audiobook Escape from Hong Kong: Admiral Chan Chak's Christmas Day Dash; 1941 (Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series) by Tim Luard in History

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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. George Clooney -- read this book!By Chicago ReaderI’ve been meaning to read this book since it first came out; and having finally read it; I wish I hadn’t waited so long. This is a gripping; fascinating tale; wonderfully told. It’s more than just a boys' adventure story; as some reviews suggest. It’s moving; funny; and exhilarating. This is nonfiction as it should be written. It’s an escape story full of great characters; each one painted as a real person; set against a dramatic background of super-interesting history. Of course; there's Chan Chak; the one-legged admiral. But there’s also the American woman journalist who keeps a pet gibbon and smokes cigars and opium. There’s the former cavalry officer who tried to shoot a cobra and missed; bringing down a local’s hut instead. There’s “Two-Gun Cohen;” son of a Polish Jew who was born in London; moved to Canada; became a general in the Chinese Army; and then moved on to arms-dealing; and poker-playing; while wearing a trademark white suit. These characters are made for a big Hollywood blockbuster. George Clooney; buy the rights to this immediately! It has all the makings of a fantastic; old-school buddy movie.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I knew John Arthur Duff.By Donald HolzmanI met John Arthur Duff in Hong Kong in June of 1968. My future brother-in-law; Lousis B. Miller sent me an envelop flap with Arther's brothers name and numner on it so if I ever made it to H.K. I could look him up. In June. Just before I rotated back home from my tour of service; I contacted Charles Duff and; it so happened that J. A. Duff was visiting his brother.Arther gave us the grand tour of Hong Kong and the surrounding area and told us the history of the "The escape from Hong Kong".I visited him a few times when he lived in Pleasanton; California.An incretable human being and an incretable life.His papers are secures at Stanford University.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good to hear exactly what happened to my father John ...By Ken ColemanIt was a very interesting book. Good to hear exactly what happened to my father John Jacob Forster; in his last hours. We were interned at Stanley Camp but it took many years for my mother to learn much of what happened and we were never able to find his grave. Writing the book was a service to us and our children.