The lost battalions : a battle that could not be won, an island that could not be defended, an ally that could not be trusted /

A little known story of two Australian battalions abandoned in Java during World War II and the heroes who kept them alive in the worst of Japan's prisoner of war camps.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gilling, Tom (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018.
Subjects:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Australian.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Indonesia > Java.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
Prisoners of war > Australia.
Prisoners of war > Abuse of > Japan.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Indonésie > Java.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Prisonniers et prisons des japonais.
Prisonniers de guerre > Australie.
Prisonniers de guerre > Violence envers > Japon.
Military campaigns
Prisoners of war
Prisoners of war > Abuse of
Java (Indonesia) > History, Military > 20th century.
Java (Indonésie) > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
Australia
Indonesia > Java
Japan
Military history
Personal narratives > Australian
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; AUTHOR'S NOTE; 1 BROTHERS IN ARMS; 2 DESTINATION UNKNOWN; 3 GREATCOATS WILL BE WORN; 4 THERE ARE NO JAPANESE WITHIN 100 MILES; 5 THEY GOT NOTHING FROM ME; 6 SPECIAL MISSION 43; 7 JAVA RABBLE; 8 A HELL OF A TEMPER; 9 HUNDREDS OF WHORES AND WICKED BASTARDS; 10 SPEEDO!; 11 ONE VAST HOSPITAL; 12 WHERE ARE THE REST?; 13 STOPPO!; 14 DO NOT OVEREAT; 15 WE HAVE DEVELOPED QUEER HABITS AND OUTLOOK; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Pic section; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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