| Description |
376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
After Singapore fell to the Japanese in early 1942, 70000 prisoners, including 15000 Australians, were held as POWs at the notorious Changi prison. To amuse themselves, a group of sportsmen created an Aussie Football League, complete with tribunal, selection panel, umpires and coaches, a final game, and a Brownlow Medal |
| Notes |
"Author of the Australian Light Horse"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [365]-367) and index |
| Subject |
Changi POW Camp (Changi, Singapore)
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Australian football -- Singapore -- Changi.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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Prisoners of war -- Australia.
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| ISBN |
9780733624643 paperback |
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