{"product_id":"2026100011361-secondhand-one-mans-war","title":"One Man's War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\n\nArneil'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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50573323206875,"sku":"2026100011361-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/facbd4ae-d0c4-40bd-ac36-40f227a66b70.png?v=1791167935","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011361-secondhand-one-mans-war","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}