The Story of Billy Young

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Penquin Books
Publisher Place: Melbourne
Publisher Year: 2014
Edition: Reprint

Description: 415 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. Billy Was A Boy Of Fifteen When He Joined Up

Publishers Description: Young Bill is the true story of the suffering - and survival - of an underage prisoner-of-war during World War II. Bill Young, who is still alive, enlised in the army in July 1941 aged only 15, though he said he was 19. He went to Singapore, was captured at the fall, and spent the rest of his teenage years in some of the most barbaric Japanese prisons. From Changi he was sent to Sandakan in Borneo, from which he and a mate were lucky to escape before the infamous death marches. They were quickly caught, however, and Billy ended up in the notorious Outram Road prison in Singapore, where he spent much of the next two years in solitary confinement. This is the story of how he survived that ordeal. Young Bill is an extraordinary testament to a young mans remarkable courage in the face of some of the most horrific experiences of wartime. It is also the story of the tragic effects of war and its aftermath on the personal lives of those who fought. Author Information Anthony Hill is a multi-award-winning, bestselling author, and his books include works for both adults and children. His book Captain Cooks Apprentice won the 2009 NSW Premiers Young Peoples History Prize. It follows Soldier Boy, Young Digger and Animal Heroes as further testimony to his remarkable ability to extensively research historical material and, from wide-ranging sources, piece together a moving and exciting story. He is also the author of two novellas, the beautiful Shadow Dog, and the award-winning The Burnt Stick, illustrated by Mark Sofilas, as well as the picture book, Lucys Cat and the Rainbow Birds, illustrated by Jane Tanner.

ISBN: 9780143569138