And The Dawn Came Up Like Thunder (1972) By Leo Rawlings
Presenting the experience of an ordinary soldier captured by the Japanese in Singapore in February, 1942, Leo Rawlings' story is told through his own pictures and his own words. As he portrays a world that is uncompromising, vivid and raw, he pulls no punches, depicting the cruelty that was inflicted on the prisoners of war by their own officers, as well as the shocking day-to-day reality of POW life. xxxi, 160pp, front endpaper map. Illustrated with previously unpublished b&w paintings by Leo Rawlings of his war pictures and edited writings. Foreword by Earl Mountbatten of Burma; Other forewords by Brigadier Lord Russell of Liverpool, Dr. C. H. Roads, Deputy Director of the Imperial War Museum. Supporting account by Bill Barclay Duncan. Photo an address by Lieut-Colonel W. E. Gill.
- Hard Cover with Dust Cover
- 160 Pages
- In Good condition