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Foreword ix Introduction xiii Acknowledgements xxi List of Abbreviations xxv Map of India xxvi The Japanese Military Tradition 1(8) The Battlefields of Arakan, Imphal and Kohima 9(13) Surrender or Death 22(13) Utility Value of the Japanese POWs 35(17) Psychological Warfare 52(11) Nature of Japanese Capture 63(19) Attitude of POWs Towards Suicide 82(17) POW Camp No. 29, Bikaner 99(27) Political Indoctrination 126(17) The Geneva Convention 143(19) Mountbatten at Bikaner Camp 162(10) The Twilight of Suicidal Nationalism 172(16) From Bikaner to Baleli, to POW Camp No. 30 188(22) Living as POWs 210(17) Sunshine Beyond the Barbed Wire 227(16) Conclusions 243(6) Bibliography 249(7) Index 256