In the clutch of circumstance: Reminiscences of members of the Canadian National Prisoners of War Association - Hardcover
From Norway and the northeastern Baltic to South Korea, southeast Asia and Japan, and spanning several decades in time, this book reveals little-known stories of Allied prisoners-of-war and at the same time reveals the men and women as they were and thought throughout those difficult years of their imprisonment.
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- PublisherCappis Press
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0919763103
- ISBN 13 9780919763104
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages285
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IN THE CLUTCH OF CIRCUMSTANCE Experiences of Canadian Prisoners of War
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st. (CAD) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the head of the spien panel. Hardcover, 285pp, B&W photos. These are personal narratives of priosoners of war in German and Japanese camps during WWII; escape via Russia; an Irishman doing a brisk trade in overcoats in the steamy Sumatran jungle; a tail-gunner 'celebrating' his birthday in Buchenwald; a soldier who spent 56 days solitary confinement in Korea; a former Belgian doing slave labour in his own country. Women also play an important role in this memoirs: Gwen Dopson doing cooking for 420 people; Grace Leopold relating what it was like at home as the wife of a POW; Muriel Garner who survived shelling at sea and who tried to muder a guard for attempting to stave her to death. (1.9 JM HOZ 401/1 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Seller Inventory # 07416
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition in VG+ condition, full green cloth with gilt, octavo, illustrated, 285 pages. VG+ pictorial DJ in a Brodart cover. ISBN 0919763103. Seller Inventory # 9618
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Canadian First. Inscribed by editor Tony Strachan on the title page: "For __, with love and affection, Tony;" some edge wear to boards and jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy in collectable condition; dust jacket is protected by a Brodart sleeve. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 000941
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