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Lucky Johnny : the footballer who survived the River Kwai death camps

Sherwood, Johnny2014
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In 1938 Johnny Sherwood was a young professional footballer on the brink of an England career, touring the world with the all-star British team the Islington Corinthians. By 1942 he was a soldier surrendering to the Japanese at the siege of Singapore. Taken prisoner he was sent to a POW camp deep in the heart of the Thai jungle, where he was starved, beaten, and forced to build the notorious 'railway of death' on the River Kwai. Johnny kept his and his men's spirits up with tales of his footballing past, even organising matches until he and the other prisoners became too weak to play. This book tells his story.
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Imprint:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2014.London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2014.
Collation:
viii, 309 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781444790306 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.547252092940.547252 SHE940.547252B SHE940.547252SHE
Language:
English
BRN:
1562003
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