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Author: Grant McLachlan Publisher: ISBN: 9780473259372 Category : Prisoners of war Languages : en Pages : 791
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(www.sparrowbook.com) Sparrow is a seldom-heard but uplifting story of The Sparrows - Battle of Britain gunners who defended Timor as part of Sparrow Force. It is the story of Charlie McLachlan's war: a triumph of stubborn Scottish defiance and laconic Aussie genius over the relentless violence of man and nature. From the Rudolph Hess crash-landing to the atom bomb, from history's last bayonet charge to the war's greatest aerial bombardment, Charlie McLachlan survives and bears witness to some of the landmark days of World War II. At one time or other in a four year ordeal, he is fired upon by the armies, navies and/or air forces of Germany, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the United States of America - pretty much everyone but the Russians. He defies or evades the ravages of tropical ulcers, tropical heat, alpine cold, gangrene, cholera, malaria, beriberi, dysentery, mosquitoes, crocodiles, snakes, sharks, scorpions, sadistic Sikhs, Japanese hellships, falling coconuts, flying shrapnel, beatings, beheadings, bullets, bombs, bayonets, torpedoes, a crushed leg, a fractured skull, malnutrition and premature cremation. He's presumed dead by the British Army, left for dead by Japanese guards, and declared dead by a Dutch Javanese doctor. Yet through it all, Charlie soldiers on. Half a world away, his wife Mary, fashioned from the same mental granite, stoically awaits his return. Not even an official telegram confirming the near-certainty of Charlie's death, or later rumours of his torture, can shake her iron faith. ***ABOUT SPARROW FORCE*** Sparrow Force - the force who defended Timor in 1942 - was one of Australia's most successful military units. At the lowest point in the Second World War, soldiers equipped with First World War weapons destroyed Japan's most successful and elite special force. Cut off from Australia, a commando campaign held off a Japanese division for almost a year at the turning point of the war. Low in medicine and ammunition, they built an improvised radio that regained contact with their homeland. It was the first good news of the war for the Allies. Sparrow Force was unique. They were the first force to defeat Japan in battle. They were the last to be captured. Those who escaped to pursue a guerrilla campaign spent more time in combat against the Japanese than any other Allied unit. They were set up to fail. Instead, they endured, defied, and succeeded. Newsreels were made, victories were recorded, medals were awarded, Australia's morale elevated. As Winston Churchill famously said, "They alone did not surrender." ***SPARROW INCLUDES*** Sparrow - A Chronicle of Defiance also contains the first complete nominal roll of each unit of Sparrow Force; unit photographs of Sparrow Force; profiles and photographs of Mitsushima and Kanose prisoners, guards, and the camps; Yokohama, Darwin, and Singapore War Crimes Tribunal trial profiles of guards; over 100 pages of historiographical analysis of the Pacific War; and a comprehensive bibliography for researchers, including online content.
Author: Grant McLachlan Publisher: ISBN: 9780473259372 Category : Prisoners of war Languages : en Pages : 791
Book Description
(www.sparrowbook.com) Sparrow is a seldom-heard but uplifting story of The Sparrows - Battle of Britain gunners who defended Timor as part of Sparrow Force. It is the story of Charlie McLachlan's war: a triumph of stubborn Scottish defiance and laconic Aussie genius over the relentless violence of man and nature. From the Rudolph Hess crash-landing to the atom bomb, from history's last bayonet charge to the war's greatest aerial bombardment, Charlie McLachlan survives and bears witness to some of the landmark days of World War II. At one time or other in a four year ordeal, he is fired upon by the armies, navies and/or air forces of Germany, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the United States of America - pretty much everyone but the Russians. He defies or evades the ravages of tropical ulcers, tropical heat, alpine cold, gangrene, cholera, malaria, beriberi, dysentery, mosquitoes, crocodiles, snakes, sharks, scorpions, sadistic Sikhs, Japanese hellships, falling coconuts, flying shrapnel, beatings, beheadings, bullets, bombs, bayonets, torpedoes, a crushed leg, a fractured skull, malnutrition and premature cremation. He's presumed dead by the British Army, left for dead by Japanese guards, and declared dead by a Dutch Javanese doctor. Yet through it all, Charlie soldiers on. Half a world away, his wife Mary, fashioned from the same mental granite, stoically awaits his return. Not even an official telegram confirming the near-certainty of Charlie's death, or later rumours of his torture, can shake her iron faith. ***ABOUT SPARROW FORCE*** Sparrow Force - the force who defended Timor in 1942 - was one of Australia's most successful military units. At the lowest point in the Second World War, soldiers equipped with First World War weapons destroyed Japan's most successful and elite special force. Cut off from Australia, a commando campaign held off a Japanese division for almost a year at the turning point of the war. Low in medicine and ammunition, they built an improvised radio that regained contact with their homeland. It was the first good news of the war for the Allies. Sparrow Force was unique. They were the first force to defeat Japan in battle. They were the last to be captured. Those who escaped to pursue a guerrilla campaign spent more time in combat against the Japanese than any other Allied unit. They were set up to fail. Instead, they endured, defied, and succeeded. Newsreels were made, victories were recorded, medals were awarded, Australia's morale elevated. As Winston Churchill famously said, "They alone did not surrender." ***SPARROW INCLUDES*** Sparrow - A Chronicle of Defiance also contains the first complete nominal roll of each unit of Sparrow Force; unit photographs of Sparrow Force; profiles and photographs of Mitsushima and Kanose prisoners, guards, and the camps; Yokohama, Darwin, and Singapore War Crimes Tribunal trial profiles of guards; over 100 pages of historiographical analysis of the Pacific War; and a comprehensive bibliography for researchers, including online content.
