Imprint: Arrow
Published: 02/01/2014
ISBN: 9780099594079
Length: 288 Pages
Dimensions: 178mm x 18mm x 110mm
Weight: 155g
RRP: £12.99
Douglas Reeman's 30th naval thriller
1941
To the residents and defence forces of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, th war in Europe remains remote. Even the massive build-up of Japanese forces on the Chinese border cannot dent their carefree optimism.
Yet one man suspects the truth. Lieutenant-Commander Esmond Brooke, captain of HMS Serpent and a veteran of the cruel Atlantic, sees all too clearly the folly and incometence of Hong Kong's colonial administration. To Brooke, attack by Japan seemsinevitable.
But, in war, there will always be some who attempt the impossible, even in the face of death. This is the story of one ship and her company who refuse to accept the anguish of defeat and surrender to a merciless enemy...
Imprint: Arrow
Published: 02/01/2014
ISBN: 9780099594079
Length: 288 Pages
Dimensions: 178mm x 18mm x 110mm
Weight: 155g
RRP: £12.99
One can almost smell the sea and the burning oil
Mr Reeman writes with great knowledge about the sea and those who sail on it