Operation Rimau : Australia's heroic and daring commando raid on Singapore
Thompson, Peter (Peter A.)2015
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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 reclaim past glory - while Australia's wartime prime minister, John Curtin, had turned to America. In this atmosphere, Operation Rimau was planned ... Operation Rimau takes us inside the fierce conflict, and tells what really happened to these brave commandos - from the very beginnings of the operation through to their intense and courageous fighting in the South China Seas, and its aftermath. It exposes the sloppy planning behind the raid, and names the officers who betrayed and abandoned them in their hour of need, and details the political double-dealing which for so many years hid the real story behind red tape and bureaucratic lies.
Main title:
Operation Rimau : Australia's heroic and daring commando raid on Singapore / by Peter Thompson & Robert Macklin .
Author:
Edition:
[Revised edition]
Imprint:
Sydney, N.S.W. : Hachette Australia, 2015.©2015.
Collation:
310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm..
Variant title:
Other title: Australia's heroic and daring commando raid on Singapore
Notes:
Originally published in 2002 by Hodder Australia as "Kill the tiger".Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780733633461 (paperback)
Dewey class:
940.5459
Language:
English
Subject:
Krait (Ship)World War, 1939-1945 -- Commando operations -- Southeast AsiaWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Malay PeninsulaOperation JaywickWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- SingaporeOperation RimauWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, AustralianWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Malay Peninsula -- Naval operations
Index terms:
Australian
BRN:
334917
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 940.5459 OPE | Available |
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 940.5459 OPE | Available |