Barbed wire and bamboo : Australian POWs in Europe, North Africa, Singapore, Thailand and Japan
1993
A collection of stories of capture, imprisonment and escape in World War I and II. Covering experiences in Europe and in South East Asia, the book presents contrasting PoW experiences - of daring escapes from Colditz Castle, and of endurance and slow suffering in Japanese camps. Cover title: Barbed wire & bamboo : Australian POW stories. xxiii, 159 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Vervaardiger
- Clarke, Hugh V. (Hugh Vincent), 1919-
- Burgess, Colin, 1947-
Collectie
- NIOD Bibliotheek
Type
- Text
Identificatienummer van NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies
- ocm38332138
Trefwoorden
- Prisoners of war--Europe.
- World War, 1939-1945--East Asia--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
- World War, 1939-1945--East Asia--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese--Personal narratives, Australian.
- World War, 1939-1945--Europe--Prisoners and prisons.
- Prisoners of war--East Asia.
- World War, 1939-1945--Europe--Prisoners and prisons--Personal narratives, Australian.
- Prisoners of war--Australia.
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