Descent Into Hell: The Fall of Singapore - Pudu and Changi - the Thai-Burma Railway by Peter Brune

Descent Into Hell: The Fall of Singapore - Pudu and Changi - the Thai-Burma Railway by Peter Brune

Home/Store/Subjects/Military History/WWII History
SKU TBM9781741145342
AU$24.00
In stock: 1 available
1
Product Details
Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781741145342
Book Condition: Good
Author: Peter Brune
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Place: Crows Nest NSW
Year: 2014
Format: Paperback
Pages: 816 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges, with corners now protected by book tape. Interior and binding are still very good.

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.

The definitive story of the Australian campaign in Southeast Asia during World War II from one of Australia's leading military writers.

Show More
Share this product with your friends
ShareSharePin it
Descent Into Hell: The Fall of Singapore - Pudu and Changi - the Thai-Burma Railway by Peter Brune
Home/Store/Subjects/Military History/WWII History
You May Also Like
Out of Stock
A Bastard of a Place: The Australians in Papua: Kokoda by Milne Bay by Peter Brune
A Bastard of a Place: The Australians in Papua: Kokoda by Milne Bay by Peter Brune
A Bastard of a Place: The Australians in Papua: Kokoda by Milne Bay by Peter Brune
AU$22.00
Get notified when next available
The Hunting of Force Z: The Sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse by Richard Hough
The Hunting of Force Z: The Sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse by Richard Hough
The Hunting of Force Z: The Sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse by Richard Hough
AU$17.00
  • Search Books
  • Favorites
  • Shopping Bag
  • Gift Cards
Display prices in:AUD
Skip to main content
Book Merchant Bookstore
Menu
Storefront
Subjects
Rewards
About
Happy Readers
Contact
Acknowledgement

© 2022 Book Merchant Bookstore 14 Thetis Link Dalyellup Bunbury Western Australia 6230

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyShipping & Payment InfoReturn PolicyAbout UsCookie settingsReport abuse
Made with Ecwid by Lightspeed