The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East

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Alistair Urquhart

The Forgotten Highlander

My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East

Alistair Urquhart

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English

Abacus
31 May 2011

Biography; Memoirs; Asian history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Prisoners of war

Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders captured by the Japanese in Singapore. He not only survived working on the notorious Bridge on the River Kwai , but he was subsequently taken on one of the Japanese 'hellships' which was torpedoed. Nearly everyone else on board died and Urquhart spent 5 days alone on a raft in the South China Sea before being rescued by a whaling ship. He was taken to Japan and then forced to work in a mine near Nagasaki. Two months later a nuclear bomb dropped just ten miles away . . .

This is the extraordinary story of a young men, conscripted at nineteen and whose father was a Somme Veteran, survived not just one, but three close encounters with death - encounters which killed nearly all his comrades.

By: Alistair Urquhart
Imprint: Abacus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 1
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 301g
ISBN: 9780349122571
ISBN 10: 0349122571
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 31 May 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alistair Urquhart is in his nineties (and is the last surviving member of the Scottish regiment the Gordon Highlanders) and teaches computer skills to OAPs in Scotland

Reviews for The Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East

A remarkable memoir * FINANCIAL TIMES * Riveting, powerful, moving * OBSERVER * A book you must read * DAILY MAIL *

Short-listed for Independent Booksellers Award 2011 (UK)
Shortlisted for Independent Booksellers' Book of the Year Award: Adults' Book of the Year 2011.
Shortlisted for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Adults' Book of the Year 2011.