The Resource Escape from the Japanese : the amazing tale of a PoW's journey from Hong Kong to freedom, Ralph Burton Goodwin
Escape from the Japanese : the amazing tale of a PoW's journey from Hong Kong to freedom, Ralph Burton Goodwin
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- 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. 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Note
- "First published as Hongkong escape in 1953 by Arthur Barker Ltd., London."
- Isbn
- 9781848329324
- Label
- Escape from the Japanese : the amazing tale of a PoW's journey from Hong Kong to freedom
- Title
- Escape from the Japanese
- Title remainder
- the amazing tale of a PoW's journey from Hong Kong to freedom
- Statement of responsibility
- Ralph Burton Goodwin
- Language
- eng
- 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. 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
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1902-1994
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Goodwin, Ralph Burton
- Dewey number
- 940.5/47252
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D805
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Prisoner-of-war escapes
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- HISTORY
- Prisoner-of-war escapes
- China
- Label
- Escape from the Japanese : the amazing tale of a PoW's journey from Hong Kong to freedom, Ralph Burton Goodwin
- Note
- "First published as Hongkong escape in 1953 by Arthur Barker Ltd., London."
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 936547882
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781848329324
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- maps
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)936547882
- Label
- Escape from the Japanese : the amazing tale of a PoW's journey from Hong Kong to freedom, Ralph Burton Goodwin
- Note
- "First published as Hongkong escape in 1953 by Arthur Barker Ltd., London."
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 936547882
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781848329324
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- maps
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)936547882
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