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Lucky Johnny - The Footballer who Survived the River Kwai Death Camps (Paperback)
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Lucky Johnny - The Footballer who Survived the River Kwai Death Camps (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 1 170
You Save R165 (59%)
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In 1938 Johnny Sherwood was a young professional footballer on the
brink of an England career, touring the world with the all-star
British team the Islington Corinthians. By 1942 he was a soldier
surrendering to the Japanese at the siege of Singapore. Taken
prisoner he was sent to a POW camp deep in the heart of the Thai
jungle, where he was starved, beaten, and forced to build the
notorious 'railway of death' on the River Kwai. Johnny kept his and
his men's spirits up with tales of his footballing past, even
organising matches until he and the other prisoners became too weak
to play. One day, he even encountered a brutal Japanese guard, and
was shocked to recognise him as a Japanese footballer Johnny had
played against. Many years after Johnny's death, his grandson
Michael discovered an old manuscript hidden in the attic of his
mother's house. It was Johnny's own account of his wartime
experiences - the story too horrific to reveal in full to his loved
ones. In the tradition of bestselling memoirs like The Railway Man,
Lucky Johnny is an inspirational tale of survival against the odds.
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