Summer Will Come Again : The Story of Australian POWs' Fight for Survival in Japan

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Author:agent John Lane

Issue Details: First known date: 1987... 1987 Summer Will Come Again : The Story of Australian POWs' Fight for Survival in Japan

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Autobiographical account of Lane's experience as a prisoner of war during World War II. The author acknowledges the contribution of his fellow POWs, 'Norman Colley and the late Frank Florence for the reproduction of the lyrics of their songs and poems.' (Note: Neither writer was Australian, Colley was Welsh and Florence was English.)

Notes

Dedication: This book is dedicated to the memory of the following AIF members of 'J Force', who were killed in extraordinarily tragic circumstances: / ...WO2 Harry Rogerson... / ...Sgt Albert Arthur James... / ...Sgt Richard Thomas Noble... / ...Cpl Jack Livingstone Gilding... / ...Gnr Ronald Simons Cooper... / LEST WE FORGET
Epigraph: 'If Winter Comes', words 'written and sung by Corporal Frank (Flo) Florence, Kobe House, Japan, 1943-45.'
Contains words of several songs and poems written by Norman Colley.
Includes glossary of Japanese words and expressions, and key to military abbreviations.