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Bastard Behind the Lines
- The extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese
Engelsk Paperback
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Bastard Behind the Lines
- The extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese
Engelsk Paperback

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''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.''

Scottish-born but a Queenslander to the bone, Jock McLaren was a true Australian hero. As a prisoner he escaped twice, first from Changi and later from the infamous Sandakan POW camp in Borneo. After paddling a dugout canoe across open sea, he fought for two years with American-led Filipino guerrillas, his exploits so audacious the Japanese put a price on his head.

At the helm of his 26-foot whaleboat, the Bastard, McLaren sailed brazenly into enemy-held harbours, wreaking havoc with his mortar and machine guns before heading back out to sea. In early 1945 he joined Australia''s secretive Z Special Unit, parachuting into Borneo to carry out reconnaissance and organise anti-Japanese resistance ahead of Allied landings. He cheated death on numerous occasions and saved his own life by removing his appendix without anaesthetic, using ''two large dessert spoons'' and a razor blade.

Drawing on Allied and Japanese wartime documents, Bastard Behind the Lines brings the story of a courageous digger vividly to life and throws light on a rarely explored aspect of Australia''s Pacific war.





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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9781760875879
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1760875872
Udg. Dato:
2 feb 2021
Længde:
24mm
Bredde:
235mm
Højde:
155mm
Forlag:
Allen & Unwin
Oplagsdato:
2 feb 2021
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