[PDF] The Forgotten Highlander eBook

Author : Alistair Urquhart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,93 MB
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1628731508

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Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days in the jungle working as a slave on the notorious “Death Railway” and building the Bridge on the River Kwai. Subsequently, he moved to work on a Japanese “hellship,” his ship was torpedoed, and nearly everyone on board the ship died. Not Urquhart. After five days adrift on a raft in the South China Sea, he was rescued by a Japanese whaling ship. His luck would only get worse as he was taken to Japan and forced to work in a mine near Nagasaki. Two months later, he was just ten miles from ground zero when an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. In late August 1945, he was freed by the American Navy—a living skeleton—and had his first wash in three and a half years. This is the extraordinary story of a young man, conscripted at nineteen, who survived not just one, but three encounters with death, any of which should have probably killed him. Silent for over fifty years, this is Urquhart’s inspirational tale in his own words. It is as moving as any memoir and as exciting as any great war movie.

Author : Alistair Urquhart
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 31,44 MB
Release : 2010-03-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0748115102

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

Author : Donna Grant
Publisher : St. Martin's Paperbacks
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 24,40 MB
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429988754

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Dangerous Highlander is the first novel of Dark Sword—a breathtaking historical and paranormal romance series from Donna Grant. The bold and passionate Lucan MacLeod—one of three brothers cursed by dark magic for eternity—is driven by desire for the one woman he dare not let himself possess... He is magnificently strong—and dangerously seductive. One of the fiercest of his clan, Lucan MacLeod is a legend among warriors, inspiring fear in man and woman alike. For three hundred years, he has locked himself away from the world, hiding the vengeful god imprisoned in his soul. But then, a young lass caught in a raging storm awakens his deepest impulses...and darkest desires. Cara doesn't believe the rumors about the MacLeod castle—until the majestic Highland warrior appears like a fiery vision in the storm, pulling her into his powerful arms, and into his world of magic and Druids. An epic war between good and evil is brewing. And Lucan must battle his all-consuming attraction for Cara—or surrender to the flames of a reckless, impossible love that threatens to destroy them both...

Author : Juliette Miller
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 30,86 MB
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1460300386

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On the run from a lecherous laird, a Scottish kitchen maid stumbles into the life of a dutiful warrior in this historical romance series debut. Since her adoption by peasants of the Ogilvie Clan, Roses has been marked as an outsider. Her fair hair and golden complexion set her apart, as does a mysterious tattoo she keeps hidden at all costs. So, when Laird Ogilvie corners her with an indecent proposal, Roses has no ties to stop her from fleeing. Outcast and alone, her escape across the Highlands is interrupted by Wilkie Mackenzie, the wild and handsome brother of nearby Clan Mackenzie’s leader. Wilkie is honor bound to marry into the family of a valuable ally. But when Roses sweeps him off his feet—literally—settling for an arranged match is no longer an option. Torn between duty and desire, Wilkie dedicates himself to Roses’s protection, but Laird Ogilvie knows her secret and will stop at nothing to steal Roses back. Now, these star-crossed lovers find themselves in a fight to defend both their hearts—and their lives. Praise for Highlander Claimed “Miller makes a stunning debut with the first in her Clan Mackenzie trilogy. It’s an action-packed romance full of fierce warriors, strong women, rebelling clans and secrets worth killing for. Her well-developed characters, accurate historical settings and dashing heroes will win over readers.” —RT Book Reviews

Author : Janet Chapman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 37,18 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Maine
ISBN : 1416523421

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Romance. When Sadie Quill stumbles upon a handsome, naked man lying beside a lake, she is unaware that he is Morgan MacKeage, a medieval Scot who has been transported through time to modern-day Maine.

Author : Terri Brisbin
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 38,3 MB
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0373297343

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Captive of the clan To regain control of his fractured clan Robert Matheson must take Lilidh MacLerie hostage as a bargaining tool. But Lilidh is no ordinary captive. She's the woman he once loved--and rejected Rob's touch is etched permanently into her memory and, unaware that he was forced to repudiate their love, Lilidh has never forgotten the man who broke her heart all those years ago. Now, looking into the eyes of her captor, she no longer recognizes this fearsome leader. She should be afraid--there's no telling what he will do. But something about him excites and unnerves her in equal measure....

Author : Andy Coogan
Publisher : Random House
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 23,40 MB
Release : 2012-08-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1780574584

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Andy Coogan was born in Glasgow in 1917, the oldest child of poor Irish immigrants. He was tipped for Olympic glory, but a promising running career was interrupted by war service. His capture during the fall of Singapore marked the beginning of a three-and-a-half-year nightmare of starvation, torture and disease. Andy was imprisoned in the notorious Changi camp before being transported to Taiwan, where he worked as a slave in a copper mine and was twice ordered to dig his own grave. He was later taken to Japan on a hellship voyage that nearly killed him, but Andy’s athleticism and spirit enable him to survive an ordeal in which many died. From his poverty-stricken boyhood in the slums of the Gorbals to the atomic wasteland of Nagasaki, Andy’s life story is vividly recounted in Tomorrow You Die, an epic, compassionate tale that will shock, enthral and inspire.

Author : Karen Marie Moning
Publisher : Dell
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 24,47 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0440245540

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Powerful. Sensual. Seductive. These are words that describe the Highlander heroes of Moning's most popular historical romances. Now two classic Highlander romances are available in these specially priced editions. Reissue.

Author : Sarah Fraser
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,66 MB
Release : 2012-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0007302649

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PERFECT FOR FANS OF OUTLANDER The true story of one of Scotland’s most notorious and romantic heroes.

Author : Adrian Carton de Wiart
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 14,66 MB
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1848849184

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The legendary British Army officer recounts his experiences in the Boer War and both World Wars in this memoir with a foreword by Winston Churchill. Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart had one of the most extraordinary military careers in the history of the British Army. His gallantry in combat won him a Victoria Cross and a Distinguished Service Order, as well as an eyepatch and an empty sleeve. His autobiography is one of the most remarkable of military memoirs. Carton de Wiart abandoned his law studies at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1899 to serve as a trooper in the South African War. During World War I he served both in British Somaliland and on the Western Front, where he lost his left eye to a bullet at the Battle of Somme. He went on to serve as a liaison officer with Polish forces, narrowly escaping the German blitz at the outbreak of World War II. He was part of the British Military Mission to Yugoslavia, taken prisoner by the Italian Army, and made numerous attempts at escape. He spent the remainder of the war as Churchill’s representative in China. The novelist Evelyn Waugh famously used Carton de Wiart as the model for his character Brigadier Ben Ritchie Hook in the Sword of Honour trilogy. In this thrilling autobiography, the legendary officer tells his own remarkable story.