Behind Bamboo : An Inside Story of the Japanese Prisoner of war camps
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BEHIND BAMBOO WRITTEN BY RIVETT WHO WAS TAKEN PRISONER AFTER THE FALL OF SINGAPORE. TRACES THE SOLDIER'S EXPERIENCES FROM FALL OF SINGAPORE , A 400 KM ROW BOAT ESCAPE, THEN CAPTURE AT THE SAME TIME AS HMAS PERTH AND HOUSTON SAILORS SO THERE IS A LOT OF THE HISTORY ASSOCIATED WITH THE HMAS PERTH SAILORS.
A firsthand account of the most horrific journey, man's inhumanity to man for no good reason and the courage and heroism shown by those who were tortured and survived and a detailed account of those who did NOT. If anyone is looking for an account of a relative who did NOT make it back from the building of the Thai Burma Railway - they may find it here. A privilege to know, harrowing to read LEST WE FORGET
Hardcover , 335 pages in god condition BUT the dustjacket is damaged