The Cowra Breakout

The Cowra Breakout
Mat McLachlan
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Paperback
h234 x 153mm - 320pg
27 Jul 2022 AU
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9780733647628
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During World War II, in the town of Cowra in central New South Wales, Japanese prisoners of war were held in an internment camp. By August 1944 over a thousand were interned and on the icy night of August 5th they staged the largest prison breakout in history, launching the only battle of World War II to be fought on Australian soil. More than 230 Japanese POWs and 4 Australian soldiers would die during what became known as The Cowra Breakout. In this vividly drawn book, historian Mat McLachlan, author of Walking with the Anzacs, traces the full story of the breakout. It is a tale of proud warriors and misfit Australian soldiers. Of negligence, complacency and cover-ups, and of authorities too slow to recognise danger before it occurred, and too quick to cover it up when it was too late. But mostly it is a story about raw human emotions, and the extremes that people will go to when they feel all hope is lost. The Cowra Breakout is a compelling and fascinating chapter of Australian history and a riveting read by one of Australia' s leading battlefield historians.
Mat McLachlan is one of Australia' s leading battlefield historians and media presenters in the history space. He is the author of two previous books, both published by Hachette - Walking with the Anzacs and Gallipoli: The Battlefield Guide. As a media presenter, Mat is a regular on TV and radio, and in print. His Living History podcast reaches more than 50,000 Australian history enthusiasts each week, and he produces two other leading history podcasts, Peter Hart' s Military History and BattleWalks. Mat also produces and presents history documentaries for various networks, including the global History Hit network based in the UK. He appears regularly as a history expert on all major Australian television and radio networks, and more than 500,000 viewers tune in to Mat' s YouTube channel each year.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780733647628
Published: 27 Jul 2022
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 320

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