xiii, 244 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm
regular print
Contents
1. Rabaul -- 2. Rabaul - war -- 3. Vunapope - refuge -- 4. Vunapope - convent -- 5. A sea voyage -- 6. The Bund hotel -- 7. Yokohama Yacht club -- 8. Totsuka -- 9. Totsuka - war -- 10. Peace -- 11. Manila -- 12. Home at last
Analysis
Autobiography
Bowman, Alice M
Japan
Nursing
Papua New Guinea
Prisoners of war
Women
World War 2
Notes
"A true story by an Australian civilian nurse, from the Government Hospital in Rabaul, who was held prisoner with her colleagues in New Britain and Japan following the Japanese onslaught of Rabaul in 1942."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-[246])