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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Nona Baker stayed behind in the Malayan jungle during WWII and was adopted by Chinese guerrillas. Against all odds, this remarkable, brave young woman, known as Pai Naa (White Nona), remained in the jungle for three years, avoiding capture by the Japanese and betrayal by spies. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 223 pages. 7.50x5.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. pp. 224.

Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Fair hardback copy in dustjacket. Watermark to bottom part of rear dustjacket. 184pp.

Zustand: Good. Original gilt lettered cloth, dust jacket, frontispiece portrait, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - By the time the British surrendered to the Japanese in February 1942 at the fall Singapore, nearly all white civilians had left Malaya. One remarkable exception to the white flight was Nona Baker, 'a parson's youngest daughter' from Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Nona Baker and her brother, Vin, general manager of Sungei Lembing tin mine in Pahang, stayed behind in the Malayan jungle and were later adopted by Chinese guerrillas (who, after World War Two, would become the Communist terrorists of the Malayan Emergency). Against all odds, this remarkable, brave young woman, known as Pai Naa (White Nona), remained in the jungle for three years, avoiding capture by the Japanese and betrayal by spies before being delivered safely into the care of war hero Freddie Spencer Chapman. With hair cut short Nona Baker worked alongside the men while under constant threat of discovery and certain death, and with the men she suffered from malaria, dysentery, beriberi, hunger and, above all, fear.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnA fascinating true account of the only white woman to live in the Malayan jungle during WWII.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Pai Naa | The True Story of Englishwoman Nona Baker's Survival in the Malayanjungle During WWII | Dorothy & Cross Thatcher | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2018 | Monsoon Books | EAN 9781912049066 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. First Edition. "Tells the story of the survival against fantastic odds of a very brave and remarkable woman, and gives a unique picture of the Chinese Communist guerillas who operated in Malaya during WWII. Nona Baker kept house for her brother, manager of the largest tin mine in the world. In 1941 when the Japanese invaded, she and her brother took to the jungle where they lived hand-to-mouth for eighteen months. Near starvation, they turned for help to the Chinese Communist guerillas, who received them with great kindness." - dust jacket. [10], 184 p. Black and white photographic plates. Map. Book tight and unmarked with moderate wear. Moderate wear to attractively illustrated dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A sound example of this incredible account. ; 8vo.…