White butterflies / Colin McPhedran.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McPhedran, Colin, 1930-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Australia--Biography.

Refugees.

Refugees--Burma--Biography.

McPhedran, Colin, 1930-.

McPhedran, Colin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Canberra : Pandanus Books, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A compelling accunt of a young boy's wartime struggle for survival, treking across a deadly jungle trail from Burma to India ahead of the advancing Japanese army.

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 The Beginning, or Was It the End?; 2 Maymyo; 3 To Myitkyina; 4 At the Airstrip; 5 The Walk Begins; 6 The Last Outpost; 7 To the Patkoi Range; 8 Monsoon; 9 The Naga Village; 10 Looking Back; 11 Moving On; 12 White Butterflies; 13 Hospital; 14 Calcutta; 15 Getting Away; 16 Bangalore; 17 Family Life; 18 Growing Pains; 19 A Fresh Start; 20 School Days; 21 War Is Over; 22 White Flowers; 23 Out of India; 24 Father s Land; 25 My Father s Other Life; 26 Bound for Botany Bay; 27 Australia; 28 Another Hill Station; Maps; A short biography;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-74076-072-7

OCLC:

475880402