Rescue at 2100 Hours. The untold story of the most daring escape of the Pacific War Tapa blanda - 2013

Melbourne: Viking. 2013. Very Good+ condition. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 332 pages. February 1942. The Japanese invasion of Timor has begun and attempts to evacuate a group of 29 Australian airmen, charged with keeping an airfield operational until the last moment, are thwarted. Under the leadership of Bryan Rofe the airmen make for remote jungle along ther north-west coast. After an extremely arduous 58 days an American submarine is dispatched to thier position. . 1st Edition. Trade Paperback.

Viking, Australia, 2013. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Inscribed by Author. Trade Paperback. 332 pages. Inscribed by Author. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Viking, Australia, 2013. Second Printing. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: February 1942. The Japanese invasion of Timor has begun and attempts to evacuate a group of 29 Australian airmen, charged with keeping an airfield operational until the last moment, are thwarted. Under the leadership of Bryan Rofe, a 24-year-old meteorological officer, the airmen make for remote jungle along the northwest coast. All attempts to rescue the group fail. Malaria-ravaged and starving, these men are taken to the limits of their endurance for 58 days. When a 300-strong Japanese patrol is sent to hunt them down all hope seems lost, until they receive a strange signal from sea - an American submarine has been… Leer más