Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Dawn of D-Day: These Men Were There, 6 June 1944
    Unavailable
    Dawn of D-Day: These Men Were There, 6 June 1944
    Unavailable
    Dawn of D-Day: These Men Were There, 6 June 1944
    Ebook336 pages5 hours

    Dawn of D-Day: These Men Were There, 6 June 1944

    By David Howarth

    4.5/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    Trapped in the depths of Japanese-held territory, it was rare for Allied prisoners of war to attempt escape. There was little chance of making contact with anti-guerrilla or underground organisations and no possibility of Europeans blending in with the local Asian populations. Failure, and recapture, meant execution. This was what Lieutenant Commander R.B. Goodwin faced when he decided to escape from the Shamsuipo PoW Camp in Kowloon, Hong Kong in July 1944 after three years of internment.With no maps and no knowledge of the country or the language, Lieutenant Commander Goodwin set out across enemy territory and war-torn China. Because of the colour of his skin he had to travel during the hours of darkness for much of what was an 870-mile journey to reach British India. Few of his fellow prisoners gave him any chance of succeeding, yet, little more than three months later, he was being transported to the safety of Calcutta. For his daring and determination Lieutenant Commander Goodwin was awarded the Order of the British Empire.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateJun 30, 2016
    ISBN9781848328914
    Unavailable
    Dawn of D-Day: These Men Were There, 6 June 1944

    Read more from David Howarth

    Related to Dawn of D-Day

    Related ebooks

    Wars & Military For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      Stories Of D-Day Heroism Shape History

      May 24, 2019

      On the 75th anniversary of World War II’s great amphibious assault, a trio of books provides both broad context and individual voices.

      2 min read

    • Article

      Hurrah For The Wavy Navy

      Mar 9, 2022

      Hurrah For The Wavy Navy
      5 min read

    • Article

      BOOKS & co

      Jun 12, 2020

      By Mike Wood Dunkirk and D-Day are both iconic dates in history. And they’re also the bookend dates in Mike Wood’s new book – A Soldier’s Story – about his father’s war years. One of the last men to be evacuated from the beaches at Dunkirk, and a wit

      6 min read

    • Article

      Mail Back From The Deep

      Aug 9, 2022

      Mail Back From The Deep
      6 min read

    • Article

      They Also Served

      Aug 22, 2023

      They Also Served
      3 min read

    • Article

      WRECK Ommendations

      Feb 22, 2016

      Written by Richie Kohler with Charlie Hudson I am fortunate to be able to review many books about truly historical shipwrecks. Some are more exceptional than others. When our dear friend, Richie Kohler, presented his new book, Mystery of the Last Oly

      7 min read

    • Article

      Top Ten Sea Books

      Jun 5, 2020

      SJ AND SMH In the October of 1991, a storm of rare wickedness hit the North Atlantic. Caught up in it was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail, which went down with the loss of all hands. At that time, the author was working as a tree surgeon in the bo

      7 min read

    • Article

      Michael Wood On...

      Feb 18, 2021

      It’s time for a book clear out. I’ve been avoiding this moment for some years, but (and I’m sure many readers feel the same) our house is sagging under a lifetime’s accumulation of history books, especially from second-hand bookshops. Arlington and L

      3 min read

    • Article

      ‘The Boundless Sea’ Explores Centuries Of Ocean Voyaging

      Nov 12, 2019

      David Abulafia’s sweeping history “The Boundless Sea” touches on great explorers as well as war, trade, and migration.

      2 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Mar 14, 2024

      I wanted to write in to say how moved I was by Hannah Skoda’s article on the history of breastfeeding (An Act of Love, February). I became a mum myself quite recently, and wasn’t ready for how breastfeeding can feel lonely, frustrating, beautiful and

      4 min read

    • Article

      Reviews

      Nov 26, 2020

      Reviews
      6 min read

    • Article

      Reviews

      Mar 21, 2024

      Reviews
      6 min read

    • Article

      Reviews

      Oct 26, 2023

      Reviews
      8 min read

    • Article

      Commemorating The Lancaster

      Jun 11, 2020

      The Avro Lancaster was one of the most famous aircraft of WWII. A heavy bomber with a crew of seven, the Lancaster was capable of carrying 33,000 lbs (15,000 kilograms) of explosives. A mainstay of RAF Bomber Command, it was the most successful bombe

      11 min read

    • Article

      Pony Express Writer

      Jul 23, 2019

      Pony Express Writer
      3 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Nov 24, 2022

      In November’s Letters, Jenny Martin requested a feature on Queen Margaret of Scotland (c1045–93). However, the Saxon Princess Margaret of Wessex – as she was also known – is not all she seems. Rightly revered as a saint, her legacy was, though, not a

      4 min read

    • Article

      Over The Top

      Jun 20, 2019

      Joakim: “The Battle of Flers-Courcelette in 1916 was the first time tanks were used in war. There were 32 British tanks – Mark I, or ‘Mother’. There should have been more, but some of them broke down. The Great War marked the end of ‘old’ warfare and

      4 min read

    • Article

      Leather Lover

      Aug 22, 2023

      Leather Lover
      4 min read

    • Article

      Letters

      Oct 29, 2020

      I read with interest about Captain Francis Grose and his contribution to the English language (My History Hero, November). However, Captain Grose also had a hand in creating one of Scotland’s most famous literary figures, Tam O’Shanter by Robert Burn

      6 min read

    • Article

      Friends For Life

      Feb 16, 2022

      I DON’T accept the old adage ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’. I buy books I already own when I see a new edition with a wonderful cover. Then there is the title. Imagine our debt of gratitude to Ezra Pound, who edited a young poet and made him dump

      5 min read

    • Article

      Exercise In Futility

      Mar 31, 2020

      Exercise In Futility
      5 min read

    • Article

      Reviews

      May 13, 2021

      Reviews
      6 min read

    • Article

      The American Idea

      Oct 12, 2022

      The American Idea
      5 min read

    • Article

      The King Of Westminster

      May 24, 2023

      The King Of Westminster
      5 min read

    • Article

      History

      Sep 21, 2022

      History
      14 min read

    • Article

      We Shall Never Surrender

      Nov 2, 2022

      We Shall Never Surrender
      5 min read

    Reviews for Dawn of D-Day

    4.5/5

    2 ratings2 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 4/5
      A good book, viewing the early part of Overlord from the ground and from a variety of viewpoints. While there have since been more thorough and larger looks at the Normandy invasion, this book from 1959 stands up well over the decades since it was first published.
    • 5/5
      Excellent mix of personal accounts, some of which tied together.