Bøger af Kathryn Spurling

This is the story of the Australian men of Bomber Command who answered the call of their nation to defend the Mother Country in World War II. Many paid the ultimate sacrifice, and the devastating effect of their loss is recounted here by the family and friends who were left behind.

On1 March 1942 the HMAS Perth sank off the coast of Java. Less than half of the ship's company survived. Perth lost 357 sailors and a further 320 became prisoners of war, 106 of whom were to later die in captivity. "Cruel Conflict" is their story.

Over 1000 prisoners and internees perished as the Japanese requisitioned Montevideo Maru was sunk by an American submarine. "Abandoned and Sacrificed" tells how the nuns, priests, soldiers - many barely adults - came to perish on this hellship and reveals why the Australian government continued to cover-up the details long after the end of the w...

This is the story of HMAS Canberra from the time the ship was commissioned in 1928 to the last terrifying moments when HMAS Canberra's fate was sealed. A tribute to the 84 men whose lives were lost, this book tells their stories and those of the men who survived - all share their motivations for joining the Navy and tell what it was like onboard.

Warrant Officer Albert 'Bert' Adrian Stobart was ripped from his RAAF 460 Squadron Lancaster bomber only to watch all but one
of his close-knit crew perish. For almost two years Stobart barely survived Stalag IVB. He returned from WWII a changed man to observe fellow RAAF POWs struggle. This is his story and the story of too many others.