ISBN: 043462635X

Hong Kong, 1941…To the residents and defence forces of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, the war in Europe remains remote. Even the massive build-up of Japanese forces on the Chinese border … Mehr…

Hong Kong, 1941…To the residents and defence forces of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, the 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 incompetence of Hong Kong’s colonial administration. To Brooke, attack by Japan seems inevitable. 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. action and adventure,contemporary,fiction,genre fiction,literature and fiction,sea adventures,war Literature & Fiction, Heineman Limited<

ISBN: 9780434626359

1941. To the residents and defence forces of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, the war in Europe remains remote. Even the massive build-up of Japanese forces on the Chinese border cannot den… Mehr…

1941. To the residents and defence forces of the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, the 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 cruet Atlantic, sees all too clearly the folly and incompetence of Hong Kong's colonial administration. But, in war, there will always be some who attempt the impossible, even in the face of death. "From the Paperback edition." Sunset Reeman, Douglas, Random House (UK)<

1994, ISBN: 9780434626359

William Heinemann Ltd. First Edition. Hardcover. Used; Good. 05/31/1994, William Heinemann Ltd