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Emperors Grace

Baker Mark

9781922464033

BOOK DETAILS

Price: $34.95
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781922464033
Published: March 2021

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The Emperor's Grace is the story of the men of C Force - the first contingent of Australian, British and Dutch prisoners of war shipped from Singapore to Japan in November 1942. These men worked in the Kawasaki Shipyard in Kobe before the American firebombing campaign razed the city, and then the infamous Fukuoka coal mine before the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought World War II to an end.

When the Japanese seized most of South-East Asia in early 1942, they captured 22,000 Australian military personnel. More than a third would die over the next three years from malnutrition, disease and violent abuse. The horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway and Sandakan are well documented. Less well known is the fate of the 3800 Australians sent to work as slave labourers in the factories and mines of mainland Japan.

The Emperor's Grace is a compelling story of hardship, heroism and endurance - and the ultimate triumph of the human spirit - told for the first time from the unpublished diaries, memoirs and personal accounts of the men who survived.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781922464033
Published: March 2021

Number of pages: 240
Width: 153 mm
Height: 234 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: Monash University Publishing

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