ISBN: 9780730449690

One of the last great stories to emerge from World War II, this is an account of the horrors of battle, imprisonment and survival as seen through the eyes of a young doctor. Eminent surg… More...

One of the last great stories to emerge from World War II, this is an account of the horrors of battle, imprisonment and survival as seen through the eyes of a young doctor. Eminent surgeon 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.Richards became a POW and, as a medical officer, found himself tending to other prisoners in shocking conditions. In a diary, he recorded the horrors he witnessed as well as the courage, humour and mateship of his fellow prisoners.As the Allies advanced, he buried his writings in a bottle in a soldier's grave and made a map of the site which, remarkably, stayed intact during his transfer and imprisonment in Japan. Dr Rowley Richards' memoir begins with his carefree childhood in Australia, covers time spent in conditions which could - and did - prove fatal to so many others, and describes a vigorous and busy post-war career as a doctor.An engagingly personal story, it's also a reflection on humanity and on the will to survive.; EPUB; Biography > Biography: general > Biography: historical, political & military, Lexington Books<

2010, ISBN: 9780730449690

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), One of the last great stories to emerge from World War II, this is an account of the horrors of battle, imprisonment and survival as seen through the eyes o… More...

eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), One of the last great stories to emerge from World War II, this is an account of the horrors of battle, imprisonment and survival as seen through the eyes of a young doctor. Eminent surgeon 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. Richards became a POW and, as a medical officer, found himself tending to other prisoners in shocking conditions. In a diary, he recorded the horrors he witnessed as well as the courage, humour and mateship of his fellow prisoners. As the Allies advanced, he buried his writings in a bottle in a soldier's grave and made a map of the site which, remarkably, stayed intact during his transfer and imprisonment in Japan. Dr Rowley Richards' memoir begins with his carefree childhood in Australia, covers time spent in conditions which could - and did - prove fatal to so many others, and describes a vigorous and busy post-war career as a doctor. An engagingly personal story, it's also a reflection on humanity and on the will to survive. [PU: HarperCollins Publishers], Seiten: 386, HarperCollins Publishers, 2010<

ISBN: 9780730449690

One of the last great stories to emerge from World War II, this is an account of the horrors of battle, imprisonment and survival as seen through the eyes of a young doctor. Eminent surge… More...

One of the last great stories to emerge from World War II, this is an account of the horrors of battle, imprisonment and survival as seen through the eyes of a young doctor. Eminent surgeon 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. Richards became a POW and, as a medical officer, found himself tending to other prisoners in shocking conditions. In a diary, he recorded the horrors he witnessed as well as the courage, humour and mateship of his fellow prisoners. As the Allies advanced, he buried his writings in a bottle in a soldier's grave and made a map of the site which, remarkably, stayed intact during his transfer and imprisonment in Japan. Dr Rowley Richards' memoir begins with his carefree childhood in Australia, covers time spent in conditions which could - and did - prove fatal to so many others, and describes a vigorous and busy post-war career as a doctor. An engagingly personal story, it's also a reflection on humanity and on the will to survive.; EPUB; Biography > Biography: general > Autobiography: general, HarperCollins<

2010, ISBN: 9780730449690

HarperCollins, Kindle Edition, 348 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-06-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 2767297, Military, Leaders & Notable People, Biographi… More...

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2010, ISBN: 9780730449690

HarperCollins, Kindle Edition, 348 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-06-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 93883, Medical, Legal & Social Sciences, Biography, Su… More...

HarperCollins, Kindle Edition, 348 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-06-01T00:00:00.000Z, Produktgruppe: Digital Ebook Purchas, Verkaufsrang: 93883, Medical, Legal & Social Sciences, Biography, Subjects, Books, Prisoners of War, Military History, World War II 1939-1945, Historical, Biography & True Accounts, Kindle eBooks, Categories, Kindle Store, Leaders & Notable People, Memoirs, Professionals & Academics, Format: Kindle eBook, HarperCollins, 2010<