During World War Two thousands of Australians headed overseas to various theatres of war. Families farewelled their loved ones, never sure whether they would see them again. Many of the men did not return and some of those who did, had spent years in POW camps.

       Legacies of Our Fathers was published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of conflict in the Pacific. It is written by the sons and daughters of POWs, which are honest and intimate accounts of the affects of their fathers' experiences upon their own childhoods and adult lives.