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With sixteen other POWs, author Charles McCormac broke out from his POW camp in Japanese-occupied Singapore and began a two-thousand-mile escape from Singapore, through the jungles of Indonesia to Australia. The POWsÕ escape took a staggering five months and only two out of the original seventeen men survived. This is McCormacÕs 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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1466009 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
His story is a well-written account of one of the most amazing escapes of World War Two. -- The Standard (Hong Kong), 22 October 2005

It is hard to believe that it is a true story. Well worth a read. -- The Asian Review of Books, 12 October 2005

McCormac recounts his escape along with 16 other British and U.S. soldiers from a Japanese POW camp. An amazing story. -- Library Journal

The story is fascinating in the way that these hidden histories tend to be bringing history to a personal level. -- Expat magazine (Singapore), August 2005

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Fantastic Escape Story
Charles McCormac was a wireless operator/air gunner in the RAF assigned to Seletar Airfield, Singapore pre-war. At the time of the Japanese invasion of Singapore he joined forces with a group constructing a roadblock on Bukit Timah Road. These men lost contact with Allied Forces, and did not realise that the British had surrendered on February 15th. The next day they encountered Japanese soldiers, three of whom McCormac killed with his Thompson Submachinegun. McCormac was taken prisoner and placed in a special POW cage at Pasir Panjang. The military and civilian prisoners held there were isolated because the Japanese believed they had committed grave offences against Japan. McCormac was brutally interrogated by the Kempei Tai at their headquarters in the YMCA building on Orchard Road. The Japanese summarily executed groups of prisoners held at Pasir Panjang
in front of the others. McCormac believed the only chance for him and his fellow prisoners was to escape. This is the fantastic story of that escape.