Hellfire - The Story of Australia, Japan and the Prisoners of War

The most critically acclaimed account of Australian Prisoners of War of the Japanese ever published. Forbes listened to the old men's tales with emotional intelligence. He has a novelist's eye for character and place, and an historian's concern for the truth. The book's breadth, detail and objectivity sets it apart, highlighting the suffering, the bravery, the heroism and the mateship. The reader will live the POW experience through the words, delving into t he Japanese mindset that led them to treat their prisoners so deplorably in a search for understanding, not just condemnation...