You'll Die in Singapore: The True Account of One of the Most Amazing POW Escapes in WWII

by Charles McCormac

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789814625388
Publisher:	Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd.
Publication date:	12/01/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Born in England, in 1915, McCormac fought in Singapore in WWII. After being catured, then successfully making a five-month great escape from a POW camp, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

Editorial Reviews

McCormac recounts his escape along with 16 other British and U.S. soldiers from a Japanese POW camp. Only two survived the five-month, 2000-mile trip to safety. An amazing story. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

[McCormac's] story of the two thousand mile trek is a well-written account of one of the most amazing escapes of World War Two. It not only records the event but also sheds a ray of hope amongst the generally depressing tales of Japanese atrocities. Well worth a read.

The Standard (Hong Kong)

The have been a number of books describing the atrocities of the Japanese during the Second World War. No doubt we need to be reminded of these horrors, but it often makes depressing reading. In contrast we have an exciting story of the only escape from Singapore. It is an amazing tale of hardship and endurance that reads like a thriller. It is hard to believe that it is a true story.

The Asian Review of Books

The story is fascinating in the way that these hidden histories tend to be — bringing history to a personal level.

Expat magazine (Singapore)