This is hallowed ground, scene of one of the notorious and saddest events in the history of war. Im oliver north. This is war stories. During world war ii, this was the site of camp odonnell. It was here in the spring of 1942 that the death march came to an end. For the survivors already suffering from disease and malnutrition, their ordeal was just beginning. In the next 40 days, more than 1600 of them would die at the hands of their brutal captors. During world war ii, over 130,000 u. S. Soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and guardsmen fell into the hands of our nations enemies. 17,000 of those brave souls died in captivity. Yet even in the bleakest of circumstances, many of them managed to fight on. Tonight, the heroes who survived against overwhelming odds. Join us for prisoners of the rising sun. We had little food. We we would talk about food a lot. There was a desperation. All the prisoners are dying here. Please send us food. And 60 years later, it sends a shiver down my spine.
Its completion by december of 1943. But allied bombings on ports in burma had exposed japanese ships and cargo to attack. There was one solution. The railway would have to be finished sooner. The japanese ushered in a time period called speedo in october 1943. And thats when the death toll on the railway accelerated. Speedo which meant out came the whip in a big way. Everything had to be done double speed. Move three meters of rock in one day. From now on its six meters. The pace became horrific. Guards using whips and bamboo rods on the men, beating them sometimes so they dropped on the tracks and couldnt go on. To keep up the pace, more slave labor would be needed. 900 dutch were added to speed up things. The son of a schoolteacher, 19yearold dick van zone was born in holland but raised in indonesia. Taken prisoner in march of 42, he arrived in february of 43. During the speedo period, the men slaved sometimes up to 20 hours a day in sweltering heat with very little food. The food wa
Director of research and history. Im asked they come in a mustard surmise. Move to thepowers rather unprecedented step of prosecuting key leaders both countries, as well as many of the perpetrators executing those policies. Well hear from dr. Peter will discuss the prosecutions that took place in europe, and then dr. Weinberg will be covering the trials and asia. I invite you all to read their biographies in the back of the program. You can ask questions afterward. Please find your cell phones now and make sure the rigors are turned off to not disrupt presenters or your neighbors experience. Before dr. Mcguire takes the podium it is my pleasure to the showcase of the conference. The showcases combined archival footage and images with oral interviews. Conducting the interviews, to editing, to producing the final piece you are about to see is done by members of my team in the research department. Without any further purdue, here is the number trials. I was one of three officers that took
Man. Youre being entrusted with something so precious. What eric went through to get this story out, what he went through in order to reach the conclusion of that book is immense and is very precious. Its not just precious because of what he and patti achieved, its also the fact that hes representing an awful lot of other men who have been silent on the subject. We have a whole generation of people. So hes a voice for them. Charlie christine lagarde, managing director of the imf and the new movie called the railway man, next. Theres a saying around here you stand behind what you say. Around here, we dont make excuses, we make commitments. And when you cant live up to them, you own up and make it right. Some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where its needed most. But i know youll still find it, when you know where to look. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, t
Man. Youre being entrusted with something so precious. What eric went through to get this story out, what he went through in order to reach the conclusion of that book is immense and is very precious. Its not just precious because of what he and patti achieved, its also the fact that hes representing an awful lot of other men who have been silent on the subject. We have a whole generation of people. So hes a voice for them. Charlie christine lagarde, managing director of the imf and the new movie called the railway man, next. Theres a saying around here you stand behind what you say. Around here, we dont make excuses, we make commitments. And when you cant live up to them, you own up and make it right. Some people think the kind of accountability that thrives on so many streets in this country has gone missing in the places where its needed most. But i know youll still find it, when you know where to look. Captioning sponsored by Rose Communications from our studios in new york city, t