{"product_id":"a-singapore-fling-peter-broadbent-9781911105008","title":"A Singapore Fling: An AB's Far-Flung Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaving survived the notorious Training Establishment HMS Ganges and 'cut his teeth' onboard HMS Bermuda, Peter Broadbent believed that he was equipped for anything the Royal Navy could throw at him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 18 incident-filled months (1962-64) he 'did his bit' onboard HMS Lincoln caught up in the Malaysian Crisis, on the other side of the world. For the young sailor, this meant visiting every corner of the Far East from Singapore, Hong Kong and Osaka, to Manila, Sandakan and Lankawi. The nature of the Crisis seemed to pass him by, as he was more interested in acquiring a suntan, picnicking on sandy beaches, buying his first pair of flip-flops, exploring Bugis Street, downing bottles of Tiger beer, and avoiding the clutches of 'Suzie Right', 'Calamity Jayne' and a girl with bad teeth known as 'Piano'. Along the way, he crossed the equator, qualified as an AB, tasted his first rum ration, manned a Kumpit Boarding Party in search of enemy vessels, and spent a week tramping through the jungle with the Gurkhas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis return to the UK coincided with the appearance on the streets of that design classic ... the mini-skirt. He had just celebrated his twentieth birthday and the girls of the United Kingdom voluntarily hoisted their hemlines in acknowledgment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engaging and humorous memoir, filled with colourful characters, is every bit as gripping as Peter Broadbent's previous books, which have garnered excellent reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Broadbent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911105000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911105008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chaplin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Peter Broadbent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241544560895,"sku":"9781911105008","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2654cc0a-5818-49bd-b8b9-8dc0b1be304c.jpg?v=1772654893","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-singapore-fling-peter-broadbent-9781911105008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}