Kill the Tiger
The truth about Operation Rimau
$51.07
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2015
Summary
In the last months of 1944, a group of elite Australian and British commandos was selected for the biggest Allied behind-the-scenes operation of the Pacific War. Their mission: to devastate the enemy’s shipping by destroying the Japanese ships at anchor in Singapore Harbour.
Operation Rimau, Britain’s last throw of the colonial dice in South-East Asia, was intended as a body blow to the Japanese and a signal to the world that she would reclaim her Eastern Empire. Britain was trying to…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733633461 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733633463 |
| Author: | Peter Thompson, Robert Macklin |
| Publisher: | Hachette Australia |
| Imprint: | Hachette Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2015 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 154mm x 26mm |
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This is the truth about Operation Rimau. It is written in anger, and justifiably so. - Daily TelegraphThe shocking betrayals provide so much of the impact (of this story). - Canberra Times
This is the truth about Operation Rimau. It is written in anger, and justifiably so. - Daily Telegraph
The shocking betrayals provide so much of the impact (of this story). - Canberra TimesAbout The Author
Peter Thompson
Peter Thompson (Author)
Peter Thompson is a London-based Australian writer and the author of a number of books, including Pacific Fury, Shanghai Fury and (with Robert Macklin) the author of The Big Fella: The Rise and Rise of BHP Billiton.
Robert Macklin (Author)
Robert Macklin was born in Queensland and educated at University of Queensland and the Australian National University. He has worked as a journalist at the COURIER-MAIL, THE AGE and THE BULLETIN, and was associate editor of the CANBERRA TIMES until 2003.
Robert is the author of 29 books, including DARK PARADISE, HAMILTON HUME and four works focusing on the SAS and Australia’s Special Forces: SAS SNIPER, REDBACK ONE, SAS INSIDER and WARRIOR ELITE. He lives in Canberra.
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