Sisters in Captivity
Sister Betty Jeffrey OAM and the courageous story of Australian Army nurses in Sumatra, 1942–1945
$21.75
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
2 April 2025
Summary
The incredible account of Sister Betty Jeffrey OAM and the Australian war nurses who survived the bombing of evacuation ship SS Vyner Brooke in February 1942, and subsequently spent three years in Japanese prison camps in Sumatra.
During those perilous years surviving in squalid conditions, Sister Jeffrey kept a secret diary of day-to-day events which, after the war, was turned into a hugely successful book and radio serial: White Coolies. She would ofte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761632587 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761632582 |
| Author: | Colin Burgess |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 2 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 198mm x 128mm |
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About The Author
Colin Burgess
Colin Burgess was born in suburban Sydney in 1947. To date, he has written or co-authored nearly forty books, covering the Australian prisoner-of-war experience, aviation, and human space exploration. Colin still lives near Sydney with his wife Pat. They have two adult sons and three grandchildren.
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