The Last Swaddie: Malaya: The Last Stand of a Forgotten Soldier. Out today.
The Last Swaddie: Malaya: The Last Stand of a Forgotten Soldier The 1942 Malaya Desk For the past six months, we have been working quietly behind the scenes on a project that is very close to our hearts. We have been acting as historical research partners for a novelist named D. Sinclair. Today, we are absolutely thrilled to announce that the result of that collaboration is finally here. The Last Swaddie: Malaya: The last Stand of a Forgotten Soldier is now available. The Story Behind the Story When D. Sinclair first approached us, he had a simple request: he wanted to write a novel about the Malayan Campaign, and he wanted to make sure he got it right. He wasn't interested in writing a fantasy version of the war. He wanted to honor the real men who fought, bled, and died in the rubber plantations and dense jungles of Malaya. Specifically, he was drawn to the story of the 2nd Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. History remembers the fall of Singapore as the greatest defe...