Description
Title: The Duke – A Hero’s Hero at Sandakan
Author: Matthews, David
Condition: Near Mint
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 9781740084864
Cover: Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 235 pages
Comments: The World War 2 Japanese POW camp at Sandakan in Borneo is remembered for its ‘savagery and sheer barbarity.’ The efforts of Captain Lionel Matthews to make life bearable there earned him the title ‘A Hero’s Hero.’ He is also the only Australian who served in WWII to receive both the Military Cross and the George Cross. Captain Matthews ran the underground network at Sandakan, smuggling food, medicine and radio parts, and began preparations for an ambitious plan for all the POWs to escape. Sadly, the network was betrayed and Captain Matthews paid with his life.
