STEPHEN BROOKES was educated at La MartiniÈre College in Lucknow, India, and has taught in Malay, served as a soldier in the Indian army, and worked in the oil fields in Borneo. He now lives in Cambridgeshire, England.

Illustrations List.

Map.

Prologue.

Soldiers of the King.

Bombers over Paradise.

Chasing the Serpent.

Sawbwa Fang of Mangshih.

Fly Me to India.

Prelude to Disaster.

The Rat Trap.

Racing the Monsoon.

The Butterflies of Kumon.

In the Valley of Death.

Through the Chinese Ambush.

The Scarecrows Arrive.

Shingbwiyang.

The Longhouse of Tears.

The Man Is Born.

I Have a Dream.

Journey's End.

Epilogue.

Acknowledgements.

A GRIPPING SURVIVOR STORY OF ONE FAMILY'S FLIGHT FROM BURMA DURING THE JAPANESE INVASION
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"Unique and heartfelt . . . a tale of human resilience and bravery in the most desperate circumstances."--The Irish News
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