| Description |
viii, 296 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Leaving home -- 1. An army of athletes -- 2. The sports war of 1941 -- Battle -- 3. The Battle of Malaya -- 4. Singapore falls -- Captivity -- 5. Changi POW camp and its cricket "Tests" -- 6. Changi's football season -- 7. Changi guards versus prisoners game -- 8. Sport and captivity in the worst camps -- Home again -- 9. Resuming sporting careers |
| Summary |
The Sportsmen of Changi tells the story everyone forgot - of how sport became a lifeline for POWs after the fall of Singapore, when 50 000 Australian and British soldiers became prisoners of the Japanese. Inspiring and absorbing, it shows that in unimaginable conditions people will do all they can to hold onto what makes them human |
| Analysis |
Australian |
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Australian Defence Force |
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Biography |
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Defence personnel |
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Japan |
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Prisoners of war |
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Singapore |
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Sport |
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World War 2 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-282) and index |
| Notes |
Also issued in various ebook formats |
| Subject |
Changi POW Camp (Changi, Singapore)
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Prisoners of war -- Recreation -- Singapore -- Changi.
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Prisoners of war -- Sports -- Singapore -- Changi.
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Prisoners of war -- Singapore -- Changi.
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Sports -- Singapore -- Changi -- History.
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Sports -- Singapore -- Changi.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Singapore -- Changi.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Singapore -- Changi -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Singapore -- Changi.
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| ISBN |
9781742233024 (paperback) |
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