Here's To The Next Man That Dies
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Cover is rubbed with some minor creasing.
A toast made under fire becomes the title of one of the most gripping wartime memoirs to emerge from the Pacific theatre — Here's To The Next Man That Dies is the unflinching account of Philip Opas, an Australian lawyer who served as a soldier during the Second World War. Set against the brutal backdrop of jungle warfare and amphibious landings, the memoir chronicles his harrowing experiences as a combatant navigating both the chaos of battle and the complex moral landscape of survival. With the candour and precision of a trained legal mind, Opas presents war not as abstract heroism, but as a deeply human ordeal marked by camaraderie, dark humour, and the constant shadow of death. Written with remarkable clarity and emotional intelligence, this memoir stands as a significant contribution to Australian wartime literature, drawing on the author's personal courage and his acute powers of observation. Opas illustrates the bonds forged between men in extremis, and the gallows humour that sustains soldiers when hope is in short supply. It is a testament to endurance — and a document that raises uncomfortable questions about duty, mortality, and what it means to survive when others do not.
Author: Philip Opas
Format: Paperback
Published: 1997, Turton-Turner.
Genre: Biography
Edition: First Edition.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Cover is rubbed with some minor creasing.
A toast made under fire becomes the title of one of the most gripping wartime memoirs to emerge from the Pacific theatre — Here's To The Next Man That Dies is the unflinching account of Philip Opas, an Australian lawyer who served as a soldier during the Second World War. Set against the brutal backdrop of jungle warfare and amphibious landings, the memoir chronicles his harrowing experiences as a combatant navigating both the chaos of battle and the complex moral landscape of survival. With the candour and precision of a trained legal mind, Opas presents war not as abstract heroism, but as a deeply human ordeal marked by camaraderie, dark humour, and the constant shadow of death. Written with remarkable clarity and emotional intelligence, this memoir stands as a significant contribution to Australian wartime literature, drawing on the author's personal courage and his acute powers of observation. Opas illustrates the bonds forged between men in extremis, and the gallows humour that sustains soldiers when hope is in short supply. It is a testament to endurance — and a document that raises uncomfortable questions about duty, mortality, and what it means to survive when others do not.