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Item Details
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SUNSET
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| By: |
Douglas Reeman |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1409069907 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781409069904 |
| Publisher: |
CORNERSTONE |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2010 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Translated from: |
English |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
Enthralling navel fiction by Douglas Reeman; he has also written over twenty bestselling novels featuring Richard Bolitho, under the pseudonym Alexander Kent.1941To 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... |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cornerstone Digital |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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