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Ray Parkin's Odyssey

Author : Pattie Wright
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781405039970
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Ray Parkin's Odyssey written by Pattie Wright and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1939, Ray Parkin was serving on the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth. At first glance he looked every inch the archetypal petty officer that he was – tough, practical and a model of naval discipline. Yet Ray was no ordinary sailor. Despite a lack of formal education, he had the soul of an artist and a philosopher's enquiring mind.As HMAS Perth was embroiled in war – in the Mediterranean and then in South-East Asia – Ray became both a witness and a chronicler of the conflict through his meticulous diaries and his minutely observed watercolours and sketches. When Perth was sunk off the coast of Java, Ray was one of the survivors. After a valiant attempt to sail back to Australia in a lifeboat, he surrendered and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner of the Japanese, first building the Thai-Burma Railway and then working as a slave labourer in a Japanese coalmine. The horrors and privations of those years saw some of his most memorable artwork – documenting both the beauty of the natural world and the savageries and humiliations of the POW ordeal. They were also years that saw the founding of lifelong friendships with fellow prisoners Edward 'Weary' Dunlop and Laurens van der Post. Ray's experiences gave him the material for the three seminal books he would publish after the war: Out of the Smoke, Into the Smother and The Sword and the Blossom.Ray died in 2005, acclaimed not only for his art and his wartime trilogy, but also for his prize-winning masterpiece H.M. Bark Endeavour, an extraordinary evocation of Captain Cook's ship and its voyage up the east coast of Australia in 1770.This remarkable biography, illustrated by 100 paintings and sketches, is the first full and comprehensive account of Ray's life and wartime experiences. Using extensive interviews with Ray himself, as well as his letters, diaries and unpublished memoirs, Pattie Wright has written a book that is powerful, moving and compelling.

Ray Parkin's Wartime Trilogy

Author : Ray Parkin
Publisher : Melbourne University
ISBN 13 : 9780522848878
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)

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Download or read book Ray Parkin's Wartime Trilogy written by Ray Parkin and published by Melbourne University. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Parkin's classic POW trilogy, originally published in the 1960s, has been out of print for many years. Now eagerly sought after, it will be available for the first time in a single volume. Written with honesty, humour and sharp observation, the three volumes are illustrated with Parkin's delightful drawings.

Australian Soldiers in Asia-Pacific in World War II

Author : Lachlan Grant
Publisher : NewSouth
ISBN 13 : 1742241840
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Australian Soldiers in Asia-Pacific in World War II written by Lachlan Grant and published by NewSouth. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half a million Australians encountered a new world when they entered Asia and the Pacific during World War II: different peoples, cultures, languages and religions chafing under the grip of colonial rule. Moving beyond the battlefield, this book tells the story of how mid-century experiences of troops in Asia-Pacific shaped how we feel about our nation’s place in the region and the world. Spanning the vast region from New Guinea to Southeast Asia and India, Lachlan Grant uncovers affecting tales of friendship, grief, spiritual awakening, rebellion, incarceration, sex and souvenir hunting. Focusing on the day-to-day interactions between soldiers on the ground and the people and cultures they encountered, this book paints a picture not only of individual lives transformed, but of dramatically shifting national perceptions, as the gaze of Australia turned from Britain to Asia.

Hellships Down

Author : Michael Sturma
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476682429
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Hellships Down written by Michael Sturma and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 12 September 1944, a wolfpack of U.S. submarines attacked the Japanese convoy HI-72 in the South China Sea. Among the ships sunk were two carrying Allied prisoners of war. Men who had already endured the trials of Japanese captivity faced a renewed struggle for survival at sea. This book tells the broader story of the HI-72 convoy through the stories of two survivors: Arthur Bancroft, who was rescued by an American submarine, and Charles "Rowley" Richards, who was rescued by the Japanese. The story of these men represents the thousands of Allied POWs who suffered not only the atrocious conditions of these Japanese hellships, but also the terror of friendly fire from their own side's submarines. For the first time, the personal, political and legal aftermath of these men's experiences is fully detailed. At its heart, this is a story of survival. Charting the survivors' fates from rescue to their attempts at retribution, this book reveals the trauma that continued long after the war was over.

Battle Lines

Author : Scott Bevan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Battle Lines written by Scott Bevan and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it like to be an artist in war? How does the experience of war change artists and how, in turn, has their work changed Australians' view of themselves, their country and their involvement in conflict? Award-winning journalist Scott Bevan put these questions to Australian artists who have recorded, been affected by and responded to theatres of war, including Sir William Dargie, Nora Heysen, Ray Parkin, Bruce Fletcher, Ray Beattie, Wendy Sharpe and Peter Churcher. Their stories are fascinating, painting a vivid picture of the artists' experience of depicting conflict: the hope and tragedy, inspiration and frustration, humanity and beauty that can be found amid the death and destruction of war. Staining the paper with their own sweat, and drawing with whatever materials they had to hand in hostile and dangerous environments, the artists in BATTLE LINES: AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS AT WAR risked their lives to create their art. They were compelled to record what they were seeing, from Alan Moore's bleak sketches of the horror of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, to Ray Parkin's drawings of the tropical beauty that lay just beyond the barbed wire of the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp he was interned in, to Rick Amor's imposing and thought-provoking oil paintings of the destruction in East Timor in 1999. These artists have shaped how we see war, immortalising soldiers and battles. From World War II to Vietnam and the war against terrorism, the war artist has opened our eyes and perceptions to historic events that might otherwise have been censored, distorted or forgotten. In the process they have created some extraordinary art u beautiful, harrowing, mesmerising and character defining.

