Close to the Wind: A Story of Escape and Survival Out of the Ashes of Singapore 1942

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In May 1940, a group of Auckland yachtsmen and Royal Navy volunteers left for the war. Leonard Hill, a young Maori sailor, and his friends arrived in Singapore under siege. They manned fast motor launches, raiding and rescuing Allies from behind enemy lines. On 13 February 1942, the eve of the fall of Singapore, they took two Fairmiles, ML310 and ML311, to evacuate members of the Allied High Command and survivors of sinking vessels. Hunted down by...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1775503496

ISBN13:9781775503491

Release Date:July 2019

Publisher:Huia Pub.

Length:340 Pages

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Close to the Wind: A Story of Escape and Survival Out of the Ashes of Singapore 1942

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