Sandakan: The Last March
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
In one of the most harrowing chapters of the Second World War, Sandakan: The Last March chronicles the brutal fate of Australian and British prisoners of war held captive in the jungles of British North Borneo. Don Wall reconstructs, with painstaking and unflinching detail, the infamous Sandakan Death Marches of 1945 — a series of forced marches through treacherous terrain that claimed the lives of all but six of the 2,400 men imprisoned at Sandakan POW camp, making it Australia's greatest military tragedy. Drawing on survivor testimonies, official records, and meticulous historical research, Wall presents a devastating portrait of human endurance, Japanese Imperial brutality, and the bonds of mateship that sustained men to their final steps. Beyond its role as a historical record, this work stands as a profoundly important act of remembrance — ensuring that the sacrifice of those who perished in the Bornean jungle is neither forgotten nor diminished by the passage of time. Wall's narrative style is both authoritative and deeply empathetic, balancing the cold facts of military history with the intensely personal stories of individual soldiers. A vital and sobering read, Sandakan: The Last March leaves the reader questioning how such a catastrophe could remain so long in the shadows of the broader ANZAC story.
Author: Don Wall
Format: Hardback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
In one of the most harrowing chapters of the Second World War, Sandakan: The Last March chronicles the brutal fate of Australian and British prisoners of war held captive in the jungles of British North Borneo. Don Wall reconstructs, with painstaking and unflinching detail, the infamous Sandakan Death Marches of 1945 — a series of forced marches through treacherous terrain that claimed the lives of all but six of the 2,400 men imprisoned at Sandakan POW camp, making it Australia's greatest military tragedy. Drawing on survivor testimonies, official records, and meticulous historical research, Wall presents a devastating portrait of human endurance, Japanese Imperial brutality, and the bonds of mateship that sustained men to their final steps. Beyond its role as a historical record, this work stands as a profoundly important act of remembrance — ensuring that the sacrifice of those who perished in the Bornean jungle is neither forgotten nor diminished by the passage of time. Wall's narrative style is both authoritative and deeply empathetic, balancing the cold facts of military history with the intensely personal stories of individual soldiers. A vital and sobering read, Sandakan: The Last March leaves the reader questioning how such a catastrophe could remain so long in the shadows of the broader ANZAC story.