{"product_id":"9781783830107","title":"Never Surrender: Dramatic Escapes from Japanese Prison Camps","description":"While there have been many fine books covering the appalling experiences and great courage of the many thousands of POWs\u003cbr\u003ecaptured by the victorious Japanese during late 1941 and early 1942, escape accounts are much rarer. This is due in large part to\u003cbr\u003ethe fact that only a comparatively small number of brave souls attempted to escape to freedom rather than suffer brutality,\u003cbr\u003estarvation and very possibly death as POWs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, as Never Surrender vividly describes, there were a significant number who took this desperate course. Escapers\u003cbr\u003efaced challenges far more daunting than those in German hands. They were Westerners in an alien, hostile environment; the terrain and climate were extreme; disease was rife; their physical condition was weak; there was every chance of starvation and\u003cbr\u003ebetrayal and, if captured, they faced, at best, the harshest punishment and, at worst, execution. The author draws on escape\u003cbr\u003eattempts from Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Borneo and China by officers and men of the British, Commonwealth and\u003cbr\u003eUS armed forces. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs this superbly researched and uplifting book reveals, few escapers found freedom but all are inspiring examples of outstanding\u003cbr\u003eand, indeed, desperate courage. The stories told within these pages demonstrate the best and worst of human spirit.","brand":"Pen and Sword","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166068261104,"sku":"9781783830107","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783830107_p0.jpg?v=1769892887","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783830107","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}