$32.88
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
26 July 2022
Summary
The Cowra Breakout: Australia’s Forgotten WWII Battle
During World War II, in Cowra, NSW, a POW camp held over a thousand Japanese prisoners. On a cold August night in 1944, they staged a massive breakout, resulting in the only land battle of WWII on Australian soil. Five Australian soldiers and over 230 Japanese POWs perished in the Cowra Breakout.
This book, by a leading battlefield historian, vividly recounts the full story. It’s a tale of proud warriors, misfit soldiers,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733647628 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0733647626 |
| Author: | Mat McLachlan |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 26 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 444g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 30mm |
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About The Author
Mat McLachlan
Mat McLachlan is one of Australia’s leading battlefield historians and media presenters in the history space. He is also the author of Gallipoli: The Battlefield Guide and The Cowra Breakout, and the founder of Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours, which sends thousands of Australians to visit battlefields around the world each year.
As a media presenter, Mat is a regular on TV and radio and in print. He produces and hosts three of the leading history podcasts in Australia: Living History, BattleWalks and Pete & Gary’s Military History. He appears regularly as a history expert on all major Australian television and radio networks, and reaches over five million viewers on YouTube each year.
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