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WW2: 17 men break free from a camp and began an epic 2000 mile escape from Singapore to Indonesia and Australia.
You’ll Die in Singapore
What you need to know before your trail
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.
Travel Guide
Travel the most audacious escape during WW2, BookTrail style
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.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: You’ll Die in Singapore
Destination: Singapore, Indonesia, Australia Author/guide: Charles McCormac Departure Time: WW2
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