{"product_id":"2026200016271-secondhand-sandakan-1942-1945-stories-of-the-local-people-who-heroically-helped-the-australian-pows-signed","title":"Sandakan 1942 - 1945: Stories Of The Local People Who Heroically Helped The Australian Pows (SIGNED)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Edition Thus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Signed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Minor tears to spine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the darkest years of the Second World War, a small community in Sandakan, British North Borneo, chose courage over compliance — and paid a devastating price. Sandakan 1942–1945: Stories of the Local People Who Heroically Helped the Australian PoWs chronicles the extraordinary and largely forgotten acts of bravery performed by local civilians who risked their lives to aid Australian prisoners of war held captive by Japanese Imperial forces. Drawing on meticulous research and personal testimonies, Doreen Horst illuminates the human network of resistance that operated in the shadows of one of the war's most brutal theatres, where the infamous Sandakan Death Marches would claim thousands of lives.\n\nThis work is a vital contribution to the historical record of the Pacific War, rescuing from obscurity the names and deeds of individuals whose sacrifices were long overshadowed by the enormity of the tragedy around them. Horst writes with quiet authority and deep compassion, weaving together personal narratives and historical context to produce an account that is as moving as it is revelatory. For anyone seeking to understand the full human cost — and the extraordinary moral courage — of those years in Borneo, this volume presents an unforgettable testament to solidarity across cultural lines that leaves the reader asking: how many more such stories remain untold?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49336801820891,"sku":"2026200016271-SECONDHAND","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/da4479fc-b07b-4979-8154-68c82248da11.png?v=1789957941","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200016271-secondhand-sandakan-1942-1945-stories-of-the-local-people-who-heroically-helped-the-australian-pows-signed","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}