About this episode

Jim Zobel discusses the events surrounding Camp Holmes and MacArthur's operations during the latter half of 1943.

Archivist and historian Jim Zobel tells riveting stories about what was going on outside of Camp Holmes during the last half of 1943. Jim talks about MacArthur’s covert operations to rescue civilians, keep Filipinos on the side of the Americans, and destroy the Japanese occupation economy. Zobel offers insights into why the guards at Camp Holmes thought Japan was losing the War as early as 1943 and which rumors circulating around Camp were actually true. You can view paintings ...

People in this episode

Guest: Jim Zobel

Topics covered

• World War II
• prison survival
• historical insights
• MacArthur operations
• Filipino civilians
• Japanese occupation

Keywords

• MacArthur
• Camp Holmes
• World War II
• Jim Zobel
• Filipinos
• Japanese economy
• covert operations
• historian

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MacArthur Memorial

Places: Camp Holmes, Japan

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