Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle
Written by Robert Lyman
Narrated by Derek Perkins
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Robert Lyman
Robert Lyman was for twenty years an officer in the British Army. Educated at Scotch College, Melbourne and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, he has degrees from the Universities of York, Wales, London and Cranfield. His previous books are Slim, Master of War: Burma and the Birth of Modern Warfare, First Victory: Britain's Forgotten Struggle in the Middle East, The Generals: Leadership in the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 and The Longest Siege: Tobruk - The Battle That Saved North Africa.
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