Justin Kerr-Smiley
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Justin Kerr-Smiley is a journalist for Associated Press Television News
in London, England and author of the novel Under The Sun. Educated at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, he has reported from Northern Ireland, the Balkans and South America.
Under The Sun was published in 2007 by Reportage Press
and is a novel set in the South Pacific
during the closing stages of World War II
. It is the story of the relationship between an RAF
pilot who is shot down and taken prisoner, and the Japanese officer who is in charge of him.
Associated Press Television News
Associated Press Television News, abbreviated as either AP Television News or APTN, is a global video news agency.-About:AP Television News is the video division of the Associated Press. It provides many of the world's broadcasters with a round-the-clock continuous feed of news, sports,...
in London, England and author of the novel Under The Sun. Educated at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, he has reported from Northern Ireland, the Balkans and South America.
Under The Sun was published in 2007 by Reportage Press
Reportage Press
Reportage Press is a publishing house specialising in "books on foreign affairs or set in foreign countries, or just books written from a stranger's view."...
and is a novel set in the South Pacific
South West Pacific theatre of World War II
The South West Pacific Theatre, technically the South West Pacific Area, between 1942 and 1945, was one of two designated area commands and war theatres enumerated by the Combined Chiefs of Staff of World War II in the Pacific region....
during the closing stages of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It is the story of the relationship between an RAF
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
pilot who is shot down and taken prisoner, and the Japanese officer who is in charge of him.