The Sportsmen of Changi.

Australian prisoners of war playing sport, at times with their captors, does not fit the picture embedded in the popular imagination of horror and suffering in Japanese POW camps during WWII. But incredibly, sport flourished amidst the hellish conditions in these camps. The Sportsmen of Changi is a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blackburn, Kevin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of New South Wales Press, 2012.
Temas:
Changi POW Camp (Changi, Singapore)
1939-1945
Prisoners of war > Sports > Singapore > Changi.
Prisoners of war > Recreation > Singapore > Changi.
Sports > Singapore > Changi.
World War, 1939-1945 > Singapore > Changi > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Singapore > Changi.
Prisonniers de guerre > Sports > Singapour > Changi.
Prisonniers de guerre > Loisirs > Singapour > Changi.
Sports > Singapour > Changi.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Singapour > Changi > Prisonniers et prisons des japonais.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > Singapour > Changi.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Sociology of Sports.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Social aspects
Sports
Singapore > Changi
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Glossary; Acknowledgments; Introduction; LEAVING HOME; 1. An army of athletes; 2. The sports war of 1941; BATTLE; 3. The Battle of Malaya; 4. Singapore falls; CAPTIVITY; Photo Insert; 5. Changi POW camp and its cricket 'Tests'; 6. Changi's football season; 7. Changi guards versus prisoners games; 8. Sport and captivity in the worst camps; HOME AGAIN; 9. Resuming sporting careers; Conclusion; References; Bibliography; Index.

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