Description
October 1941. Twenty-one-year-old Alan Mart is posted to India and taken under the wing of the dogmatic, overbearing Acting-Captin Sam Holl. Following the Japanese advance on Singapore, the men are deployed to Malaya. What follows is a quietly shattering and searingly authentic depiction of the claustrophobia of jungle warfare and the futility of war.
About the Author
David Piper was perhaps best known as an art historian and director of the NPG, Fitzwilliam and Ashmolean museums. He served with the Indian Army during the Second World War, eventually becoming a Japanese prisoner of war for three years before his release in 1945. He was knighted in 1983.
Reviews
"A visceral depiction of the claustrophobia of jungle warfare." * Radio Times *
"A tremendous rediscovery of a brilliant novel. Extremely well written, its effects are both sophisticated and visceral. Remarkable." -- William Boyd
"One of the most absorbing and painful books about jungle warfare that I have read." -- V. S. Naipaul
Book Information
ISBN 9781912423088
Author David Piper
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Imperial War Museum
Publisher Imperial War Museum
About the Author
David Piper was perhaps best known as an art historian and director of the NPG, Fitzwilliam and Ashmolean museums. He served with the Indian Army during the Second World War, eventually becoming a Japanese prisoner of war for three years before his release in 1945. He was knighted in 1983.
Reviews
"A visceral depiction of the claustrophobia of jungle warfare." * Radio Times *
"A tremendous rediscovery of a brilliant novel. Extremely well written, its effects are both sophisticated and visceral. Remarkable." -- William Boyd
"One of the most absorbing and painful books about jungle warfare that I have read." -- V. S. Naipaul
Book Information
ISBN 9781912423088
Author David Piper
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Imperial War Museum
Publisher Imperial War Museum
