The Changi book
2015
Book
In the tradition of The Anzac book comes this fascinating collection of accounts of life inside the notorious Shangi prison camp. The camp is synonymous with suffering and hardship, and the Australian prisoner-of-war experience in the Second World War. But the Changi story is also one of ingenuity, resourcefulness and survival. With cartoons, paintings, essays and photographs from POWs, The Changi Book provides a unique view of life in the camp: Medical innovation ; Machinery and tools made from spare parts and scrap ; Black markets ; Sports and gambling ; Entertainment ; A library and university. Seventy years after its planned publication, material for The Changi book was rediscovered in the Australian War Memorial archives and appears here for the first time along with insights from the Memorial's experts.
Main title:
The Changi book / edited by Lachlan Grant.
Author:
Grant, Lachlan, editorAustralian War Memorial, issuing body
Work:
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2015.Sydney, NSW NewSouth, 2015.
Collation:
351 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, portraits, photographs ; 25 cm.
Notes:
"Published in association with the Australian War Memorial.""A moving insiders' account of life in Changi" - cover.Includes bibliographical references (page 343-345) and index.
Contents:
Partial contents: Letters from the past -- Changi life and society -- Changi industries -- Health and survival.
ISBN:
9781742231617
Dewey class:
940.547252
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
299277