Crossing the Wire: The Untold Stories of POWs in Battle and Captivity During Wwi Tapa dura - 2011

Hardback. New. The experiences of Australian prisoners of war (POWs) or Kriegsgefangeners held captive in Germany has been largely forgotten. This is an account of what young Australian soldiers experienced, and the spirit they showed in responding to captivity.

Big Sky Publishing, 2016. Hardcover. New. 416 pages. 7.00x4.50x1.26 inches.

Big Sky Publishing, 2016. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Big Sky Publishing, 2011. New book, 408 pages. "Truly we are objects of interest to the Jerries we meet on the road, and especially in the villages. Taunts are hurled at us; epithets are numerous, and souvenir hunters molest us, but so far not violently. After passing through the village of Villers, we come across some British prisoners who are clearing the road, and they present a sorry spectacle, unshaven and dirty looking... Some offered some appeal for food, but we have none to give. In fact we are ourselves hungry... Their predicament does not create in us a very favourable impression, although I like others, do not realise the seriousness of what is in store for us. The future is a blank, as no-one knows what it holds." So wrote an Australian prisoner-of-war, Corporal Lancelot Davies, only recently taken prisoner at the first battle of Bullecourt, on 11 April 1917. For him - like another 1,200 Australians captured at Bullecourt - the future was indeed 'blank' and unpredictable.… Leer más

Sydney: Big Sky Publishing, 2011. v, 408pp, index, bibliography, endnotes, appendices, bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Or black boards in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket. SIGNED and inscribed by author (To Craig Happy Birthday) on half title page. Australian Prisoners of War during the First World War.. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Big Sky Publishing, Australia, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Australian History; ISBN: 0987057413. ISBN/EAN: 9780987057419. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 48284. . 9780987057419

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