The lost battalions : a battle that could not be won, an island that could not be defended, an ally...
The lost battalions : a battle that could not be won, an island that could not be defended, an ally...
The lost battalions : a battle that could not be won, an island that could not be defended, an ally that could not be trusted / Tom Gilling.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019.
Call Numbers
H 2019/3592
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
257 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2019.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
They were thrown into a hopeless fight against an overwhelming enemy. Later, hundreds died as prisoners of war on the Thai-Burma Railway and in the freezing coal mines of Taiwan and Japan. Through it all, wrote Weary Dunlop, they showed 'fortitude beyond anything I could have believed possible'. Until now, the story of the 2000 diggers marooned on...
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Full title
The lost battalions : a battle that could not be won, an island that could not be defended, an ally that could not be trusted / Tom Gilling.
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Notes
General note
First published in 2018.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-244) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2019/3592
Record Identifier
74VKV5OE6V3g
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV5OE6V3g
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781760876166 paperback :
DDC
940.4525
MMS ID
991024268116702626
