FindMyTBR
The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged)
The fighting had ended but for Sandakan's most notorious prisoner the war was not over. That b*st*rd's still alive? I'm going to kill him with my bare hands.' POW Bill Moxham At the Australian war crimes trials that followed World War…
About The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged)
The fighting had ended but for Sandakan's most notorious prisoner the war was not over.
That b*st*rd's still alive? I'm going to kill him with my bare hands.' POW Bill Moxham
At the Australian war crimes trials that followed World War II, one prosecution witness stood out: Warrant Officer Bill Sticpewich.
During his three years in the infamous Sandakan POW camp, Sticpewich had seen hundreds of fellow prisoners die of starvation, sickness and overwork. Others were shot or bayoneted to death by Japanese guards on forced marches through the Borneo jungle. Of more than 2400 Allied prisoners at Sandakan at the start of 1945, only six survived. It was Sticpewich's meticulous evidence that sent Sandakan's commandant and his murderous henchmen to the gallows.
But to his fellow prisoners Sticpewich was not a war hero, he was a collaborator who avoided heavy labour and obtained extra rations by ingratiating himself with the Japanese.
Was Sticpewich a traitor or a man who did what he needed to stay alive? Drawing on wartime records, original interviews and the recollections of other survivors, The Witness reveals the compelling story of Australia's most notorious POW.
Where to listen & where it's available
The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged) is available as an audiobook on Apple Books. We haven't confirmed it on Spotify yet — but you can still search there below.
Buy or compare copies of The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged)
Retailer links open each store's page for this title. As an Amazon Associate, FindMyTBR may earn from qualifying purchases — see our affiliate disclosure.
More by Tom Gilling
The Lost Battalions (Unabridged)
Start Digging, You Bastards!: Australian and New Zealand Forces' Desperate Battle with Rommel and the Axis at El Alamein (Unabridged)
Bastard Behind the Lines: The extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese (Unabridged)
The Sooterkin
The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged) — frequently asked
- Is The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged) on Spotify?
- We haven't confirmed The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged) on Spotify's audiobook catalog yet. Spotify audiobooks are included with Premium (up to a monthly listening limit) in supported markets.
- Is The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged) on Apple Books?
- Yes — The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged) is available as an audiobook on Apple Books.
- Who wrote The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged)?
- The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged) is by Tom Gilling.
- Where can I buy the The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged) audiobook?
- Audible and Amazon both carry audiobooks; use the retailer links on this page to go straight to The Witness: The Fighting Had Ended but for Sandakan’s Most Notorious Prisoner the War Was Not Over (Unabridged). For print copies, compare Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million.
FindMyTBR aggregates audiobook availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon so you can
move your Goodreads TBR to audio. Availability reflects titles we've confirmed; a service with no badge
just hasn't been confirmed yet. Covers via Open Library.
Search your whole Goodreads shelf →