderful case for natural birth settings. Several lovely tales of Amish home birth. Then I felt totally betrayed in the end, when they made a completely unsubstantiated statement that birth is safest in birth centers. I take this to mean the authors either 1 - think American women are incapable of lovely home births due to the history they've given in this book or 2 - are trying to reconcile theirselves with modern medicine when the information they've presented, clearly indicates that modern medicine has little to offer normal birth.
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George Maciunas was the founding member and leader of the most radical and experimental art movement of the 1960s, Fluxus. Its members rejected the traditional systems of high art, practicing an extraordinary form of anti-art that encompassed everything from photography and pavement art to poetry and drama. Mr. Fluxus, the first biography of this key figure in twentieth- century art, reveals the story of an unorthodox, contradictory, and elusive genius. Maciunas attempted to rule Fluxus in totalitarian fashion, yet he laughed at himself and provoked others to laughter, poking fun at the incurable illnesses and painful realities that afflicted him throughout his relatively short life. What emerges from this collection of anecdotes and impressions, coaxed from many of his former Fluxus colleagues and from an array of friends and enemies, is an informative portrait of an inspiring crusader whose mission was to change the world, beginning with the world of art.
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A definitive depiction of the life and times of G. Maciunas.......1999-08-14
Emmett William's Mr Fluxus is a collective portrait of the founder of the Fluxus group. Maciunas was a typographer, visual designer, teacher and organizer. He was a constant source of ideas, and worked tirelessly to produce them. At various times now famous artists such as Beuyes, Ono and Paik joined a loose band of others. They participated in FluxFests, produced FluxGames and objects and sold them in FluxShops. His FluxHouses were among the seeds of today's SOHO. Among the ironies of his life , is that many of his ideas have led to financial success for others, while he lived a spartan life and suffered financial disasters. The book is a collective of anonymous quotes as Fluxus was a collective. The quotes are attributed at the end, but the form si sometimes confusing. Williams and Ay-O have produced a valuable document for scholars and art lovers. They had the advantage of being insiders with access to many who might not choose to cooperate, and to know many others who might be too obscure. They also spoke to artists while they were still alive about Fluxus. Al Hansen, Dick Higgins, Peter Moore and Dieter Roth are no longer available to us. The book presents George Maciunas in all of his complexity. Fluxus has had a role in the genesis of Performance art and Conceptual art. This book will help us remember him in his context.
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Behind the Fence: Life as a Japanese P.O.W.
Les Chater
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Chater was captured by the Japanese in April 1942 and remained a prisoner until July 1945. His secret diaries were ultimately presented as evidence in the Tokyo War Crimes trials.
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