| You'll Die in Singapore: The True Account of One of the Most Amazing Prison Escapes in WWII Contributor(s): McCormac, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 9814625566 ISBN-13: 9789814625562 Publisher: Monsoon Books OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Dewey: 940.547 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" (0.40 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Weakened by hunger, thirst and ill-treatment, author Charles McCormac, then a World War Two prisoner-of-war in Japanese-occupied Singapore, knew that if he did not escape he would die. With sixteen others he broke out of Pasir Panjang camp and began an epic two-thousand-mile escape from the island of Singapore, through the jungles of Indonesia to Australia. With no compass and no map, and only the goodwill of villagers and their own wits to rely on, the British and Australian POWs' escape took a staggering five months and only two out of the original seventeen men survived. You'll Die in Singapore is Charles McCormac's compelling true account of one of the most horrifying and amazing escapes in World War Two. It is a story of courage, endurance and compassion, and makes for a very gripping read. |