Ray Parkin’s Wartime Trilogy: Out of the Smoke, Into the Smother, The Sword and the Blossom

Ray Parkin’s classic POW trilogy, originally published in the 1960s, has been out of print for many years. Now eagerly sought after, available for the first time in a single volume. Written with honesty, humour and sharp observation, the three volumes are illustrated with Parkin’s delightful drawings. #0521 xvi, 951 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm. First published: Out of the smoke, London : Hogarth, 1960 ; Into the smother, London : Hogarth, 1963 ; The Sword and the blossom, London : Hogarth, 1968

This edition first published 1999. Parkin, Ray, 1910-2005 | Perth (Cruiser) | Burma-Siam Railroad — History. | World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, Australian. | World War, 1939-1945 — Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. | World War, 1939-1945 — Naval operations, Australian. | Prisoners of war — Japan — Biography. | Prisoners of war — Australia — Biography.