The Cutting single work   short story   war literature  
Issue Details: First known date: 1953... 1953 The Cutting
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An Australian prisoner of war in Changi during WWII avenges his brother's death by killing a guard. He then escapes to another camp where a scheme is hatched to save him from being discovered. Though this succeeds, the soldier still pays the ultimate price.

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  • Burma-Thailand Railway,
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    Burma,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • 1943
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