Red Lead

Author : Roland Perry
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1761060414
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Red Lead written by Roland Perry and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway Just after midnight on 1 March 1942, Australia's most renowned cruiser, HMAS Perth, was sunk by Japanese naval forces in the Sunda Strait off the coast of Java. Of the 681 men aboard, 328 survived the sinking and made it to shore-and one cat. Her name was Red Lead, and she was the ship's cat, beloved by the crew and by the Perth'slegendary captain Hector Waller. But surviving shellfire, torpedoes and the fierce currents of the Sunda Strait was only the beginning of the terrible trials Red Lead and the surviving crew were to face over the next three-and-a-half years. From Java to Changi and then on the Thai-Burma Railway, Red Lead was to act as a companion, mascot and occasional protector for a small group of sailors who made it their mission to keep her alive in some of the most hellish prison camps on earth. Red Lead's extraordinary story, of courage, loyalty and love amidst battle, imprisonment and death, is brought vividly to life by bestselling author Roland Perry.

Wartime Trilogy

Author : Ray Parkin
Publisher : Melbourne University
ISBN 13 : 9780522850673
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (56 download)

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Download or read book Wartime Trilogy written by Ray Parkin and published by Melbourne University. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Parkin's classic trilogy of wartime experience hums with action, adventure and courage. Honest and plainly written, these books are full of humanity and wisdom. Parkin's own evocative drawings and sketches illustrate the work. Out of the Smoke tells the story of the HMAS Perth, her sinking by the Japanese, and the small party of survivors who try to sail a derelict lifeboat to safety, only to land in enemy hands. Into the Smother is the diary of Parkin's time as a POW on the Burma-Siam railway. Writing in secret - risking execution - he documents with remarkable restraint the sufferings he and his comrades endure at the mercy of the jungle and the Imperial Japanese Army. In The Sword and the Blossom the POWs are shipped to Japan in a crowded tramp steamer and put to work in a coal mine until the atomic bombs finally bring them freedom

Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts

Author : Robert D. Kaplan
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307472698
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts written by Robert D. Kaplan and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts, acclaimed journalist Robert D. Kaplan continues his exploration of the American military's challenging and varied commitments around the world. From protecting sea lanes, to providing disaster relief, to preparing for potential military confrontation with North Korea and Iran, Kaplan describes the astonishing, vital, and often unacknowledged operations regularly performed by American military personnel in the air, at sea, and on the ground. Vivid and illuminating, this book takes us deep into the highly technical and exotic cultures of the armed forces, telling soldiers' stories from the perspective of the troops on the ground.

Into the Smother

Author : Ray Parkin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780140175141
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Into the Smother written by Ray Parkin and published by . This book was released on 1993-06 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orig pub 1963. 1 I/S. R&I demand. Parkin's journal of his time on the notorious Burma-Thailand railway in 1942-1943.

Books In Print 2004-2005

Author : Ed Bowker Staff
Publisher : R. R. Bowker
ISBN 13 : 9780835246422
Total Pages : 3274 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (464 download)

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Download or read book Books In Print 2004-2005 written by Ed Bowker Staff and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 2004 with total page 3274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The British National Bibliography

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 1264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Asia Pacific Shipping

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Asia Pacific Shipping written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Battle Within

Author : Christina Twomey
Publisher : NewSouth
ISBN 13 : 1742244092
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Battle Within written by Christina Twomey and published by NewSouth. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Strangers in a Foreign Land

Author : Neil Black
Publisher : The Miegunyah Press
ISBN 13 : 0522855121
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book Strangers in a Foreign Land written by Neil Black and published by The Miegunyah Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Niel Black, one of the most influential settlers of the Western District of Victoria, stepped onto the sand at Port Phillip Bay in 1839 and declared Melbourne to be 'almost altogether a Scotch settlement', he was paying the newly created outpost of the British Empire his highest compliment. His journal, reproduced here in its entirety, provides rare insight into the realities of early settlement in Victoria, detailing experiences of personal hardship and physical danger as well as the potential for accumulating great wealth and success. Drawing on the extensive collections of the State Library of Victoria, Strangers in a Foreign Land also includes glimpses into the lives of other settlers and the indigenous people of the area. It evokes the sense of place and dislocation that the early settlers encountered, and the hopes and anxieties they carried with them as they created new homes in Australia.

The Journal of Commonwealth Literature

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The Journal of Commonwealth Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One number each year includes Annual bibliography of Commonwealth literature.

The Media Book

Author : Chris Newbold
Publisher : Hodder Education
ISBN 13 : 9780340740477
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Media Book written by Chris Newbold and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 2002 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Media Book provides today's students with a comprehensive foundation for the study of the modern media. It has been systematically compiled to map the field in a way which corresponds to the curricular organization of the field around the globe, providing a complete resource for students in their third year to graduate level courses in the U.S.

On the Road with Macca

Author : Ian McNamara
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780733313288
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (132 download)

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Download or read book On the Road with Macca written by Ian McNamara and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The event over two million Australia All Over listeners waited for: another book from the ever-popular Ian McNamara, or 'Macca' as he's known countrywide.