The Jack Ford Story: Newfoundland's POW in Nagasaki

by Jack Fitzgerald

Overview

When the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, Jack Ford was there - in a prisoner of war camp. In this riveting story, he shares his memories of that horrific time in his life, his rescue and his long-awaited journey home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771030274
Publisher:	Breakwater Books Ltd.
Publication date:	11/01/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	174
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Jack Fitzgerald was born and educated in St. John's, Newfoundland. During his career he has been a journalist, a feature writer and political columnist with the St. John's Daily News; a reporter and public affairs writer with CJON and VOCM News Services; editor of the Newfoundland Herald and the Newfoundland Chronicle. During the last years of the Smallwood administration he was assistant director of Public Relations with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. He has also worked as Assistance Officer with the Department of Social Services. Jack Fitzgerald also hosted a regular radio program featuring off-beat Newfoundland stories on radio station VOFM.