Another Man's War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britain's Forgotten Army
By Barnaby Phillips.
Description
Named one of the Best Books of 2014 by NPR "Riveting. It's an extraordinary story, well-researched and beautifully told but not about the World War II you might know. Barnaby Phillips writes about humanity and compassion from the perspective of a Nigerian soldier whose forgotten colonial unit fought for the British Empire in then-Burma. Sixteen-year-old Isaac Fadoyebo is one of the "Burma Boys" who found themselves battling determined Japanese soldiers far away from home. Wounded and left for dead in the jungle, Isaac and Sierra Leonean David Kargbo survive only thanks...
ISBN(s)
1780745222, 9781780745220
