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Source: BBC Radio Scotland "People's History" Thurs 30 Mar 1130 GMT
Roundup
March 23, 2006

POWs of WWII Japan [30min]

Andy Coogan was a Japanese POW for over three years, and Harry Duffus was an officer in the Canadian centre that received the men who survived the camps. Moving stories of fortitude, brutality and towering humanity. Billy Kay traces the often surprising roots and history of Scotland's local communities.
Read entire article at BBC Radio Scotland "People's History" Thurs 30 Mar 1130 GMT