The war diaries of Weary Dunlop : Java and the Burma-Thailand railway 1942-1945
Dunlop, E. E. (Ernest Edward), 1907-19931989
Books, Manuscripts
More than 40 years ago Sir Edward Dunlop, then a Lieutenant-Colonel, began these diaries at the start of his imprisonment by the Japanese in Java and on the Burma-Thailand railway. As a commanding officer and a surgeon, "Weary" became a hero and a legend to the Australian and Allied prisoners.
Main title:
Imprint:
Harmondsworth : Viking, 1989, c1986.
Collation:
xxiii,401p.,[64]p. of plates : ill., 1map,facsims.,ports. ; 26cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Melbourne : Nelson, 1986 Wheathampstead : Lennard, 1987.Originally published: Melbourne : Nelson, 1986 ; Wheathampstead : Lennard, 1987.
ISBN:
9780670829743
Dewey class:
940.547252092
LC class:
D805.J3
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
South-east Asia
BRN:
1347673