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.