BOOK REVIEW - UNSUNG HEROES OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE by Les and Pam Stubbs.  This is the type of book that Historians yearn for and wish they had the time to research themselves. The only way to describe the book in one sentence is to say that it tells you everything you would wish to know about RAF prisoners of the Japanese. Les Stubbs was one of the 5,102 RAF men who became prisoners of the Japanese in the Far East and he has spent ten years researching the story. Two hundred of the pages list the fates of the other 5,101 men, of which over 1,700 died. The first seventy pages of the book explain in seven chapters, the circumstances by which the men fell into Japanese hands. Hong Kong, Borneo, Thailand, Malay, Singapore, Sumatra, Java are all covered. Even the RAF men serving behind enemy lines in Burma with the Chindits are included. Work in the various camps is also described, from the Burma-Thailand railway to mining, smelting, shipbuilding, land reclamation and dam building. The movements of the prisoners from place to place are covered in depth, with plenty of detail on the prison ships, including those that were sunk enroute. A very comprehensive bibliography lists the many books which have been written about Far East prisoners of war. For those who would visit the public record office in Kew, there are detailed instructions on how to decipher the Japanese POW record cards filed in WO342/1-58. I am very impressed with the book and heartily recommend it. Les and Pam - how about turning your hand to a similar book on the Army Far East Prisoners of War? 288 pages, softcover, with maps. ISBN number 1-903172-21-7. Copies can be obtained direct from the authors at 143, New Road, Bromsgrove, Worcs B60 2LJ price £15 including post and packing.