Author(s): NEWMAN Carolyn

Pre-Loved Books | Military, War | Biography, Memoir

During World War II, thousands of Australian families farewelled their beloved husbands, brothers and fathers as they headed overseas to war, unsure if they were ever to return. Many never came home; others did but were changed forever. Published to mark the 60th anniversary of the war in the Pacific, this book provides a touching insight into the effect of war on the children of the Australian soldiers who were held by the Japanese army as prisoners of war. These intimate and personal stories explore how the children of POWs were, in many ways, also the victims of the war camps, through the enduring effects on their families and childhoods.