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Keep the Men Alive - Australian POW doctors in Japanese captivity (Hardcover)
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Keep the Men Alive - Australian POW doctors in Japanese captivity (Hardcover)
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'The thing that haunts me most to this day is that blokes were
dying and I could do bugger all about it - do you look after the
bloke who you know is going to die or the bloke who's got a
chance?' - Australian ex-POW doctor, 1999 During World War II, 22
000 Australian military personnel became prisoners of war under the
Japanese military. Over three and a half years, 8000 died in
captivity, in desperate conditions of forced labour, disease and
starvation. Many of those who returned home after the war
attributed their survival to the 106 Australian medical officers
imprisoned alongside them. These doctors varied in age, background
and experience, but they were united in their unfailing dedication
to keeping as many of the men alive as possible. This is the story
of those 106 doctors - their compassion, bravery and ingenuity -
and their efforts in bringing back the 14 000 survivors. 'You are
unfortunate in being prisoners of a country whose living standards
are much lower than yours. You will often consider yourselves
mistreated, while we think of you as being treated well.' -
Japanese officer to Australian POWs, 1943
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