My Father's Captivity

the long version

Haunted by darkness surrounding his childhood in the aftermath of his father's captivity as a Japanese POW during World War II, a young boy embarks upon the journey of a lifetime. My Father's Captivity is the story of what the boy discovered about captivity, endurance, and healing. Scheduled for distribution June 15, 2009, the book's 300 pages feature a captivating narrative, more than 120 photographs, and the text of 60 original documents that tell the story in the words of those who lived it on the homefront as well as the battlefront. The volume's notes, bibliography, and index summarize more than 30 years of research and writing.