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Ambon: The Truth About One of the Most Brutal POW Camps in World War II and the Triumph of the Aussie Spirit by Roger Maynard
Category: Military | Series: Hachette Military Collec Ser.
'a compelling account of one of World War II's most brutal prisoner of war camps' DAILY TELEGRAPH In February 1942 the Indonesian island of Ambon fell to the might of the advancing Japanese war machine. Among the captured Allied forces was a unit of 1150 Australian soldiers known as Gull Force, who had ...Show more
Ambon: The Truth About One of the Most Brutal POW Camps in World War II and the Triumph of the Aussie Spirit by Roger Maynard
Category: Military
In February 1942 the Indonesian island of Ambon fell to the might of the advancing Japanese war machine. Among the captured Allied forces was a unit of 1150 Australian soldiers known as Gull Force, who had been sent to defend the island - a strategy doomed from the very beginning. Several hundred Austra ...Show more
Fatal Flaw by Roger Maynard
Category: True Crime
The true story of the Norfolk Island murder of Janelle Patton by Nelson chef Glenn McNeill. Easter Sunday, 2002. On sleepy Norfolk Island, the faithful are returning from morning service at St Barnabas Chapel, while tourists prepare for another day of sightseeing and shopping. Janelle Patton has just fi ...Show more
Hell's Heroes by Roger Maynard
Category: Military
Hell's Heroes is the story of the POW camp that never was - so dubbed by one old soldier because the atrocities that occurred there went largely unreported at the time. Nestled by the riverside in the west-coast Japanese town of Naoetsu, camp 4-B was the prison for some 300 Australian soldiers, collecti ...Show more
Hell's Heroes: The Forgotten Story of the Worst P.O.W. Camp in Japan by Roger Maynard
Category: Military
The story of the POW camp that never was. Camp 4-B in the town of Naoetsu was the prison for some 300 Australian soldiers, who spent nearly three years there after being taken prisoner in Singapore. Sixty died in captivity - more men per capita than at any other Japanese POW camp. After the war, eight g ...Show more
Hero or Deserter? : Gordon Bennett and the Tragic Defeat of the 8th Division by Roger Maynard
Category: Military
Major-General Gordon Bennett playeda decisive role in the defence of Malaya and Singapore in World War II. A colourful character, known to sport a straw hat with a rainbow scarf tied around it, his officers found him at times abrasive and cocky, but he was also known as an outstanding commander. He is, ...Show more
Life at the Top by Roger Maynard
Category: Business
How do you get to the top? Maynard talks to the leading chief executives in the country. They talk about their business, their working ways, their philosophy and the challenges they face. They also offer insight into what makes them tick, their drive and motivation, their weaknesses and regrets.
Milat by Roger Maynard
Category: True Crime
It is more than 14 years since Ivan Milat, one of Australia's worst serial killers, was jailed for the rest of his natural life for the murder of seven young backpackers. Roger Maynard's chilling inside story of the crime which shocked the world takes a fresh look at the case and the long-held theory th ...Show more
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