One Man's War
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: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A harrowing and deeply personal testament to survival, One Man's War chronicles the wartime experiences of Stan Arneil, an Australian soldier who endured the brutal conditions of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps during World War II. Drawing directly from his wartime diary, Arneil details the daily horrors, camaraderie, and fierce determination required to survive as a POW on the Thai-Burma Railway — one of history's most gruelling and deadly construction projects. The narrative unfolds with unflinching honesty, offering an intimate ground-level perspective on a chapter of the war that is at once deeply personal and universally resonant. Arneil's account stands as a significant contribution to Australian war literature, sitting alongside the most powerful firsthand testimonies to emerge from the Pacific Theatre. His prose — raw, direct, and unadorned — carries the weight of lived experience, transforming a soldier's diary into a document of profound historical and human value. This second edition, featuring a foreword by Major General Alan Ramsay and a preface by Manning Clark, cements its place as an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the true cost of war through the eyes of one ordinary man who refused to be broken.
Author: Stan Arneil
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Alternative Pub. Co-Operative
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A harrowing and deeply personal testament to survival, One Man's War chronicles the wartime experiences of Stan Arneil, an Australian soldier who endured the brutal conditions of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps during World War II. Drawing directly from his wartime diary, Arneil details the daily horrors, camaraderie, and fierce determination required to survive as a POW on the Thai-Burma Railway — one of history's most gruelling and deadly construction projects. The narrative unfolds with unflinching honesty, offering an intimate ground-level perspective on a chapter of the war that is at once deeply personal and universally resonant. Arneil's account stands as a significant contribution to Australian war literature, sitting alongside the most powerful firsthand testimonies to emerge from the Pacific Theatre. His prose — raw, direct, and unadorned — carries the weight of lived experience, transforming a soldier's diary into a document of profound historical and human value. This second edition, featuring a foreword by Major General Alan Ramsay and a preface by Manning Clark, cements its place as an essential work for anyone seeking to understand the true cost of war through the eyes of one ordinary man who refused to be broken.