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Bastard behind the lines : the extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese / Tom Gilling ; read by David Tredinnick.

Bastard behind the lines : the extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese / Tom Gilling ; read by David Tredinnick.
Bastard behind the lines :
Scottish-born but a Queenslander to the bone, Jock McLaren was a true Australian hero. As a prisoner he escaped twice, first from Changi and later from the infamous Sandakan POW camp in Borneo. After paddling a dugout canoe across open sea, he fought for two years with American-led Filipino guerrillas, his exploits so audacious the Japanese put a price on his head. At the helm of his 26-foot whaleboat, the Bastard, McLaren sailed brazenly into enemy-held harbours, wreaking havoc with his mortar and machine guns before heading back out to sea. In early 1945 he joined Australia's secretive Z Special Unit, parachuting into Borneo to carry out reconnaissance and organise anti-Japanese resistance ahead of Allied landings. He cheated death on numerous occasions and saved his own life by removing his appendix without anaesthetic, using 'two large dessert spoons' and a razor blade. Drawing on Allied and Japanese wartime documents, Bastard Behind the Lines brings the story of a courageous digger vividly to life and throws light on a rarely explored aspect of Australia's Pacific war. MP3 cds can only be played on MP3 compatible sound systems.

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MP3 940.5472/GIL
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Record Number 660663
ISBN 9781867538486
Author Gilling, Tom author.
Title Bastard behind the lines : the extraordinary story of Jock McLaren's escape from Sandakan and his guerrilla war against the Japanese / Tom Gilling ; read by David Tredinnick.
Edition Unabridged.
Publication details Tullamarine, Victoria : Bolinda Audio, 2021
Pagination etc. 1 audio disc (MP3 CD) (8 hr., 55 min.) : digital, stereo ; 12 cm ; in container.
Summary Note Scottish-born but a Queenslander to the bone, Jock McLaren was a true Australian hero. As a prisoner he escaped twice, first from Changi and later from the infamous Sandakan POW camp in Borneo. After paddling a dugout canoe across open sea, he fought for two years with American-led Filipino guerrillas, his exploits so audacious the Japanese put a price on his head. At the helm of his 26-foot whaleboat, the Bastard, McLaren sailed brazenly into enemy-held harbours, wreaking havoc with his mortar and machine guns before heading back out to sea. In early 1945 he joined Australia's secretive Z Special Unit, parachuting into Borneo to carry out reconnaissance and organise anti-Japanese resistance ahead of Allied landings. He cheated death on numerous occasions and saved his own life by removing his appendix without anaesthetic, using 'two large dessert spoons' and a razor blade. Drawing on Allied and Japanese wartime documents, Bastard Behind the Lines brings the story of a courageous digger vividly to life and throws light on a rarely explored aspect of Australia's Pacific war.
Subject McLaren, Jock
McLaren, Robert Kerr, -- 1902-1956
Sandakan (Concentration camp)
Australia. -- Royal Australian Navy. -- Inter-Allied Services Dept. -- Z Special Unit
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
Prisoners of war -- Malaysia -- Sandakan (Sabah)
Biography and autobiography
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean
World War, 1939-1945 -- East Asia
World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean
Prisoners of war -- Singapore -- Changi
Prisoners of war -- Malaysia -- Sabah
Prisoners of war -- Australia
Australian
Audiobooks
Added Entry Tredinnick, David narrator.
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