The Heroes of Rimau Unravelling the Mystery of One of World War Ii's Most Daring Raids by Silver Lynette Ramsay (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Spine crease. Gift inscription to inside cover.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 314 pages, 24 pages of b/w photos, two appendices, maps, glossary, endpaper maps. Black cloth in jacket. Light edge wear to jacket, top edge toned, offset toning to prelims The case of Major-General H Gordon Bennet; the Case of Major Seymour Bingham, bibliography, index, end-paper maps. The study examines the 1944 operation which involved 23 Australian and British members under the leaderhship of Lieut-Col Ivan Lyon. The raiders were left at Pedjanton Island and were never seen again. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Some fading to front and spine of dust jacket. Otherwise near new copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprint. With photographic illustrations and 8 maps, endpaper maps, a fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; 245 x 160mm; 314 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. 314 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Sally Milner Pub., Australia, 1990. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in very good dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear. . Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are lightly tanned. Short gift inscription in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Controversial reappraisal of Operation Rimau, an Australian/British raid on Japanese-occupied Singapore in 1944. The authors claim that the official version of the operation is deeply flawed. The story which they tell is one not only of extreme courage but also of official bungling and Japanese brutality. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 1863510184. ISBN/EAN: 9781863510189. Inventory No: 19030356.

Pp. [vi]+314, 24 plates, 8 maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; former owner's details embossed on contents page; Sally Milner Publishing, Sydney, 1991. *First published in hardback, 1990.

1st Ed. (6), 314 PP with 8 maps, plus 24 pages with 50 b/w photos. Eps: Plan "Z", top secret, operation Rimau. Hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Dedicatory note on title page dated and signed by the author. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. Scarce. 24.2 x 16.2. Raid at the end of 1944 against Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour.

From the research of Major Tom Hall. Pp. [vi]+314, 24 plates, 8 text and endpaper maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index; med 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in silver; dust wrapper; Sally Milner Publishing, Sydney, 1990. First edition. *A new look at Operation Rimau. The author uncovers previously unpublished information regarding this epic raid and its aftermath.