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  • The Survivors of the Infamous POW Gaol That Made Changi Look Like Heaven
  • By: Tim Bowden
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  • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)
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Summary

'It made Changi seem like heaven.'

There was a place far worse than Changi - Singapore's Outram Road Gaol. Deprivation here was so extreme that there really was a fate worse than death. Stubborn Buggers is the story of 12 Australian POWs who fought and survived the battle for Malaya, then captivity and slave labour, followed by the unimaginable hardships of Outram Road Gaol.

It is a story of how they dealt with the brutality of the Japanese military police, the feared Kempeitai. And it is the story of how they found a way to go on living even when facing a future of no hope and slow death.

But Stubborn Buggers is about more than suffering and brutality. It is also a story of grit, determination, and larrikin humour. It is very much about the triumph of the human spirit.
©2014 Tim Bowden (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
World War II Japan Australia, New Zealand & Oceania Military 20th Century
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A humbling tale of proper stubborn Buggers

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This book blew me away. The courage & guile of the participants was something to be admired/
A bloody good read witch brings admiration to those who have and are serving their country.

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Predictable

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Very monotone so I lost interest.

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Do not want to put too much as would ruin the story for others

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