CAPTIVES COURAGEOUS: SOUTH AFRICAN PRISONERS OF WAR BY MAXWELL LEIGH

"CAPTIVES COURAGEOUS: SOUTH AFRICAN PRISONERS OF WAR - WORLD WAR TWO" BY MAXWELL LEIGH. HARDCOVER, FULLY INTACT DUST JACKET, 333 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

The resourcefulness of Springbok prisoners of war is highlighted by their endeavours to rebuild morale in captivity by creating newspapers, establishing sporting and entertainment facilities, music, hobbies and art, and even studying to further their education. The courage of these men, their compassion to fellow-prisoners and the extraordinary escapes in which some became involved remain indelibly imprinted on the readers mind. Who will ever forget Jonah Jones, who fiddled while Rome burnt or Springbok Roger Bushell who masterminded the famous Great Escape, which was to have tragic repercussions? The life-saving role of the Red Cross, the all-important currency of the cigarette, and the bravery of the contadini who sustained prisoners on the loose, are also woven into the remarkable story of South African prisoners of war.