LibGuides: History: Prisoner of War Camps

Books not to be missed

World War II 1939-1945 by Brasch, Nicholas
Call Number: 940.53 BRA
ISBN: 9781740706001
Publication Date: 2009
Chronicles the events leading up to WWII, and Australia's involvement in several Allied campaigns. Includes chapter on prisoners of war.
Weary Dunlop and the Burma-Thailand Railway by Guile, Melanie
Call Number: 940.54 DUN
ISBN: 9781420281125
Publication Date: 2011
The story of the people, the ideas and the events that led to Dunlop's men working on the railway and how this changed Australia.
The line by Flanagan, Arch and Martin
Call Number: 940.54 FLA
ISBN: 9780975770818
Publication Date: 2005
A man's experience; a son's quest to understand.
World War II The Australian experience by Andrews, Michael
Call Number: 940.53 AND
ISBN: 9780864271143
Publication Date: 2001
Read the section on Australian POWs

Prisoners of Germany
Stolen years: Australian prisoners of war/ Australian War Memorial
Prisoners of Italy
Stolen years: Australian prisoners of war in Italy/Australian War Memorial
Prisoners of Japan
Stolen years: Australian prisoners of war in Japan/Australian War memorial
Changi and the Thai-Burma railway
Simple and concise information on the wartime experiences of those who were imprisoned in Changi and those who worked on the Thai-Burma railway.
Changi
Information on life in Changi prisoner of war camps.
Prisoners of war at Changi
Read and listen to the stories of several Changi POWs

View the maps detailing where the camps were situated and take note of the shocking images of prisoners of war and the camp conditions.

Weary Dunlop
Weary Dunlop; surviving the camps, the Thai-Burma railway and Hellfire Pass.
Weary Dunlop/Australian War Memorial
Biographical information on Weary Dunlop
Images: Railway of Death
View these images of the construction of the Thai Burma railway otherwise known as the Railway of death.
The Thai Burma railway
Photographs taken by George Aspinall.