ISBN10: 1863737634, ISBN13: 9781863737630, [publisher: Allen & Unwin] Softcover This is the story of a dozen Australian soldiers of the 2/40 Battalion - mainly Tasmanians - who were sent to garrison an airfield in Dutch Timor immediately after the Japanese entered the Second World War. Assigned a hopless military task with a misguided strategy, they were captured a week after the fall of Singapore in February 1942. For the next three and a half years they were more thoroughly scattered in prison camps throughout Asia than the men of any comparable Australian unit. Their experiences represent a microcosm of the experience of Australians in Japanese hands in the Pacific theatre. 1995. First edition, first printing. A near fine copy only marked by age tanning of the pages. Scans available if required. 3.3 Centimeters X 15.2 Centimeters X 23 Centimeters
[York, WA, Australia] [Publication Year: 1995]
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