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Sandakan – A Conspiracy of Silence
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See more•This is a new and update edition. •Comprises more than 100 b/w photos never seen •Much of this new information has not been revealed before now. •Lynette takes guided tours of the Borneo taking the path of the death marches •Comprehensive Nominal Rolls included
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This is the horrific story of the Sandakan Prisoner of War Camp during the closing years of World War II. Only six Australians survived, and Sandakan – A Conspiracy of Silence details the bungled rescue attempt, where almost all the men died because of mistakes within the senior ranks.
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ISBN: 9781863514248
Publisher: Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2011
Country: Australia
Imprint: Sally Milner Publishing Pty Ltd
Illustration: Over 100 images and illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 255.0mm
Height: 180.0mm
Weight: 1280g
Pages: 528
About the Author
Lynette Silver is a military historian, the author of a number of books on Australian history, including The Battle of Vinegar Hill, Fabulous Furphies, The Heroes of Rimau, Krait - the Fishing Boat that went to War, Sandakan - A Conspiracy of Silence, The Bridge at Parit Sulong, Blood Brothers, Deadly Secrets- The Singapore Raids 1942-45, a novel In The Mouth of the Tiger, Billy- My life as a teenage POW, At War with my Father: Fred Howe - Prisoner of war, Angels of Mercy: far west & far east. In 2003 Lynette received a Defence Forces Commendation and Medal from Special Operations Command Australia, for her work during the 60th Anniversary of Operation Jaywick, the first civilian ever to receive this prestigious award. In January 2004 she was awarded an OAM in the Australia Day Honours for her services to veterans and their families for her work on Sandakan. The Sabah Government recognised her research work and her contribution to Sabah's war history with a Minister's Special Award, an honour rarely conferred on a foreigner, which was presented to her in November 2009 by Datuk Masidi Manjun, Minister for Tourism, Culture and the Environment.
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