Missing: War, Sacrifice and the Search for Justice
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Missing: War, Sacrifice and the Search for Justice
By (Author) Ian W. Shaw
Big Sky Publishing
Big Sky Publishing
22nd March 2023
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Biography: historical, political and military
True war and combat stories
Second World War
940.54
Physical Properties
Paperback
336
Width 3886mm, Height 5842mm
Description
The tragic and carefully researched story of a WWII fighter pilots brutal sacrifice and the painstaking search for the truth.
Not all casualties in wartime occur on the frontline; when a loved one is posted Missing, hope and fear bloom in the hearts of those who wait for news. Lives can fray when that wait extends to years.
Squadron Leader Daryl Sproule was a hero. The young and dashing Hobart lawyer was a fighter pilot, a survivor of the carnage in the skies over Singapore, a champion sportsman and the touchstone in the life of his single mother. When his aircraft was shot down over New Britain in August 1943, his wingmen saw him land it close to a beach, wade ashore and disappear into the jungle.
In Hobart, Irene Sproule was informed that her son was Missing. Two years later, Daryl was still missing, his fate unknown. It would take another two years for the full, deplorable story to be unravelled and the consequences of a wartime atrocity to be played out to a conclusion. In those years, a mother and a brother would have their lives changed brutally, and forever.
Missing is the story of the nightmare that haunts all those who have farewelled their loved ones as they leave for war
Author Bio
Born and raised in Melbourne, Ian W. Shaw trained at both Melbourne University and the University of Michigan as a secondary school Humanities teacher. After a decade teaching on the Mornington Peninsula, Ian resigned to take up a position with the Commonwealth Public Service as an intelligence analyst and trainer. For the next 30 years, Ian worked in security and security risk in both the public and private sectors, including the Sydney 2000 Olympics security apparatus. In 2012, with two books published and a third on the way, Ian resigned from the public service to follow his heart into full-time writing. Missing is Ians tenth book and, hopefully, not his last. Supported by his wife, children and grandchildren, Ian lives in Canberra and devotes his time to reading, writing and football.
