Doctors War

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Doctors WarISBN13:9780732280093ISBN10:0732280095Author:Richards, Rowley (Author)Description: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 Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty LtdPublication Date:2006-03-29Weight:0.83 lbsDimensions:0.86'' H x 7.81'' L x 5.06'' WNumber of Pages:386Language:English

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