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Hellfire. The Story of Australia, Japan and the Prisoners of War. by Forbes, Cameron - 2005
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Hellfire. The Story of Australia, Japan and the Prisoners of War.
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Sydney: Macmillan, 2005. ix, 559pp, index, bibliography, endnotes, bw ills, maps. Or pictorial card. Very slight edge wear to cover. Australian prisoners of war unde rthe Japanese on the Burma-Siam Railroad.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.
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- Date Published 2005
- Keywords Second World War Two WWII Australian Prisoners of War Japanese Burma Siam Thailand Railroad Conscript Labour Slavery
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MacMillan, Sydney, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 1405036508. ISBN/EAN: 9781405036504. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 29891. . 9781405036504
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Sydney: Macmillan. 2005. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in a purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 559 pages. The epic stories of the 22,000 men taken prisoner by the Japanese during WW2. The book also charts the long history of tension between Australia and Japan and the forces that shaped each country before the descent into war. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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MacMillan, 2005. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Large, very thick, sturdy book, black covers, white lettering very fine on spine, black color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 559 pages including a glossy photo section and some maps. On page 29 there are several ink spots at the top. DJ glossy, a red-tinted photograph of POWs and bamboo wall repaired on front, spine and back. DJ has very slight surface wear at top back tip. DJ and book, both Near Fine.
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Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The pages are tanned, else pristine. "For months during 1943 there was no night in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps and bamboo fires, men near-naked and skeletal cut a passage through stone to make way for a railway. Among these men were some of the 22,000 Australian soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. In camps across Asia and the Pacific, they struggled, died, and survived with a little help from their mates. Their experiences became a defining feature of the war, just as Hellfire Pass was to become a defining symbol of what every prisoner experienced. Hellfire details the individual stories of those caught up in history: the Hudson bomber pilot attacking the Japanese invasion force on Day One; the prisoner of war who refused to be blindfolded for his execution, and another who coped with misery and death by sketching plumbago flowers; the man the atom…
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HELLFIRE - the Story of Australia, Japan and the Prisoners of War
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Macmillan, Australia, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. 559 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Macmillan, Australia, 2005. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have moderate wear. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This, the most critically acclaimed account of Australian prisoners of war, of the Japanese, is full of sharp insights that bring brilliantly to life, disturbing, unforgettable vignettes of what the men had to do to survive those atrocious years. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 1405036508. ISBN/EAN: 9781405036504. Inventory No: 15020053.. 9781405036504
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Pan Macmillan, Australia, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/New. Hardcover. 559 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Pan Macmillan, Australia, 2005. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in new dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. This book is an unread copy. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This, the most critically acclaimed account of Australian prisoners of war, of the Japanese, is full of sharp insights that bring brilliantly to life, disturbing, unforgettable vignettes of what the men had to do to survive those atrocious years. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 1405036508. ISBN/EAN: 9781405036504. Inventory No: 06090003.. 9781405036504
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HELLFIRE The Story of Australia, Japan and the Prisoners of War.
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Sydney: MacMillan. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 1405036508 . illustrated with maps and photographic plates, fine copy in very good dustjacket. For months during 1943 there was no night in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps and bamboo fires, men near naked and skeletal cut a passage through stone to make way for a railway. Among these men were some of the 22,000 Australian soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. In camps across Asia and the Pacific they struggled, died, survived with a little help from their mates. Their experiences became a defining feature of the war, just as Hellfire Pass was to become a defining symbol of what every prisoner experienced. Hellfire tells the epic stories of these men. It charts the long history of racial tension between Australia and Japan. ; 240 x 160mm; [xxii, 559 pages .
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