Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

You can only ever give 5 stars for stories like these ... those that open your eyes to the reality of war and the harrowing nature of what life was like for those unfortunate to have been taken prisoner but lucky enough to have survived.

This is a really well written and powerful account of one man's experiences during World War II and is a eye-opening and, at times, shocking read.

Their stories cannot and should never be forgotten.

NetGalley, Hazel Howorth

Stan Moore’s daughter, Jill Robertson, has made brilliant use of her father’s wartime diary and an audio recording he made during his lifetime to create a clear picture of the suffering endured by POWs at Changi prison camp and also the resilient spirit of these men. The book is well-written; the blending of diary entries with statements given by Stan, in addition to detailed historical research, blends together seamlessly in a way that makes it easy to read

Military History Quarterly

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Highlight: "Stan Moore’s daughter, Jill Robertson, has made brilliant use of her father’s wartime diary and an audio recording he made during his lifetime to create a clear picture of the suffering endured by POWs at Changi prison camp and also the resilient spirit of these men. The book is well-written; the blending of diary entries with statements given by Stan, in addition to detailed historical research, blends together seamlessly in a way that makes it easy to read."

Military History Quarterly (US)

Intriguing and moving. The bravery is incredible. True heroes. Well written and evoking we are given an insight to what these poor people went through.

NetGalley, AnneMarie Brear

This was another intense read. I was fully submerged in this story and what was going to happen next. I was glad I went into this story blind and not knowing what it was about other than what is seen on the front cover. I enjoyed this story a lot. Opened my eyes to another person’s experience and I appreciate this!

NetGalley, Nicole Belanger

"...provides information for future generations to understand how ordinary men died under horrific conditions of war and how the lucky survived."

SirReadaLot.org, September 2022

"The aim of this work is to provide information for future generations to understand how ordinary men died under monstrous conditions of war, and how the lucky survived."

ARGunners.com

A really well-written book and works very well to make an excellent account of having to be a Japanese prisoner of war.

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The History Fella

Well done to Jill Robertson and Jan Slimming for converting their late father's war story - pieced together from an address book, diary and tape recorded interview - and sharing it with a wider audience.

These men deserve to be remembered, and this is another important narrative that should be of interest to those who are fascinated by the hardships endured by FEPOWs generally and those who had Singapore connections generally.

5 out of 5

Amazon Customer, Paul Nixon

'Captured at Singapore', written from notes made by Stanley Moore, whilst prisoner of the Japanese in WWll,
The notes were found hidden in his prayer book. Moore was a driver with the ill-fatted 18 Division which disembarked in Singapore, as reinforcements day before Britain's 'Pearl of the East' 90,000 garrison surrendered to the Japanese 30,000 army, led by General Yamashita. From these notes, and further research, Stanley Moore's two sisters, Jill Roberts Jan Slimming, produced a fresh look at the horrific conditions suffered by the POWs in Singapore and elsewhere.

In London on a cold February day, Winston Churchill, Prime Minister looked at his briefing papers. In recent months the British Army in Norway, had been overwhelmed, the survivors of the British Expandatory Force in France were rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk. Now, with little love in the air, Churchill, Prime Minister, stood up in Parliament to announce to a silent House 'that the Singapore garrison had surrendered'. Some 90,000 British and colonial troops were in Japanese hands.

'Escape from Singapore' is a comfortable read and a page turner.

Richard Gough - Historian, writer, author of the Escape from Singapore, The jungle was Red, Outpost of the Empire, SOE Singapore 1941-42. Waiting publication Tony Poe, CIA Paramilitary in SE Asia.

‘Captured at Singapore’ is an account from a side of history I know very little about; an individual held as a Prisoner of War in the Far East following the Second World War.

As a history student; Primary Sources are invaluable, and so the authors have helped greatly by offering an additional one.

NetGalley, Molly K