JAVA RABBLE: A story of a ship, slavery and survival
by Skeels, Fred
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0859054195
- ISBN 13
- 9780859054195
- Seller
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Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Hesperian Press, WA, 2008. Softcover. Near Fine. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY Sinking of HMAS Perth on 1st March 1942, by one of the survivor of the Battle of Sunda Strait. Skeels joined the navy in 1941 at the age of eighteen, and a year later was in the great battles of the Java Sea and Sunda Straits in which the Perth and its allies were sunk. Held in the Japanese death camps until the warâs end, he was shipped as a slave labourer from Java to Malaya, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and finally Japan. Royal Australian Navy. P.O.W. #280315/150423viii, 151 p.: ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.Skeels Fred -- Biography.  |  Perth (Cruiser)  |  Cruisers (Warships) -- Australia.  |  Java Sea, Battle of the, 1942.  |  Sunda Strait (Indonesia), Battle of, 1942.  |  World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Australian.  |  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.
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- Bookseller
- Elizabeth's Bookshops (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42402
- Title
- JAVA RABBLE: A story of a ship, slavery and survival
- Author
- Skeels, Fred
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0859054195
- ISBN 13
- 9780859054195
- Publisher
- Hesperian Press, WA
- Place of Publication
- Carlisle Western Australia
- Date Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 159
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY (incl ANZAC)
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About the Seller
Elizabeth's Bookshops
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Fremantle, Western Australia
About Elizabeth's Bookshops
Elizabeth's Bookshops Australia. Bookdealers since 1973.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
Elizabeth's Bookshops are one of Australia's largest second-hand bookshop operations, with 4 shops on both sides of the Australian continent.
For nearly 50 years, Elizabeth's have been major dealers in second-hand and out-of-print books.
Established in 1973, Elizabeth's Bookshops are now in Perth CBD, two shops in Fremantle (WA) and King Street, Newtown (NSW).
All orders are dispatched within 1 business day from our Fremantle Warehouse.
All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street, Fremantle Western Australia. (7 days a week) 08 9433 3236
Click & Collect (no postage cost!) is available at all branches.
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