This War Never Ends: The Pain of Separation and Return of Australian Prisooners of War
"This War Never Ends is an absorbing examination of what it was like to wait and to worry on the homefront during the years of the loved ones' captivity. Anguished correspondence with Australia's prime minister, John Curtin, from wives, mothers and fathers gives a keen insight into the suffering of families. It explores, too, the terrible sufferings and deprivations of prisoners in the Japanese camps." "Homefront and prisoners constructed an idealised world that would be there 'when the war...
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The CiP data shows the subtitle Australian Prisoners of War Come Home. Australian historian McKernan challenges the vision that Australian soldiers return from war to resume their lives as civilians where they left off to do their duty. The reality is very different, he says, especially for former prisoners of war and their families. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews The CiP data shows the subtitle Australian historian McKernan challenges the vision that Australian soldiers return from war to resume their lives as civilians where they left off to do their duty. The reality is very different, he says, especially for former prisoners of war and their families. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
AcknowledgmentsixIntroductionxi1.'Tragedy after tragedy'12.'If only I knew what has become of him'193.'That's the Eighth Division colour patch, isn't it?'454.'Twilight liberation'615.'I will turn up like the proverbial penny'846.'It wasn't as I had expected'1097.'You are not going home as prisoners'1328.'Stirring up trouble by segregating POWs from their fellow servicemen'153Conclusion173Notes177
\ BooknewsThe CiP data shows the subtitle Australian historian McKernan challenges the vision that Australian soldiers return from war to resume their lives as civilians where they left off to do their duty. The reality is very different, he says, especially for former prisoners of war and their families. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
