A war of words / Hamish McDonald.
A war of words / Hamish McDonald.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
St Lucia, Queensland University of Queensland Press, 2014.
Call Numbers
G 2015/2149 , H 2014/2246
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
332 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits, photographs ; 23 cm.
Content type
still image
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
St Lucia, Queensland University of Queensland Press, 2014.
Place of Publication
Queensland
Date Published
2014.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Thirty years ago when Hamish McDonald was Asia Correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald in Japan, he was given a box of papers by a departing journalist. The box contained a large manuscript and photographs that detailed the amazing life of Charles Bavier. Born in Japan in the late 1800s, the illegitimate son of a Swiss businessman, Charles was...
Alternative Titles
Full title
A war of words / Hamish McDonald.
Cover title
War of words : the man who talked 4000 Japanese into surrender.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"The man who talked 4000 Japanese into surrender." - cover.
Includes bibliographical references (page 320-326) and index.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2014/2246 : Submission for Premier's History Award 2015.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2014/2246 ; Submission for Premier's Literary Award 2015.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2015/2149 , H 2014/2246
Record Identifier
74VKvbEAzDbg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvbEAzDbg
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ISBN
9780702253171
DDC
355.092
MMS ID
991021650259702626
