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Ambon
Roger Maynard
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Description for Ambon
Paperback. Brutality, survival, courage and mateship in a place of nightmares. Roger Maynard's critically acclaimed AMBON is now part of the HACHETTE MILITARY COLLECTION. Series: Hachette Military Collection. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344.
'a compelling account of one of World War II's most brutal prisoner of war camps' DAILY TELEGRAPH In February 1942 the Indonesian island of Ambon fell to the might of the advancing Japanese war machine. Among the captured Allied forces was a unit of 1150 Australian soldiers known as Gull Force, who had been sent to defend the island - a strategy doomed from the very beginning. Several hundred Australians were massacred in cold blood soon after the Japanese invasion. But that was only the start of a catalogue of horrors for the men who survived: incarcerated, ... Read more
'a compelling account of one of World War II's most brutal prisoner of war camps' DAILY TELEGRAPH In February 1942 the Indonesian island of Ambon fell to the might of the advancing Japanese war machine. Among the captured Allied forces was a unit of 1150 Australian soldiers known as Gull Force, who had been sent to defend the island - a strategy doomed from the very beginning. Several hundred Australians were massacred in cold blood soon after the Japanese invasion. But that was only the start of a catalogue of horrors for the men who survived: incarcerated, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Import Aus
Condition
New
Series
Hachette Military Collection
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Sydney, Australia
ISBN
9780733636622
SKU
V9780733636622
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Roger Maynard
Roger Maynard is a former BBC reporter and correspondent for THE TIMES, THE INDEPENDENT and CNBC. A past president of the Foreign Correspondents' Association of Australia, he has been a journalist for nearly five decades. He is the author of six books of true crime and military history. For more information visit www.RogerMaynard.com.au
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