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255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm 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 enabled 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 Originally published: 2012 From his poverty-stricken boyhood in Glasgow's Gorbals slums to the atomic wasteland of Nagasaki -- an epic tale that will shock, enthrall and inspire. The author spent three-and-a-half-years in Changi prison before being transported to Taiwan, and th

Author

Andy Coogan, Nick Mcardle

Publisher

Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781780574585

Rating

4.39 / 5 (25 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14