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The Forgotten Highlander

My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East. Alistair Urquhart


This 320 page book details the memoirs of Alistair Urquhart during World War 2 as a Japanese POW. Book in stock and available for immediate dispatch. About the Book 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 man, conscripted at nineteen and whose father was a Somme Veteran, who survived not just one, but three very close separate encounters with death - encounters which killed nearly all his comrades. The Forgotten Highlander, Alistair Urquhart Format: Hardcover Pages: 320 Size: 21.5cm x 15.5cm x 4cm BUY NOW FOR ONLY £12.99 plus p+pAdd to Cart All orders are dispatched within 24 hours Contact us at info@worldwariibooks.co.uk Our payment system is 100% secure REFUND POLICY: If you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase, we will refund your payment in full within fourteen days of purchase.

This 320 page book details the memoirs of Alistair Urquhart during World War 2 as a Japanese POW. Book in stock and available for immediate dispatch.

About the Book

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.

Alistair Urquhart/ Bridge over River Kwai

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 man, conscripted at nineteen and whose father was a Somme Veteran, who survived not just one, but three very close separate encounters with death - encounters which killed nearly all his comrades.