Sandakan
The Untold Story of the Sandakan Death Marches
$26.08
- Paperback
672 pages
- Release Date
3 June 2013
Summary
The untold story of the Sandakan Death Marches of the Second World War.
This is the story of the three-year ordeal of the Sandakan prisoners of war - a barely known episode of unimaginable horror. After the fall of Singapore in February 1942, the Japanese conquerors transferred 2500 British and Australian prisoners to a jungle camp some eight miles inland of Sandakan, on the east coast of North Borneo. For decades after the Second World War, the Australian and British governments woul…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781864711417 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1864711418 |
| Author: | Paul Ham |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | William Heinemann Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 672 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 3 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 853g |
| Dimensions: | 55mm x 156mm x 239mm |
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Critics Review
“Written … with great power and assiduous research. Surely this is now the definitive account of the Sandakan death marches, which, among other achievements, chronicles the dignified and generous behaviour that desperate Australians accorded each other to the last, as they faced certain death.” –Sydney Morning Herald
Paul Ham
Paul Ham is a Sydney-based historian and author. His most recent book is Hiroshima Nagasaki, published by HarperCollins in November 2011. His previous works include Vietnam: The Australian War (November 2007) and Kokoda (November 2004), both published by HarperCollins.
Vietnam: The Australian War won the NSW Premier’s Prize for Australian History and was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Prize for Non-Fiction (2008), a Walkley Award, and two other State literary awards. Kokoda was shortlisted for the Walkley Award for Non-Fiction and the NSW Premier’s Prize for Non-Fiction.
Since 1998, Paul has served as the Australia correspondent for The London Sunday Times, covering politics, business, and current affairs. He holds a Master’s degree in Economic History from the London School of Economics. Paul lives in Sydney with his wife, Marie, and son, Oliver.
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