Escape from Singapore

While it is the duty of an army to maintain enemy soldiers in prisoner-of-war (POW) camps, it is also the right of every POW soldier, irrespective of rank and nationality, to escape and to engage the enemy in whatever method possible. And when the stakes are as big as the Second World War, the stage is set for any challenge that a soldier may have to face - and overcome. This is a little known story of three young officers of the Indian Army, who escaped from a Japanese POW camp in Singapore and made their way through Malaya (now Malaysia), Thailand and Burma (now Myanmar) to reach India, over a period of six months. Travelling through a gruelling tract of arid forests, with a forever depleted stock of provisions and always in the constant fear of coming face to face with enemy forces, these young officers displayed raw courage and bravery in the face of complete annihilation. Escape from Singapore is a story that should be read by all.

ISBN 1935501208   DEWEY edition DC23 ISBN13 9781935501206 (What's this?)   Pages 150 Publisher Lancer InterConsult, Incorporated   Published in Olympia Fields Imprint Lancer InterConsult, Incorporated   Height (mm) 178 Format Hardback   Width (mm) 114 Publication date 15 Apr 2010   Academic level General DEWEY 940.5472520922

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