...Boy!' : a passage to manhood / Charles E. Land-Reeves
Title
...Boy!' : a passage to manhood / Charles E. Land-Reeves
Subject
British--Philippines.
Children and war.
Land-Reeves, Charles E., 1933-.
Philippines--History--Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
Description
Personal account of a 6-year-old British boy, narrating his travel from Sussex to Hong Kong. From Hong Kong he and his family fled to the Philippines to escape the Sino-Japanese War, but got trapped in Manila when the war broke out.
He describes life in occupied Manila, Fort Santiago (his mother was imprisoned here for a while) and internee life at Santo Tomas. (Not all of these experiences were first hand). After the war, he was repatriated to the US and returned back to England.
He describes life in occupied Manila, Fort Santiago (his mother was imprisoned here for a while) and internee life at Santo Tomas. (Not all of these experiences were first hand). After the war, he was repatriated to the US and returned back to England.
Creator
Land-Reeves, Charles E., 1933-
Publisher
Worthing, UK : Guildings, 1996.
Date
1996
Format
18 x 11 cm.
Type
Softbound
Identifier
952866803
Call Number
D 811.5 L363 1996
Accession Number
15319
Pagination
[vi], 295 p.
Illustration
ill.
Files
Collection
Citation
Land-Reeves, Charles E., 1933-, “...Boy!' : a passage to manhood / Charles E. Land-Reeves,” FHL-Roderick Hall, accessed December 16, 2025, https://fhl.omeka.net/items/show/759.