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    Only by the Grace of God: One Family’S Story of Survival During World War Ii as Prisoners of War in the Philippines
    Only by the Grace of God: One Family’S Story of Survival During World War Ii as Prisoners of War in the Philippines
    Only by the Grace of God: One Family’S Story of Survival During World War Ii as Prisoners of War in the Philippines
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    Only by the Grace of God: One Family’S Story of Survival During World War Ii as Prisoners of War in the Philippines

    By Pamela J. Brink, Robert A. Brink and John W. Brink

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    Three siblings from the Philippines wrote down what they remembered about being imprisoned by the Japanese during World War II.

    Pamela J. Brink, Robert A. Brink, and John W. Brink all survived the ordeal, but only one of themPamelais still alive today. She shares their experiences in this memoir that recounts the horrors of war as seen through the eyes of children.

    At age thirteen, John W. was the oldest when they were captured, and his account is likely the most accurate of all three.

    Robert and Pamelas versions are different as they saw everything through younger, more fearful eyes. All three, however, remember being overjoyed when they were rescued from the Los Baos prison camp.

    When they were freed, everyone wanted to hear about atrocities, but their slow starvation could not compete with the horrors that Jews suffered in Nazi Germany. Most ignored their tales, and over time, they stopped telling them.

    Three adults look back at their childhood experiences as prisoners of war, how they survived, and how they continued on in Only by the Grace of God.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchway Publishing
    Release dateDec 29, 2016
    ISBN9781480840713
    Only by the Grace of God: One Family’S Story of Survival During World War Ii as Prisoners of War in the Philippines
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    Pamela J. Brink

    Pamela Brink is a retired professor of nursing. She has lived with German Shepherd Dogs all her life. They were treated as a member of the family. Dog showing, opened up a whole new world of adventure. She became a breeder as well as an exhibitor. She trained her dogs in obedience and rally and found wonderful handlers to show them in the ring. Winning is exhilarating, losing is not. But living with these wonderful dogs is worth all the heartache of losing them. She will never regret she did not miss the devotion of these wonderful animals.

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