Operation Rimau

Australia's Heroic and Daring Commando Raid on Singapore

Peter Thompson, Robert Macklin

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Hachette Australia
31 March 2015

History; Second World War; Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare; Battles & campaigns

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.

By: Peter Thompson, Robert Macklin
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9780733633461
ISBN 10: 0733633463
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 31 March 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Operation Rimau: Australia's Heroic and Daring Commando Raid on Singapore

This is the truth about Operation Rimau. It is written in anger, and justifiably so. - Daily Telegraph The shocking betrayals provide so much of the impact (of this story). - Canberra Times