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List of Illustrations ix Preface and Acknowledgements xiii Frontispiece: Waichow Group Photo xx Escape Party xxiii List of Abbreviations xxvii Note on Chinese Names xxviii Maps xxix Part One: The Invasion 1. Last Ship Out 3 2. One-Legged Admiral 12 3. Men from the Ministry 20 4. Battle Box 27 5. Cloak and Dagger Boys 34 6. Naval Light Brigade 41 Part Two: The Escape Plan 7. Exit Strategy 51 8. Death of a Gunboat 60 9. Ducking and Diving 65 10. Surrender 74 11. Waiting for the VIPs 80 Part Three: The Breakout 12. Getaway Cars 89 13. Cornflower’s Launch 95 14. The Island 103 15. Finding the Admiral 112 16. Night Voyage 118 17. Shore Party 124 Contents viii Contents Part Four: The March 18. Guerrillas 135 19. Ready to March 143 20. Through Japanese Lines 152 21. Into Free China 161 22. Welcome to Waichow 168 23. Photos and Shopping 175 Part Five: The Way Home 24. River Boats 185 25. ‘Bow, You Buggers, Bow’ 193 26. Kukong Comforts 201 27. Parting of the Ways 211 28. Journey to the West 223 29. Burma Shave 235 30. Glasgow Bound 244 Later . . . 251 Notes 265 Chinese Names 297 Bibliography 299 Index 307 Endpiece: Waichow Group Re-enactment 324 ...

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