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Item Details
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FIRST IN, LAST OUT
AN UNCONVENTIONAL BRITISH OFFICER IN INDO-CHINA |
| By: |
J. P. Cross |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£19.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1784382205 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781784382209 |
| Publisher: |
GREENHILL BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
30 April, 2017 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
This is the astonishing tale of two episodes in the life of Colonel J P Cross, jungle fighter and linguist extraordinaire. |
| Synopsis: |
This is the astonishing tale of two episodes in the life of Colonel J P Cross, jungle fighter and linguist extraordinaire. As a young officer at the end of the war against Japan in 1945, he took part in counter-insurgency operations against the Vietminh at a time of chaos and confusion. Sent to the area to help disarm the defeated Japanese, Cross found himself commanding a battalion of the very same troops against the Vietminh. That period provides the backdrop to Cross s experiences as British Defence Attache to Laos between 1972 and 1976\. His mastery of the languages of the region allowed him rarely-accorded access to high Laotian political circles. Allowed to wander at will even by the Communists, he was in the unique position to survey the subterfuge and rivalry surrounding an overlooked yet fascinating sideshow to the Vietnam War. A remarkable man, J P Cross provides an absorbing account of his life amidst the cut and thrust of Laotion politics. |
| Illustrations: |
16pp plates |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Greenhill Books |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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