2005, ISBN: 0732280087

[EAN: 9780732280086], Near Fine, [PU: HarperCollins, Sydney], MILITARY HISTORY: AUSTRALIANS AT WAR ANZAC GALLIPOLI WORLD I II KOREA VIETNAM AFGHANISTAN R.A.N. NAVY R.A.A.F., History|Milit… More...

[EAN: 9780732280086], Near Fine, [PU: HarperCollins, Sydney], MILITARY HISTORY: AUSTRALIANS AT WAR ANZAC GALLIPOLI WORLD I II KOREA VIETNAM AFGHANISTAN R.A.N. NAVY R.A.A.F., History|Military|Other, History|Military|General, Medical|General, Biography & Autobiography|General, After the end of the Second World War, Australia's Directorate of War Graves Serivces uncovered an extraordinary document hidden in a bottle buried in a grave in Singapore. It was a summary of the secret diary of Dr. Rowley Richards, a POW and medical officer on the notorious Burma-Siam (Thailand) Railway. Richards, was just 23 when war broke out, and in a series of diaries he recorded the everyday brutality of the POW camps and also the courage, humour and mateship of his comrades.Rowley Richards was a young doctor and officer in the army reserve when war broke out. He embarked for Singapore in 1941, a year before the Allies capitulated to invading Japanese forces. This is his account of the horrors of battle, imprisonment and survival.Dr Rowley Richards MBE, AO, has had a distinguished career in medicine. In 1969 Rowley was awarded an MBE for his services in war and peace, and in 1993 he received an Order of Australia for services to sports medicine and the annual City to Surf fun run. ( Please note: Over standard weight. Overseas orders via ABE Books may incur additional postage charges. We will contact you prior to processing order to request your approval.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates five branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), Sydney CBD and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse.<

2005, ISBN: 0732280087

Paperback

[EAN: 9780732280086], [PU: HarperCollins, Sydney], AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY: AUSTRALIANS AT WAR ANZAC GALLIPOLI WORLD I II KOREA VIETNAM AFGHANISTAN RAN NAVY RAAF AIRFORCE, History|Mil… More...

[EAN: 9780732280086], [PU: HarperCollins, Sydney], AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY: AUSTRALIANS AT WAR ANZAC GALLIPOLI WORLD I II KOREA VIETNAM AFGHANISTAN RAN NAVY RAAF AIRFORCE, History|Military|Other, After the end of the Second World War, Australia's Directorate of War Graves Serivces uncovered an extraordinary document hidden in a bottle buried in a grave in Singapore. It was a summary of the secret diary of Dr. Rowley Richards, a POW and medical officer on the notorious Burma-Siam (Thailand) Railway. Richards, was just 23 when war broke out, and in a series of diaries he recorded the everyday brutality of the POW camps and also the courage, humour and mateship of his comrades.Rowley Richards was a young doctor and officer in the army reserve when war broke out. He embarked for Singapore in 1941, a year before the Allies capitulated to invading Japanese forces. This is his account of the horrors of battle, imprisonment and survival.Dr Rowley Richards MBE, AO, has had a distinguished career in medicine. In 1969 Rowley was awarded an MBE for his services in war and peace, and in 1993 he received an Order of Australia for services to sports medicine and the annual City to Surf fun run.pp. 348 illusts # R/0418/0419R First Edition (Small stain to edge of prelim page.) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle WA<

2005, ISBN: 0732280087

[PU: HarperCollins Australia 2005. ISBN 0732280087], AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL MILITARY WWII WW2 POW PRISONER OF WAR PRISONERS 2/15 FIELD REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY JAPANESE ARMY, Card covers trad… More...

[PU: HarperCollins Australia 2005. ISBN 0732280087], AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL MILITARY WWII WW2 POW PRISONER OF WAR PRISONERS 2/15 FIELD REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY JAPANESE ARMY, Card covers trade paperback size 332 pp b&w plates. A little wear on edges, texta on bottom page edges else very good. Eminent surgeon Rowley Richards was a young doctor and officer in the army reserve when war broke out. With the 2/15 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, he embarked for Singapore in 1941, a year before the Allies capitulated to invading Japanese forces. Richards became a POW (the bulk of the book) and, as a medical officer, found himself tending to other prisoners in shocking conditions. He recorded the horrors he witnessed as well as the courage, humour and mateship of his fellow prisoners in his diary, which he had to keep hidden. Based on his diaries, this memoir begins with his childhood in Australia, covers his POW experiences and describes a vigorous and busy post-war career as a doctor.<