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Item Details
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THE HOSTILE SHORE
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| By: |
Douglas Reeman |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£8.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1473506417 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781473506411 |
| Publisher: |
CORNERSTONE |
| Pub. date: |
16 January, 2014 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Translated from: |
English |
| Description: |
The Sigli had been just an old passenger launch, but when the Japanese invaded Singapore during World War II everything that could float was pressed into service. Twenty years later, he still hasn't forgotten - has never abandoned his obsession to discover exactly what happened. |
| Synopsis: |
Moving away from WWll, this is a compelling yarn from the master storyteller of the sea, Douglas Reeman who also writes under the pen name Alexander Kent; bestselling author of the Bolitho adventures.The Sigli had been just an old passenger launch, but when the Japanese invaded Singapore during World War II everything that could float was pressed into service. And so, crammed with refugees, harried and bombed by enemy planes, the Sigli had struggled south in a desperate attempt to escape-Rupert Blair's family had been among the passengers on that fateful journey in which the ship and all aboard had disappeared. Twenty years later, he still hasn't forgotten - has never abandoned his obsession to discover exactly what happened. Now Rupert Blair embarks upon a journey of his own - one that will take him to a primitive, savage island in search of the truth. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cornerstone Digital |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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