"You'Ll Die In Singapore"
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
One man's defiance against impossible odds stands at the heart of You'll Die in Singapore, the harrowing true account of Charles McCormac, D.C.M., a RAF serviceman who refused to accept the death sentence handed to him by his Japanese captors during the Second World War. Set against the catastrophic fall of Singapore in 1942 — one of Britain's most devastating wartime defeats — McCormac chronicles his audacious escape from a brutal prisoner-of-war camp and his extraordinary 1,500-mile journey through Japanese-occupied territory, navigating treacherous jungles, rivers, and enemy lines to reach freedom. McCormac's narrative is a visceral testament to human endurance, written with the unvarnished directness of a man who lived every word. His account illuminates the savage realities of Japanese captivity, the camaraderie forged in desperation, and the primal will to survive that drove him beyond every conceivable limit. Published by Robert Hale Limited and including maps that chart his incredible odyssey, this gripping memoir raises a question that will grip readers from the first page: how does a condemned man, deep in enemy territory, find his way home?
Author: Charles Mccormac
Format: Hardback
Published: 1955, Robert Hale Limited
Genre: Biography
Edition: 2nd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
One man's defiance against impossible odds stands at the heart of You'll Die in Singapore, the harrowing true account of Charles McCormac, D.C.M., a RAF serviceman who refused to accept the death sentence handed to him by his Japanese captors during the Second World War. Set against the catastrophic fall of Singapore in 1942 — one of Britain's most devastating wartime defeats — McCormac chronicles his audacious escape from a brutal prisoner-of-war camp and his extraordinary 1,500-mile journey through Japanese-occupied territory, navigating treacherous jungles, rivers, and enemy lines to reach freedom. McCormac's narrative is a visceral testament to human endurance, written with the unvarnished directness of a man who lived every word. His account illuminates the savage realities of Japanese captivity, the camaraderie forged in desperation, and the primal will to survive that drove him beyond every conceivable limit. Published by Robert Hale Limited and including maps that chart his incredible odyssey, this gripping memoir raises a question that will grip readers from the first page: how does a condemned man, deep in enemy territory, find his way home?