For months during 1943 there was no night in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps and bamboo fires, men near-naked and skeletal cut a passage through stone to make way for a railway. Among these men were some of the 22,000 Australian soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. In camps across Asia and the Pacific, they struggled, died, and survived with a little help from their mates. Their experiences became a defining feature of the war, just as Hellfire Pass was to become a defining ...
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For months during 1943 there was no night in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps and bamboo fires, men near-naked and skeletal cut a passage through stone to make way for a railway. Among these men were some of the 22,000 Australian soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. In camps across Asia and the Pacific, they struggled, died, and survived with a little help from their mates. Their experiences became a defining feature of the war, just as Hellfire Pass was to become a defining symbol of what every prisoner experienced.
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Add this copy of Hellfire: the Story of Australia, Japan and the to cart. $17.19, very good condition, Sold by Berry Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berry, NSW, AUSTRALIA, published 2005 by MacMillan.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 9781405036504. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 1405036508. ISBN/EAN: 9781405036504. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 29891.
Add this copy of Hellfire. the Story of Australia, Japan and the to cart. $17.85, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 2005 by Macmillan.
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Very Good. 8vo. ix, 559pp, index, bibliography, endnotes, bw ills, maps. Or pictorial card. Very slight edge wear to cover. Australian prisoners of war unde rthe Japanese on the Burma-Siam Railroad.
Add this copy of Hellfire: the Story of Australia, Japan and the to cart. $27.50, good condition, Sold by Marlowes Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferny Hills, Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 2005 by Macmillan Australia P/L.
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Good in Good jacket. 559 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear, but still a presentable copy. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. The Story Of Australia, Japan And The Prisoners Of War.