Author: Grant McLachlan Publisher: Klaut ISBN: 0473226235 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 796
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Sparrow is a seldom-heard but uplifting story of the Sparrows – the Battle of Britain gunners who defended Timor as part of Sparrow Force. It is the story of Charlie McLachlan’s war: a triumph of stubborn Scottish defiance and laconic Aussie genius over the relentless violence of man and nature. From the Rudolph Hess crash-landing to the atom bomb, from history’s last bayonet charge to the war’s greatest aerial bombardment, Charlie McLachlan survives and bears witness to some of the landmark days of World War II. At one time or other in his four-year ordeal he is fired upon by the armies, navies and/or air forces of Germany, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, Great Britain and the United States of America – pretty much everyone but the Russians. He defies or evades the ravages of tropical ulcers, tropical heat, alpine cold, gangrene, cholera, malaria, beriberi, dysentery, mosquitoes, crocodiles, snakes, sharks, scorpions, sadistic Sikhs, Japanese hellships, falling coconuts, flying shrapnel, beatings, beheadings, bullets, bombs, bayonets, torpedoes, a crushed leg, a fractured skull, malnutrition and premature cremation. He’s presumed dead by the British Army, left for dead by Japanese guards, and declared dead by a Dutch-Javanese doctor. Yet through it all Charlie soldiers on. Half a world away, his wife Mary, fashioned from the same mental granite, stoically awaits his return. Not even an official telegram confirming the near-certainty of Charlie’s death, or later rumours of his torture, can shake her iron faith. *** Sparrow Force – the force that defended Timor in 1942 – was one of Australia’s most successful military units. At the lowest point in the Second World War these soldiers - equipped with First World War weapons and cut off from Australia - waged a commando campaign that held off Japan’s most successful and elite special force. Low in medicine and ammunition, they built an improvised radio that regained contact with their homeland. It was the first good news of the war for the Allies. Sparrow Force was unique. They were the first force to defeat Japan in battle, and they were the last to be captured. Those who escaped to pursue a guerrilla campaign spent more time in combat against the Japanese than any other Allied unit. They were set up to fail; instead they endured, defied, and succeeded. Newsreels were made, victories were recorded, medals were awarded, and Australia’s morale was elevated. As Winston Churchill famously said, “They alone did not surrender.”
Author: Puck W. Brecher Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 1684175747 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 392
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"The brutality and racial hatred exhibited by Japan’s military during the Pacific War piqued outrage in the West and fanned resentments throughout Asia. Public understanding of Japan’s wartime atrocities, however, often fails to differentiate the racial agendas of its military and government elites from the racial values held by the Japanese people. While not denying brutalities committed by the Japanese military, Honored and Dishonored Guests overturns these standard narratives and demonstrates rather that Japan’s racial attitudes during wartime are more accurately discerned in the treatment of Western civilians living in Japan than the experiences of enemy POWs. The book chronicles Western communities in wartime Japan, using this body of experiences to reconsider allegations of Japanese racism and racial hatred. Its bold thesis is borne out by a broad mosaic of stories from dozens of foreign families and individuals who variously endured police harassment, suspicion, relocation, starvation, denaturalization, internment, and torture, as well as extraordinary acts of charity. The book’s account of stranded Westerners—from Tokyo, Yokohama, and Kobe to the mountain resorts of Karuizawa and Hakone—yields a unique interpretation of race relations and wartime life in Japan."
Author: Michael Morpurgo Publisher: HarperCollins UK ISBN: 0007465963 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 256
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Eloise has always loved Joan of Arc. Noble, honest and brave, she was everything Eloise wishes to be. And on a bright sunny day in Orleans, Eloise has a very special daydream... A superb re-imagining of Joan of Arc by master storyteller and author of War Horse.
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