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

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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.

Table of Contents:

List of maps
Introduction
1. War Comes to Hong Kong
2. Prisoners of War
3. Shamsuipo Camp
4. Escape
5. Shamsuipo to Shatin
6. Shatin to Shataokok
7. Shataokok to end of Solo Journey
8. The East River Striking Force, Kwangtung Peoples' Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Unit
9. Pingshan to Waichow: The British Army Aid Group
10. Waichow to Kukong
11. Kukong to Kweilin
12. Kweilm to Kunming
13. Kunming to New Delhi
14. Kandy, Australia, and Home
Appendix I. Escape kit
Appendix II. Anglicised Chinese words
Glossary
Index

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