en ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁Commission , ▁which ▁was ▁working ▁out ▁the ▁details ▁of ▁Occ up ation ▁policy ▁under ▁the ▁Al lied ▁Supreme ▁Commander , ▁General ▁Douglas ▁Mac Ar thur . ▁Ber tr am ▁described ▁" this ▁unexpected ▁trip ▁as ▁th era pe ut ic ; ▁it ▁gave ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁work ▁off ▁all ▁the ▁h ango vers ▁of ▁prison ▁camp , ▁and ▁perhaps ▁help ▁in ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁small ▁ways ▁to ▁see ▁that ▁bel ated ▁justice ▁was ▁done ". ▁He ▁saw ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁former ▁capt ors ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁Om ori ▁camp . ▁ ▁Re pat ri ation ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ber tr am ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁wrote ▁The ▁Sh adow ▁of ▁a ▁War : ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East , ▁ 1 9 3 9 - 1 9 4 6 , ▁a ▁personal ▁narr ative ▁of ▁his ▁experience ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁Japanese ▁prisoner - of - war ▁cam ps . ▁ ▁Pred ict ing ▁that ▁the ▁Commun ists ▁would ▁win ▁out ▁over ▁the ▁Ku om int ang , ▁he ▁decided ▁against ▁returning ▁to ▁China . ▁"...   life ▁wasn ' t ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁easy ▁for ▁foreign ers ▁in ▁China , ▁while ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁fa ctions ▁fought ▁it ▁out   ... ▁But ▁could ▁even ▁Al ley ▁surv ive , ▁caught ▁between ▁K MT ▁and ▁Commun ists , ▁and ▁the ▁near - band it ▁troops ▁of ▁local ▁Mos lem ▁war l ords