Physical description

Illustrated book. The front cover and spine have the same black and white photograph of six men walking ("the guards were old, the soldiers young. Bertie Giles is third from left) Front cover has full title in red and black print, authors name in white print. Spine has abbreviated title in red print, authors name in black and white print and publishers name in black print. Back cover has a black and white photograph of a group of women (Australian nurses, (civilian and army) after being held POW for almost three and a half years by the Japanese). Under this photograph is a summary of the book and information about the author

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At the bottom right of the first page is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, "This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by" D.Owen (handwritten in black ink) The previous catalogue number is handwritten in black ink on this sticker. Above this sticker is a black stamp 'Cameron Close, 155 Warigal Road, Burwood 3125. At the bottom of the title page, and also the bottom of the last page is another black stamp "Cameron Close Library 155 Warigal Road, Burwood 3125.

Summary

This book has not been written for ex-prisoners: they know the homesickness of exile, the tyranny of bondage; it was written for those people of today who know little of the experiences of these men and women, of their courage,endurance and pain. It has been written for the generations to come