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At 19, Ern Brough signed up for the biggest adventure of his life, fighting with the Anzacs at Tobruk and El Alamein.
At 22, he was a prisoner of war.
But Ern and his mates were determined not to spend the rest of the war behind bars. Their aim: to make a break for Italy to rejoin the army, at any cost... (Young Readers' Edition)
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Dedication: For my mother, Anne, and my father, Ernest James Brough.
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it there is a Young Readers' Edition available, and the work refers to time spent in parts of the Middle East, with minor references to people of various Asian and Middle Eastern ethnicity.
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Two Wars, a Lifetime Apart, Bridged by a Digger's Book
2010
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— Appears in: The Age , 24 April 2010; (p. 13) Greg Baum reports on a friendship between World War II veteran Ern Brough and Corporal Alex Fisher. Fisher was serving in Afghanistan in 2009 when he read Brough's autobiography Dangerous Days: A Digger's Great Escape. He subsequently contacted Brough and a friendship ensued. -
Width of a Bullet
2009
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— Appears in: The Age , 24 April 2009; (p. 22) -
In Memoriam
2009
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— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 April 2009; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Dangerous Days : A Digger's Great Escape 2009 single work autobiography ; On Paths of Ash : The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of War 2009 single work autobiography ; The Missing Years : A POW's Story from Changi to Hellfire Pass, 1942-45 2009 single work biography ; Alan Villiers : Voyager of the Winds 2009 single work biography -
Pick of the Week
2009
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— Appears in: The Age , 25 April 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Dangerous Days : A Digger's Great Escape 2009 single work autobiography -
Non-Fiction Books
2009
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— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 - 15 March 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of Dangerous Days : A Digger's Great Escape 2009 single work autobiography
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Digger's Wisdom a Shining Classic
2009
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— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 28 February 2009; (p. 15)
— Review of Dangerous Days : A Digger's Great Escape 2009 single work autobiography -
Non-Fiction Books
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 14 - 15 March 2009; (p. 24)
— Review of Dangerous Days : A Digger's Great Escape 2009 single work autobiography -
Pick of the Week
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 25 April 2009; (p. 26)
— Review of Dangerous Days : A Digger's Great Escape 2009 single work autobiography -
In Memoriam
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 April 2009; (p. 10-11)
— Review of Dangerous Days : A Digger's Great Escape 2009 single work autobiography ; On Paths of Ash : The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of War 2009 single work autobiography ; The Missing Years : A POW's Story from Changi to Hellfire Pass, 1942-45 2009 single work biography ; Alan Villiers : Voyager of the Winds 2009 single work biography -
Triumph of the Will
2009
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— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 8 March 2009; (p. 12) -
Width of a Bullet
2009
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 24 April 2009; (p. 22) -
Two Wars, a Lifetime Apart, Bridged by a Digger's Book
2010
single work
column
— Appears in: The Age , 24 April 2010; (p. 13) Greg Baum reports on a friendship between World War II veteran Ern Brough and Corporal Alex Fisher. Fisher was serving in Afghanistan in 2009 when he read Brough's autobiography Dangerous Days: A Digger's Great Escape. He subsequently contacted Brough and a friendship ensued.
Last amended 13 Feb 2020 12:46:16
Subjects:
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Tobruk,
cLibya,cNorth Africa, Africa,
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Al Alamein,
cEgypt,cNorth Africa, Africa,
- Europe,
- Palestine, Middle East, Asia,
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cLebanon,cMiddle East, Asia,
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Jerusalem,
cIsrael,cMiddle East, Asia,
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