The Melancholy State- the story of a South African prisoner-of-war S G Wolhuter
The Melancholy State- the story of a South African prisoner-of-war S G Wolhuter
Hardcover, ISBN 9780869782316
Publisher: Howard Timmins, 1984
Used - Very Good+. This book is in very good condition. The Dust Jacket has some very limited signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
This is the story of S.G. Wolhuter's experience as a South African prisoner-of-war during WW2.
The title is taken from Winston Churchill's description of the status of a prisoner-of-war. The author was an Intelligent Sergeant in Die Middellandse Regiment and was taken prisoner in June 1942 with the fall of Tobruk. The war in the Western Desert with its harsh conditions , rough soldiers humour, victory and defeat is nostalgically recalled. Incarceration follows in the prison camps of Derna and Benghazi in North Africa and Laterina in Italy, a period of 15 months of privation.
