Ill, p.182.non-fictionA collection of cartoons by the author of his military experiences during World War IIcartoonists - australia, world war 1939-1945 - humour

Front and back covers have central off white panels with orange columns on either side, and two horizonal black lines. Above the top line, 'PENGUIN BOOKS' is printed in orange ink. Under this line are printed the author and title, then a simple line drawing of two nurses, with a brief review of the book [all black ink] Below the bottom line is the price [4/-] and the words 'COMPLETE UNABRIDGED'. the Penguin logo is printed on the right hand column. Author, title, Penguin logo and '195' are also printed on the spine. On the back cover of the book is a black and white photgraph of the author and a brief biographyfictionThis is a fictionalized account of the one year the author spent training to be a nurse during World War II "The most striking thing about the book is that for all the emphasis on trivial irritations, momotony, hardship, mental stulificaion and lck of appreciation, Miss Dickens succeeds, almost in spite of herself, in conveying the essential nobility of the profession and the supreme satisfaction of a life saved"[ 'Listener' review]nursing, world war 1939-1945 nursing, hospital humour

Book with white front and back covers orange spine. On the front cover in addition to detailing the publisher [orange ink], including Penguin logo, author and title [both black ink], there is a coloured photograph of an operating theatre scene: Three masked and capped figures are facing a nurse drawing up an injection fictionThis is a fictionalized account of the one year the author spent training to be a nurse during World War II "The most striking thing about the book is that for all the emphasis on trivial irritations, momotony, hardship, mental stulificaion and lck of appreciation, Miss Dickens succeeds, almost in spite of herself, in conveying the essential nobility of the profession and the supreme satisfaction of a life saved"[ 'Listener' review]nursing, world war 1939-1945 nursing, hospital humour

Ill, p.339.non-fictionThis book uses first hand accounts, published memoirs and contemporary diaries and letters to to create a vivid picture of the chaos and fear, and bears witness to the courage, spirit and good humour of those who survived the Blitz london - bombardment - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 -personal narratives - britain

non-fictionThis book is about the life and times of Doug McLaggan starting with the vanished era of the 1920s and 1930s, which led up to the Second World War in which so many youngsters eagerly enlisted. McLaggan among them, saw action only briefly before becoming a POW after the fall of Singapore. It shows the young private soldier's viewpoint of the POW experience; of the mateship, humour and above all the courage and determination and willpower to live under circumstances ranking among the the most appalling of the 20th century. Even during the most trying periods, McLaggan risked his own security by keeping a meticulous diary. From these diaries emerges an extraordinary account of one man's will to survive when men unfit to work on the railway were so cruelly treated by the Japanese engineers in charge of its construction. The story of the POWs under the Japanese has been told before, but McLaggan's account, simply and honestly told, combined with his often forthright views makes this a fascinating and moving story of an ordinary man faced with an extraordinary test of body and mind. (Back cover)doug mclaggan, world war 1939-1945, prisoners of war