Barbed wire and bamboo : Australian POWs in Europe, North Africa, Singapore, Thailand and Japan
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