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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781741145342
Year: 2014
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages: 816
Dive into the depths of history with *Descent into Hell*, a meticulously researched chronicle that unveils one of Australia’s most harrowing experiences during World War II. This groundbreaking narrative presents the Malayan Campaign, the fall of Singapore, and the grim realities faced by POWs on the Thai-Burma Railway. Author Peter Brune delivers an unflinching look at courage and cowardice, revealing the stark contrasts between loyalty and treachery, integrity and depravity.
Through poignant storytelling, *Descent into Hell* dismantles commonly held myths about the war, exposing the shambolic planning of British forces and the failures of Australian command. This compelling account highlights not just the individual tragedies but also the collective human spirit found in acts of kindness during unimaginable suffering. Explore the nuanced tales of heroes and villains—those who fought valiantly and those who succumbed to their own fears.
Perfect for history enthusiasts and anyone seeking to understand the complexities of wartime experiences, this book offers rare insights into the minds and hearts of those who endured one of the war’s darkest chapters. *Descent into Hell* is essential reading for a deeper grasp of the Australian experience of World War II and the unyielding resilience of human nature.
Delivery information: Our books are shipped promptly, ensuring that your copy of *Descent into Hell* arrives swiftly, allowing you to embark on this powerful journey through history without delay.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781741145342
Year: 2014
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages: 816
Description:
'No man has the command of words needed for conveying.the courage and the cowardice; the loyalty and the treachery; the dedication and the dereliction; the strengths and the frailties; the kindness and the brutality; the integrity and depravity; the magnificence and the enormities of men, as revealed by and to those fated to pass through the entrails of hell, in Thailand Burma, during and after the Railway was built.'
Descent into Hell is a scrupulously researched and groundbreaking account of one of the most traumatic calamities in Australian history - the Malayan Campaign, the fall of Singapore and the subsequent horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway. Unpicking the myths and legends of the war, Peter Brune goes to the heart of the Australian experience. He describes the shambolic planning by the British in Singapore and the failures and incompetence of some of the Australian command. He debunks the claims about Australian deserters in Singapore, and we learn of the black market in Changi and the beatings, torture and murder on the Thai-Burma Railway.
Here too are stories of the war's many heroes and villains: of officers who looked after their men and optimised their chances of survival, and others who looked after themselves at their men's expense; the heroes of battle who became ineffectual and lost in the camps and on the Railway, and the least liked and least respected battlefield officers who came to be great leaders. And then there are countless acts of kindness and decency performed by one POW for another in the most cruel of circumstances.
Impressive, compelling and rich in human spirit, Descen
ISBN: 9781741145342
Year: 2014
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages: 816
Dive into the depths of history with *Descent into Hell*, a meticulously researched chronicle that unveils one of Australia’s most harrowing experiences during World War II. This groundbreaking narrative presents the Malayan Campaign, the fall of Singapore, and the grim realities faced by POWs on the Thai-Burma Railway. Author Peter Brune delivers an unflinching look at courage and cowardice, revealing the stark contrasts between loyalty and treachery, integrity and depravity.
Through poignant storytelling, *Descent into Hell* dismantles commonly held myths about the war, exposing the shambolic planning of British forces and the failures of Australian command. This compelling account highlights not just the individual tragedies but also the collective human spirit found in acts of kindness during unimaginable suffering. Explore the nuanced tales of heroes and villains—those who fought valiantly and those who succumbed to their own fears.
Perfect for history enthusiasts and anyone seeking to understand the complexities of wartime experiences, this book offers rare insights into the minds and hearts of those who endured one of the war’s darkest chapters. *Descent into Hell* is essential reading for a deeper grasp of the Australian experience of World War II and the unyielding resilience of human nature.
Delivery information: Our books are shipped promptly, ensuring that your copy of *Descent into Hell* arrives swiftly, allowing you to embark on this powerful journey through history without delay.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781741145342
Year: 2014
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Pages: 816
Description:
'No man has the command of words needed for conveying.the courage and the cowardice; the loyalty and the treachery; the dedication and the dereliction; the strengths and the frailties; the kindness and the brutality; the integrity and depravity; the magnificence and the enormities of men, as revealed by and to those fated to pass through the entrails of hell, in Thailand Burma, during and after the Railway was built.'
Descent into Hell is a scrupulously researched and groundbreaking account of one of the most traumatic calamities in Australian history - the Malayan Campaign, the fall of Singapore and the subsequent horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway. Unpicking the myths and legends of the war, Peter Brune goes to the heart of the Australian experience. He describes the shambolic planning by the British in Singapore and the failures and incompetence of some of the Australian command. He debunks the claims about Australian deserters in Singapore, and we learn of the black market in Changi and the beatings, torture and murder on the Thai-Burma Railway.
Here too are stories of the war's many heroes and villains: of officers who looked after their men and optimised their chances of survival, and others who looked after themselves at their men's expense; the heroes of battle who became ineffectual and lost in the camps and on the Railway, and the least liked and least respected battlefield officers who came to be great leaders. And then there are countless acts of kindness and decency performed by one POW for another in the most cruel of circumstances.
Impressive, compelling and rich in human spirit, Descen