Doctors War

by Rowley Richards

Book Overview

Eminent surgeon Rowley Richards was a young doctor and officer in the army reserve when war broke out. He embarked for Singapore in 1941, a year before the Allies capitulated to invading Japanese forces. Richards became a POW and, as a medical officer, found himself tending to other prisoners in shocking conditions. In a diary, he recorded the horrors he witnessed as well as the courage, humour and mateship of his fellow prisoners. As the Allies advanced,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0732280095
• ISBN13: 9780732280093
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers Australia Pty Ltd
• Length: 386 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"