Ray Parkin's Wartime Trilogy
Out of the Smoke/into the Smother/the Sword and the Blossom
$79.98
- Paperback
951 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2003
Summary
Ray Parkin’s famous trilogy of wartime experience is published here for the first time in a single paperback volume. These brilliant books hum with action, adventure and courage. Honestly and plainly written, they are full of humanity and great wisdom.
Out of the Smoke tells of Ray’s experiences as Action Chief Quartermaster in HMAS Perth, which was sunk while engaging an overwhelming Japanese naval force in the Sunda Strait. Two cruisers, HMAS Perth and USS Houston…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522850673 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522850677 |
| Author: | Ray Parkin |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 951 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2003 |
| Weight: | 1.24kg |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 140mm x 56mm |
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”“The book is a not a mere chronicle of human cruelty and misery, but holds implicitly a commentary on human nature that is relevant outside the camp still.”
”“The book is a not a mere chronicle of human cruelty and misery, but holds implicitly a commentary on human nature that is relevant outside the camp still.”
About The Author
Ray Parkin
Melbourne-born Ray Parkin (1910-2005) was an omnivorous reader and gifted artist who largely educated himself and became a fine maritime painter. He spent eighteen years in the Royal Australian Navy, including three years as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War 2. After the war he became a waterfront tally clerk and wrote of his wartime experiences in Out of the Smoke, Into the Smother and The Sword and the Blossom, all published to critical acclaim in the 1960s. After his retirement Ray spent many years researching, writing and illustrating his remarkable, award-winning work H. M. Bark Endeavour, published in 1997.
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