Bastard Behind the Lines : The Extraordinary Story of Jock Mclaren's Escape from Sandakan and His Guerrilla War Against the Japanese.

He escaped from Singapore's Changi prisoner of war camp to become one of Australia's great World War II guerrilla fighters.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gilling, Tom
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2021.
Subjects:
McLaren, Robert Kerr.
Australia. > Royal Australian Navy. > Inter-Allied Services Dept. > Z Special Unit.
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
Prisoners of war > Singapore > Changi.
Prisoners of war > Malaysia > Sabah.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
Prisonniers de guerre > Singapour > Changi.
Prisonniers de guerre > Malaisie > Sabah.
Military campaigns
Prisoners of war
Malaysia > Sabah
Pacific Ocean
Singapore > Changi
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Map
  • Prologue: CLOAK-AND-DAGGER MAN
  • Chapter 1: BEYOND THE WIRE
  • Chapter 2: MATA-MATA 142
  • Chapter 3: WALLACE
  • Chapter 4: OH, AMERICANO, AMERICANO!
  • Chapter 5: A SORRY COLLECTION OF MEN
  • Chapter 6: THE SANDAKAN INCIDENT
  • Chapter 7: PERMISSION TO PROCEED
  • Chapter 8: MINDANAO
  • Chapter 9: PLAYING CAT AND MOUSE
  • Chapter 10: THIS IS IT, MAC
  • Chapter 11: GET BACK, YOU BLOODY HERO
  • Chapter 12: NEAR DEATH
  • Chapter 13: THE BASTARD
  • Chapter 14: THE SHIPS ARE ON THE WAY
  • Chapter 15: 'YOU TWO WILL BE IN IT'
  • Chapter 16: PLATYPUS
  • Chapter 17: AGAS
  • Chapter 18: SEMUT
  • Chapter 19: NO FIXED ADDRESS
  • Picture section
  • Appendix 1: OTHERS WHO HAVE REMOVED THEIR OWN APPENDIX
  • Appendix 2: 'ONE-MAN WAR'
  • Note on Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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