Two Journeys Into Peril: Wartime Letters Of Ken And Ron Sillcock, 1940-1945 (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed,Signed with inscription
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the shadow of the Second World War, two brothers — Ken and Ron Sillcock — embarked on separate but equally perilous journeys, their bond maintained across vast distances through a remarkable correspondence that spans the years 1940 to 1945. Two Journeys into Peril presents an intimate, unfiltered chronicle of wartime life as experienced by ordinary Australians thrust into extraordinary circumstances, with each letter serving as a vivid dispatch from the front lines of both battle and the home front. The collection uncovers the emotional and psychological terrain of men at war — the fear, camaraderie, longing, and resilience that defined a generation — rendered all the more powerful by the raw authenticity of personal correspondence never originally intended for public eyes. This epistolary record stands as a significant contribution to Australian wartime literature, illustrating how private voices can illuminate the broader sweep of history with a clarity that official accounts rarely achieve. Published by Clouds of Magellan in Melbourne, the work argues powerfully for the preservation of personal archives as irreplaceable historical documents, weaving together two individual narratives into a single, deeply human portrait of a world at war. For anyone captivated by the intersection of family history and global conflict, this collection poses a quietly devastating question: what do we truly know of those who came before us, and what was lost in the silences between letters?
Author: Ken Sillcock
Format: Paperback
Published: 2009, Clouds of Magellan | Melbourne
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed,Signed with inscription
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the shadow of the Second World War, two brothers — Ken and Ron Sillcock — embarked on separate but equally perilous journeys, their bond maintained across vast distances through a remarkable correspondence that spans the years 1940 to 1945. Two Journeys into Peril presents an intimate, unfiltered chronicle of wartime life as experienced by ordinary Australians thrust into extraordinary circumstances, with each letter serving as a vivid dispatch from the front lines of both battle and the home front. The collection uncovers the emotional and psychological terrain of men at war — the fear, camaraderie, longing, and resilience that defined a generation — rendered all the more powerful by the raw authenticity of personal correspondence never originally intended for public eyes. This epistolary record stands as a significant contribution to Australian wartime literature, illustrating how private voices can illuminate the broader sweep of history with a clarity that official accounts rarely achieve. Published by Clouds of Magellan in Melbourne, the work argues powerfully for the preservation of personal archives as irreplaceable historical documents, weaving together two individual narratives into a single, deeply human portrait of a world at war. For anyone captivated by the intersection of family history and global conflict, this collection poses a quietly devastating question: what do we truly know of those who came before us, and what was lost in the silences between letters?