The Resource Bastard behind the lines : the extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese, Tom Gilling
Bastard behind the lines : the extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese, Tom Gilling
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- Summary
- 'The way I look at it is this...When you're behind the line and get yourself into trouble, you've got to get your bloody self out irrespective of anybody else. That's why I like it.' Jock McLaren was a true Australian hero. He escaped Singapore twice, participated in numerous raids on the Japanese in small, armed coastal vessels and was so successful in his land and sea guerrilla actions to disrupt enemy operations that the Japanese eventually placed a bounty on his head. In command of a 26-foot whaleboat called The Bastard, McLaren sailed into Japanese controlled ports in broad daylight, shot up the supply vessels and piers with machine guns and mortar, then turned tail and ran. He also made many solo forays into Japanese held areas to gather intelligence for the US and Australian high commands. Eventually he was transferred to the sabotage Z Special Unit, the joint Allied Special Forces unit formed to operate behind enemy lines. But his extraordinary feats and death-defying courage went beyond his secret missions. One of the many tales told of McLaren was the removal of his own appendix without anaesthetic and with the use of a mirror and an 'ordinary knife'. Action-packed and surprising, A Bastard Between the Lines gives rich life to one of Australia's great World War II diggers
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 247 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ):
- Contents
-
- Oh, Americano, Americano!
- ch. 5
- sorry collection of men
- ch. 6
- Sandakan incident
- ch. 7
- Permission to proceed
- ch. 8
- Mindanao
- ch. 9
- Machine generated contents note:
- Playing cat and mouse
- ch. 10
- This is it, Mac
- ch. 11
- Get back, you bloody hero
- ch. 12
- Near death
- ch. 13
- Bastard
- ch. 14
- ch. 1
- ships are on the way
- ch. 15
- Ỳou two will be in it'
- ch. 16
- Platypus
- ch. 17
- Agas
- ch. 18
- Semut
- ch. 19
- Beyond the wire
- No fixed address
- ch. 2
- Mata-mata 142
- ch. 3
- Wallace
- ch. 4
- Isbn
- 9781761061035
- Label
- Bastard behind the lines : the extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese
- Title
- Bastard behind the lines
- Title remainder
- the extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese
- Statement of responsibility
- Tom Gilling
- Subject
-
- Prisoners of war -- Australia
- Prisoners of war -- Malaysia | Sabah
- Prisoners of war -- Singapore | Changi
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
- Australia, Royal Australian Navy | Inter-Allied Services Dept | Z Special Unit
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
- World War, 1939-1945 -- East Asia
- McLaren, Robert Kerr
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 'The way I look at it is this...When you're behind the line and get yourself into trouble, you've got to get your bloody self out irrespective of anybody else. That's why I like it.' Jock McLaren was a true Australian hero. He escaped Singapore twice, participated in numerous raids on the Japanese in small, armed coastal vessels and was so successful in his land and sea guerrilla actions to disrupt enemy operations that the Japanese eventually placed a bounty on his head. In command of a 26-foot whaleboat called The Bastard, McLaren sailed into Japanese controlled ports in broad daylight, shot up the supply vessels and piers with machine guns and mortar, then turned tail and ran. He also made many solo forays into Japanese held areas to gather intelligence for the US and Australian high commands. Eventually he was transferred to the sabotage Z Special Unit, the joint Allied Special Forces unit formed to operate behind enemy lines. But his extraordinary feats and death-defying courage went beyond his secret missions. One of the many tales told of McLaren was the removal of his own appendix without anaesthetic and with the use of a mirror and an 'ordinary knife'. Action-packed and surprising, A Bastard Between the Lines gives rich life to one of Australia's great World War II diggers
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- NhCcYBP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gilling, Tom
- Dewey number
- 940.548694
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- ProQuest (Firm)
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- McLaren, Robert Kerr
- Australia
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war
- Prisoners of war
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Bastard behind the lines : the extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese, Tom Gilling
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Oh, Americano, Americano!
- ch. 5
- sorry collection of men
- ch. 6
- Sandakan incident
- ch. 7
- Permission to proceed
- ch. 8
- Mindanao
- ch. 9
- Machine generated contents note:
- Playing cat and mouse
- ch. 10
- This is it, Mac
- ch. 11
- Get back, you bloody hero
- ch. 12
- Near death
- ch. 13
- Bastard
- ch. 14
- ch. 1
- ships are on the way
- ch. 15
- Ỳou two will be in it'
- ch. 16
- Platypus
- ch. 17
- Agas
- ch. 18
- Semut
- ch. 19
- Beyond the wire
- No fixed address
- ch. 2
- Mata-mata 142
- ch. 3
- Wallace
- ch. 4
- Control code
- MSTDDA6458443
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 247 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ):
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781761061035
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Label
- Bastard behind the lines : the extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese, Tom Gilling
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Oh, Americano, Americano!
- ch. 5
- sorry collection of men
- ch. 6
- Sandakan incident
- ch. 7
- Permission to proceed
- ch. 8
- Mindanao
- ch. 9
- Machine generated contents note:
- Playing cat and mouse
- ch. 10
- This is it, Mac
- ch. 11
- Get back, you bloody hero
- ch. 12
- Near death
- ch. 13
- Bastard
- ch. 14
- ch. 1
- ships are on the way
- ch. 15
- Ỳou two will be in it'
- ch. 16
- Platypus
- ch. 17
- Agas
- ch. 18
- Semut
- ch. 19
- Beyond the wire
- No fixed address
- ch. 2
- Mata-mata 142
- ch. 3
- Wallace
- ch. 4
- Control code
- MSTDDA6458443
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (viii, 247 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ):
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781761061035
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits.
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Specific material designation
- remote
Subject
- Prisoners of war -- Australia
- Prisoners of war -- Malaysia | Sabah
- Prisoners of war -- Singapore | Changi
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
- Australia, Royal Australian Navy | Inter-Allied Services Dept | Z Special Unit
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
- World War, 1939-1945 -- East Asia
- McLaren, Robert Kerr
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