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Lucky Johnny

- The Footballer who Survived the River Kwai Death Camps
Af: Johnny Sherwood Engelsk Paperback

Lucky Johnny

- The Footballer who Survived the River Kwai Death Camps
Af: Johnny Sherwood Engelsk Paperback
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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. One day, he even encountered a brutal Japanese guard, and was shocked to recognise him as a Japanese footballer Johnny had played against.

Many years after Johnny''s death, his grandson Michael discovered an old manuscript hidden in the attic of his mother''s house. It was Johnny''s own account of his wartime experiences - the story too horrific to reveal in full to his loved ones. In the tradition of bestselling memoirs like The Railway Man, Lucky Johnny is an inspirational tale of survival against the odds.

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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. One day, he even encountered a brutal Japanese guard, and was shocked to recognise him as a Japanese footballer Johnny had played against.

Many years after Johnny''s death, his grandson Michael discovered an old manuscript hidden in the attic of his mother''s house. It was Johnny''s own account of his wartime experiences - the story too horrific to reveal in full to his loved ones. In the tradition of bestselling memoirs like The Railway Man, Lucky Johnny is an inspirational tale of survival against the odds.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 320
ISBN-13: 9781444790337
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1444790331
Kategori: 1940 til 1949
Udg. Dato: 16 jul 2015
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 198mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Hodder & Stoughton
Oplagsdato: 16 jul 2015
Forfatter(e): Johnny Sherwood
Forfatter(e) Johnny Sherwood

Kategori 1940 til 1949

ISBN-13 9781444790337

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 320

Udgave

Længde 25mm

Bredde 198mm

Højde 129mm

Udg. Dato 16 jul 2015

Oplagsdato 16 jul 2015

Forlag Hodder & Stoughton

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