The Sea Devils - Operation Struggle and the Last Great Raid of World War Two

div>b>July 1945. Eighteen young British, Australian and New Zealand special forces from a top-secret underwater warfare unit prepare to undertake three audacious missions against the Japanese./b>/div>div>br>/div>div>Using XE-craft midget submarines, the raiders will creep deep behind Japanese lines to sink two huge warships off Singapore and sever two vitally important undersea communications cables. Success will hasten ultimate victory over Japan; but if any of the men are captured they can expect a gruesome execution./div>div>br>/div>div>Can the Sea Devils overcome Japanese defences, mechanical failures, oxygen poisoning and submarine disasters to fulfil their missions? Mark Felton tells the true story of a band of young men living on raw courage, nerves and adrenalin as they attempt to pull off what could be the last great raid of World War Two./div>

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Product details

• Authors: Mark Felton, Felton Mark
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.05.2016
• EAN: 9781785780493
• ISBN: 978-1-78578-049-3
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Japan, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Military / Naval, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Asian History, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Special and elite forces, Naval forces and warfare, War and defence operations, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General