{"product_id":"singapore-to-freedom-paperback","title":"Singapore to Freedom - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOswald Wellington Gilmour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe authentic and gripping account of the author's escape from Singapore as the Japanese invaded in 1942 during WWII-the event Churchill called: \"the worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the enemy move into the Johore Straits and down the Malay peninsula, the author describes in detail his grueling experiences, fleeing Singapore by land and sea, where he is shot at from the air, bombed and shipwrecked, and forced to escape through jungle while the relentless aerial bombardments continue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeserving its place in the first-hand accounts of civilian adventures during WWII, \u003ci\u003eSingapore to Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e is not only a compelling narrative of the hazards and hardships of his experience, but also illuminates in great detail what later became know as \"the Malayan tragedy\", offering many unique insights into the situation in South-East Asia at the time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColonel O.W. Gilmour's absorbing writing makes for a book as engaging today as when it was first published in 1943.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47286603907321,"sku":"9781734769166","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VlFHTmpRNWtYQUd6TEJ2c3JSVVg2Zz09.webp?v=1769107317","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/singapore-to-freedom-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}