Escape from the Japanese : the amazing story of a PoW's journey from Hong Kong to freedom /

Escape from the Japanese : the amazing story of a PoW's journey from Hong Kong to freedom /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Goodwin, Ralph Burton, 1902-1994 (Ralph Burton), author.
Uniform title:	Hongkong escape.
Imprint:	Barnsley, Yorkshire : Frontline Books, 2015. ©1953
Description:	xix, 240 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Goodwin, Ralph Burton, -- 1902-1994 -- (Ralph Burton), World War (1939-1945) Prisoner-of-war escapes -- China -- Hong Kong. World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, New Zealand. Prisoner-of-war escapes. China -- Hong Kong. Personal narratives -- New Zealand.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10506512

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ISBN:	9781848329294 1848329296
Notes:	Includes index. Hardback.
Summary:	Trapped in the depths of Japanese-held territory, it was rare for Allied prisoners of war to attempt escape. There was little chance of making contact with anti-guerrilla or underground organisations and no possibility of Europeans blending in with the local Asian populations. Failure, and recapture, meant execution. This was what Lieutenant Commander R.B. Goodwin faced when he decided to escape from the Shamsuipo PoW Camp in Kowloon, Hong Kong in July 1944 after three years of internment. With no maps and no knowledge of the country or the language, Lieutenant Commander Goodwin set out across enemy territory and war-torn China. Because of the colour of his skin he had to travel during the hours of darkness for much of what was an 870-mile journey to reach British India. Few of his fellow prisoners gave him any chance of succeeding, yet, little more than three months later, he was being transported to the safety of Calcutta. For his daring and determination Lieutenant Commander Goodwin was awarded the Order of the British Empire.

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Call Number:	D805.J3G66 2015
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