Escape From Singapore Author:Ian Skidmore ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE is the narrative of a minor but heroic detail of WW II. A small band of British soldiers refuses to obey an order to surrender to the Japanese at Singapore. One step ahead of the enemy, they take a tiny sailing canoe across the Bay of Bengal to Ceylon. The journey takes 36 days and nearly ends in disaster. It is a thrill... more »ing story of victory from out of the jaws of defeat.« less