Escape to Pagan
Brian Devereux tells his family’s harrowing wartime ordeal from Hong Kong to Burma and their desperate flight to Pagan.
- Author
- Brian Devereux
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Price
- £19.99
- ISBN
- 9781612003733
- Published
- 2018
Escape to Pagan by Brian Devereux
Brian Devereux recounts the saga of his family’s survival against overwhelming odds. Sergeant Jack Devereux of the Royal Scots was left for dead at Golden Hill, survived the Lisbon Maru sinking, and endured further captivity before seizing a chance at freedom.
Meanwhile, his wife Kate, their son and his grandmother fled the Japanese advance through Burma disguised as members of the Mons tribe. Braving bandits, disease, wild animals and starvation, they pushed towards the mystical city of Pagan, guided by sheer determination and the grandmother’s language skills.
The book blends battlefield horror with a family’s fight for survival, illustrating how courage and wit carried them across jungles and hostile territory.
Casemate Publishers. £19.99. ISBN 9781612003733.