The War Diaries of "Weary" Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945

Penguin Books (Australia), Melbourne, 1990. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 476 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages lightly tanned throughout. Edges browned slightly. The book has been read and carries some marks and creases. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. This extraordinary first-hand account of Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop's experiences as senior medical officer in the infamous prisoner-of-war camps in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway, is not only an account of great historical significance but also a testament to the ability of the human spirit to overcome the most unbearably cruel conditions. 'I have the testimony of hundreds of Australians who had served with me and who accompanied Weary to Burma and Siam that he was both their inspiration and the main instrument of their physical and spiritual survival.' Laurens Van Der Post. Photographs and illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Australia; 1940s; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 0140128611. ISBN/EAN: 9780140128611. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8072. . 9780140128611