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The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific

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The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific

A remarkable story of survival during World War IIâ€”a Scottish soldier that survived work camps, five days adrift at sea, and the atomic bomb!
Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days in the jungle working as a slave on the notorious â€œDeath Railwayâ€ and building the Bridge on the River Kwai. Subsequently, he moved to work on a Japanese â€œhellship,â€ his ship was torpedoed, and nearly everyone on board the ship died. Not Urquhart. After five days adrift on a raft in the South China Sea, he was rescued by a Japanese whaling ship.

His luck would only get worse as he was taken to Japan and forced to work in a mine near Nagasaki. Two months later, he was just ten miles from ground zero when an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. In late August 1945, he was freed by the American Navyâ€”a living skeletonâ€”and had his first wash in three and a half years.

This is the extraordinary story of a young man, conscripted at nineteen, who survived not just one, but three encounters with death, any of which should have probably killed him. Silent for over fifty years, this is Urquhartâ€™s inspirational tale in his own words. It is as moving as any memoir and as exciting as any great war movie. 24 color illustrations

Country	USA
Author	Alistair Urquhart
Binding	Hardcover
Brand	Skyhorse Publishing
EAN	9781616081522
Edition	First Edition
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	161608152X
Label	Skyhorse Publishing
Manufacturer	Skyhorse Publishing
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	320
PublicationDate	2010-10-01
Publisher	Skyhorse Publishing
Studio	Skyhorse Publishing
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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