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- 9780733632709
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- Hachette Australia
- Date de publication
- 07/2013
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- anglais
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For Australian servicemen captured by the Japanese in World War II, humour,
courage and dignity in the face of hardship, brutality and deprivation – and
hope in the face of the unknown – were quiet victories. They defined a
uniquely Australian spirit.
Defying the Odds tells the incredible story of the officers of B and E Forces
interned at Sandakan and Kuching in Borneo. Despite the starvation and the
trauma they suffered at the hands of the Japanese, they boosted morale through
a regimen of study, music and theatre, and most importantly, by making each
other laugh.
After the war, military authorities were impressed by their physical and
mental resilience and astounded by their achievements. As the years passed,
they frequently held reunions to remember their experiences, to relive the
jokes and the times they outwitted the guards, to recall old songs and the
musicals and plays they staged – to honour friendships wrought by the war.
This is a full-length account of how the officers of B and E Forces defied the
odds, and survived.
courage and dignity in the face of hardship, brutality and deprivation – and
hope in the face of the unknown – were quiet victories. They defined a
uniquely Australian spirit.
Defying the Odds tells the incredible story of the officers of B and E Forces
interned at Sandakan and Kuching in Borneo. Despite the starvation and the
trauma they suffered at the hands of the Japanese, they boosted morale through
a regimen of study, music and theatre, and most importantly, by making each
other laugh.
After the war, military authorities were impressed by their physical and
mental resilience and astounded by their achievements. As the years passed,
they frequently held reunions to remember their experiences, to relive the
jokes and the times they outwitted the guards, to recall old songs and the
musicals and plays they staged – to honour friendships wrought by the war.
This is a full-length account of how the officers of B and E Forces defied the
odds, and survived.
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