Australian Prisoners Of War 1941–1945: Australians In The Pacific War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few chapters of World War II are as harrowing and as profoundly human as the ordeal endured by Australian prisoners of war in the Pacific theatre between 1941 and 1945. Australian Prisoners of War 1941–1945: Australians in the Pacific War chronicles the brutal captivity of thousands of Australian servicemen and women at the hands of Imperial Japanese forces, tracing their experiences across the notorious Burma-Thailand Railway, the hellships, Changi, and the jungle camps of the Pacific — through a powerful collection of photographs, personal testimonies, and historical records. The work presents the stark reality of starvation, forced labour, disease, and death, while also bearing witness to extraordinary acts of resilience, mateship, and survival against all odds. As a document of both national memory and global history, this volume stands as an essential tribute to those who suffered and those who never returned, situating their sacrifice firmly within Australia's broader wartime narrative. The photographic record at its heart — unflinching and deeply compassionate — argues more powerfully than words alone ever could for the importance of bearing witness to atrocity. For anyone seeking to understand the true human cost of the Pacific War, and what it means to endure the unendurable, this is a work that will not easily be forgotten.
Author: Various
Format: Paperback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few chapters of World War II are as harrowing and as profoundly human as the ordeal endured by Australian prisoners of war in the Pacific theatre between 1941 and 1945. Australian Prisoners of War 1941–1945: Australians in the Pacific War chronicles the brutal captivity of thousands of Australian servicemen and women at the hands of Imperial Japanese forces, tracing their experiences across the notorious Burma-Thailand Railway, the hellships, Changi, and the jungle camps of the Pacific — through a powerful collection of photographs, personal testimonies, and historical records. The work presents the stark reality of starvation, forced labour, disease, and death, while also bearing witness to extraordinary acts of resilience, mateship, and survival against all odds. As a document of both national memory and global history, this volume stands as an essential tribute to those who suffered and those who never returned, situating their sacrifice firmly within Australia's broader wartime narrative. The photographic record at its heart — unflinching and deeply compassionate — argues more powerfully than words alone ever could for the importance of bearing witness to atrocity. For anyone seeking to understand the true human cost of the Pacific War, and what it means to endure the unendurable, this is a work that will not easily be forgotten.