The Cowra Breakout
"A Powerful Drama of Men and Ideals at War"
Overview
In August 1944, 1104 Japanese prisoners of war at the Australian POW camp at Cowra stage a mass breakout. Four guards are killed in the escape, and 231 prisoners die by wounds sustained or suicide, while 334 prisoners are recaptured over the subsequent nine days.
Details
| Status: | Released |
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| Release Date: | 1984-07-01 |
