Die Like the Carp: The Story of the Greatest Prison Escape Ever

Author: Harry Gordon (1925–2015)
Publisher: Cassell Australia, Stanmore, NSW
Date: 1978
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240 pp. + [16] pp. of plates
Illustrations: Includes black-and-white photographs, maps, portraits; maps also printed on lining papers
ISBN: 0726932434
Condition: Very Good. Light wear to dust jacket and minor shelf wear to boards. Internally clean and well-bound.

Why You’ll Love It:
Die Like the Carp tells the astonishing true story of the Cowra breakout—one of the largest and most tragic prison escapes of World War II. On 5 August 1944, more than 1,000 Japanese prisoners of war launched a desperate and violent escape from the Cowra internment camp in rural New South Wales. Award-winning journalist Harry Gordon reconstructs the events with gripping clarity and emotional depth, weaving together eyewitness accounts, historical records, and rare photographs. A vital title for military historians, World War II researchers, and anyone interested in Australia’s wartime past.

Weight for Shipping: Standard hardcover; includes protective wrapping.