Ian Skidmore

Gripping WW2 escape story. The story of the fall of Singapore is quite well known, however the stories of escape and evasion are rarer. Escape from the Rising Sun describes an amazing feat of sailing 1500 miles across the Bay of Bengal with supplies running out and in a battered, fragile sailing boat. Not only did the escapees have to deal with the elements but they were strafed by an enemy fighter and almost inadvertently sailed through a Japanese fleet.
Linda rated it it was amazing
What an exciting book about a harrowing escape from Singapore after it fell to the Japanese in 1972. I was led to this book by reading "They Left Us Everything" by Plum Johnson. Her father was one of the survivors of this escape.
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Anil Swarup
Jul 03, 2017 Anil Swarup rated it liked it
An incredible voyage of a brave group of people who managed to escape the wrath of the marauding Japanese and fought the natural forces to reach to safety. Their grit and determination and the "never say die" spirit came handy.… (meer)

This is an amazing true adventure story that starts with the the fall of Singapore in early 1942. Once the colony surrendered, military men were free to flee to safety. This is the story of how 18 men made it to Sumatra where they prepared a native fishing boat with food, water and other supplies for their attempt to sail across the Indian Ocean to Ceylon.

They fought their way through storms, calms and attacks from Japanese aircraft to finally being rescued by a merchant ship off the coast of Ceylon after 36 days at sea. For another version of this adventure, read Alarm Starboard! by Geoffrey Brooke who was one of the 18 men.… (meer)