Week September by Peter Rees (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. As new. An account of a significant week in Australian wartime history, told through the experiences of those caught up in the events. Peter Rees and Sue Langford draw on personal stories and historical research to examine the impact of war on individuals and families. The book combines military and social history, providing insight into the courage, hardship and human consequences of conflict. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First impression, first impression 2021 Large Soft Cover near fine book, corners and edges rubbed, light surface scratches to covers. Contents bright and clean. No inscription. 356 pages with index. Illustrations.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. "A moving account of love, war and the extraordinary esilence of POW Scott Heywood." Soft covers are rubbed and creased at the corners. Head and tail of spine creased and showing light wear. Scuff marks and moderate discolouration front and back. Pages are lightly discoloured. Simple binding is tidy. This book is in good condition. *We try to describe the faults of our books meticulously - they often present better than they sound.…

1st edition stiff wrappers As New octavo 356pp., b/w plates, notes, bibliog., index, . The story of Australian POW Scott Heywood and his war. Woven through it is his wife, Margery's, story as she waited anxiously with their two young children in rural Victoria.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Doug Heywood was a teenager when he discovered, in a shoebox hidden in a wardrobe, hundreds ofletters, all written by his father, Scott Heywood. As a POW on the infamous Burma Railway, Scott wrote almost daily to hisyoung wife, Margery, on scraps of paper that had to be hidden from guards. These letters tell of an enduring love - and also,intriguingly, of how Scott dealt with the most brutally testing circumstances.Scott's story has echoes of another storyhappening 7000 kilometres away at the same time. Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist, was rounded up with his family and sent toAuschwitz in September 1942. Frankl later wrote in his classic book Man's Search for Meaning that the last of the humanfreedoms was the ability 'to choose one's attitude in any set of circumstances'. Scott Heywood and Viktor Frankl, onopposite sides of the world, found their own ways to survive that were uncannily similar.This is the untold story of oneman, one ordinary man, and his war. Woven through it is Margery's story, as she waited anxiously with their two youngchildren in rural Victoria, trapped in an emotional rollercoaster, unaware that he was writing letters to her that could not beposted. This is a powerful and moving story of love, resilience and survival.…