| Description |
viii, 154 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Early days -- The battle -- Captivity -- Hell-Fire -- From hell to purgatory -- And Back |
| Summary |
"Early in World War II men volunteered to serve Australia and the British Empire and Commonwealth. In 1941-42 some of these volunteers found themselves fighting furiously to defend Australia itself. Men of the 8th Division fought in Malaya and Singapore, and suffered a terrible defeat. But by their efforts and sacrifices, they slowed the Japanese juggernaut and thereby gave Australia and the United States of America time to regroup and to turn the tide in New Guinea and the Coral Sea. The 8th Division suffered horrendous battle casualties. In only five weeks of fighting the Division lost 2500 men killed in action, which amounted to one third of all the Australian Army battle deaths during the three -and-a-half years of the Pacific War. They then endured the humiliation of defeat and incarceration. As prisoners of war many bore the unbearable as slaves on the Burma-Thailand Railway." -- From cover |
| Notes |
"An account of the battle exploits and prisoner-of-war experiences of Major A.E. Saggers, Commanding Officer 'A' Company, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion and Special Reserve Battalion, A.I.F. based on his secret diaries." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 148) and index |
| Subject |
Saggers, A. E
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Australia. Australian Army. Australian Division, 8th -- History.
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Prisoners of war -- Australia -- Biography.
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Prisoners of war -- Singapore -- Biography.
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Prisoners of war -- Burma -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Southeast Asia.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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| Author |
Sagger, A. E
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| ISBN |
0646398083 |
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9780646398082 |
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