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'Archie's Letter tells a story of an ordinary man who went off to fight in World War II. His experiences included the Burma Railway, where he was under the command of Australian war hero, Weary Dunlop.
Archie's Letter also tells how he dealt with his wartime experiences; how, at the age of 91, he agreed to meet a group of elderly Japanese women interested in world peace; how he could never forget the young men with him during the war who didn't come back.
It is a book which explains Anzac day to a new generation.
Archie's Letter is written by Martin Flanagan and illustrated by Ainsley Walters. It is adapted from The Line by Archie and Martin Flanagan in 2005.' (Publisher's blurb)
Archie's Letter also tells how he dealt with his wartime experiences; how, at the age of 91, he agreed to meet a group of elderly Japanese women interested in world peace; how he could never forget the young men with him during the war who didn't come back.
It is a book which explains Anzac day to a new generation.
Archie's Letter is written by Martin Flanagan and illustrated by Ainsley Walters. It is adapted from The Line by Archie and Martin Flanagan in 2005.' (Publisher's blurb)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it is partly set in Java, Indonesia and Burma.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Related Works
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The Line : A Man's Experience : A Son's Quest to Understand
Camberwell East
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One Day Hill
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2005
Z1214501
2005
selected work
autobiography
war literature
Consists of four pieces of writing by Arch Flanagan, in which he tells of his war experiences. At the conclusion of each piece, Arch's son Martin reflects on how his father's war experiences have impacted on his own life.
Works about this Work
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[Untitled]
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 56 no. 3 2012; (p. 29)
— Review of Archie's Letter : An Anzac Story 2012 single work biography
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[Untitled]
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 56 no. 3 2012; (p. 29)
— Review of Archie's Letter : An Anzac Story 2012 single work biography
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Last amended 22 Jan 2014 12:15:59
Subjects:
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Burma-Thailand Railway,
cBurma,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
- Tasmania,
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