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Descent into hell the fall of Singapore--Pudu and Changi--the Thai-Burma railway

Impressive, compelling, and rich in human spirit, this is a scrupulously researched and groundbreaking account of one of the most traumatic calamities in Australian history-the Malayan Campaign, the fall of Singapore, and the subsequent horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway. Unpicking the myths and lege...

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Main Author: Brune, Peter 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Crows Nest, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin 2014
Subjects:
Changi POW Camp (Changi, Singapore)
Burma-Siam Railroad > History
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Singapore
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Australian
Prisoners of war > Australia
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Australian
Australia > History, Military
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Table of Contents:
  • pt.I. Prelude to war... the stresses and strains
  • pt.II. The campaign... in the cleverest way
  • pt.III. Pudu and Changi prisons... purgatory
  • pt.IV. The Thai-Burma Railway... the gods
  • pt.V. Singapore... the orphan

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