Sydney, The Association, 1945. While the general tone of these very informative newsletters is upbeat, there is a distinct air of anxiety, with published letters from POWs some four to five months behind current events. The 'Enquiries' page, containing numerous small personal classified requests for information, still hits hard: 'Any..... More
[Cookham], The Authors, 1946. The two-page introduction by the authors (dated 'Cookham, 1946') outlines the chequered history of the book, not least the difficulties in getting it printed on their return from captivity. We 'spent two months searching a somewhat changed England for a publisher with enough good paper for..... More
[Tasmania, Bill Young, circa 1990s]. A self-published compilation of first-hand accounts of the Sandakan Death Marches in Borneo during the Second World War. Of some 2500 Allied prisoners only six survived. The contents are 'Death March from Sandakan' by J.R. Braithwaite; 'A Report on the Borneo Death Marches' by Lieutenant..... More