Proud Australian Boy: A Biography of Russell Braddon by Nigel Starck was published in Australia in 2011.

He was also a broadcaster on radio and television. The Naked Island, published in 1952, was one of the first accounts of a Japanese prisoner of war's experience.īraddon went on to produce a wide range of works, including novels, biographies, histories, TV scripts and newspaper articles. He described his writing career as 'beginning by chance'. During this time he met Ronald Searle, whose Changi sketches illustrate The Naked Island. Braddon was born in Sydney, Australia, the son of a barrister. His chronicle of his four years as a prisoner of war, The Naked Island, sold more than a million copies. He was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese in Pudu and Changi prisons and on the Thailand-Burma Railway between 19. Russell Reading Braddon (25 January 1921 20 March 1995) was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts. He served in the Malayan campaign during World War II. The Piddingtons Braddon, Russell Published byWerner Laurie, London, UK, 1950 Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom Seller Rating: Contact seller Book Used - HardcoverCondition: Good ++/Very Good US 11.43 Convert currency US 19.83 Shipping From United Kingdom to U.S.A. His chronicle of his four years as a prisoner of war, The Naked Island, sold more than a million copies.īraddon was born in Sydney, Australia, the son of a barrister. Russell Reading Braddon (25 January 1921 – 20 March 1995) was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts. Russell Braddon (19211995) Author of Nancy Wake Includes the names: Russel Braddon, Russel Braddon, Russell Braddon, Russell Reading Braddon organize filter Works by Russell Braddon Nancy Wake 168 copies, 6 reviews The Naked Island 108 copies, 1 review Cheshire V.C.

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