Trial By Battle by David Piper
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.
"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
"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
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781912423088 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912423081 |
| Title | Trial By Battle |
| Author | David Piper |
| Series | Imperial War Museum Wartime Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Imperial War Museum |
| Year published | 2019-09-05 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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