6/27/2023 0 Comments A Doctor's Sword – How an Irish Doctor Survived War, Captivit... by Bob JacksonHe lived through the Japanese invasion of Java and there became a POW. Home in the UK he survived entering a downed, burning British bomber in an ammunition dump while saving two of its crewmen. He survived when his ship was torpedoed coming home from Dunkirk. His amazing wartime service took him from the beaches of Dunkirk through to the very end of the war in a Japanese prison camp. Aidan MacCarthy was a native of Castletownbere, on the beautiful Beara peninsula in western County Cork. Aidan MacCarthy,” about a hero of WWII who had one of the most incredible war-time experiences of any person who lived through the war. Back in October of 2017, I wrote an article titled “ From Dunkirk to Nagasaki: The Long War of Dr.
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