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The Tiger's Revenge
The story of a largely unknown and most daring raid of World War Two
Taschenbuch von Evan Morris
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
Since the end of the Second World War, this audacious operation has remained little known amongst the public or military in the United Kingdom. It was an incredible endeavour executed by British and Australian service personnel. The deepest surface waterborne penetration behind enemy occupied lines undertaken by special forces of WW2. This hand-picked band of men would achieve what some thought to be impossible, a major strike at the very heart of the Japanese in their newly acquired Empire in South East Asia. This story ranks and deserves the same acknowledgment as exploits such as the Dambusters or Cockleshell Heroes. In the words of British Generals and US Admirals and Commanders, it achieved what everyone thought was impossible, without loss and with the minimum expenditure of resources. A terrible twist in the tail is that by not using the success of the mission as a propaganda victory as had been intended by Jaywick's commanders, a terrible price was paid by local Singaporeans who were scapegoated by the Japanese Secret Police. This is perhaps the reason that Operation Jaywick was never hailed with the success it truly deserved. The highly effective delivery of Operation Jaywick gave a green light to an even more ambitious endeavour from which no British or Australian personnel would survive, many being executed, beheaded by their Japanese captors. The Tiger's Revenge is the story told by the son of a Special Operations Executive crew member who was the only British survivor of Operation Jaywick.
Since the end of the Second World War, this audacious operation has remained little known amongst the public or military in the United Kingdom. It was an incredible endeavour executed by British and Australian service personnel. The deepest surface waterborne penetration behind enemy occupied lines undertaken by special forces of WW2. This hand-picked band of men would achieve what some thought to be impossible, a major strike at the very heart of the Japanese in their newly acquired Empire in South East Asia. This story ranks and deserves the same acknowledgment as exploits such as the Dambusters or Cockleshell Heroes. In the words of British Generals and US Admirals and Commanders, it achieved what everyone thought was impossible, without loss and with the minimum expenditure of resources. A terrible twist in the tail is that by not using the success of the mission as a propaganda victory as had been intended by Jaywick's commanders, a terrible price was paid by local Singaporeans who were scapegoated by the Japanese Secret Police. This is perhaps the reason that Operation Jaywick was never hailed with the success it truly deserved. The highly effective delivery of Operation Jaywick gave a green light to an even more ambitious endeavour from which no British or Australian personnel would survive, many being executed, beheaded by their Japanese captors. The Tiger's Revenge is the story told by the son of a Special Operations Executive crew member who was the only British survivor of Operation Jaywick.
Über den Autor
Evan Morris MBE is the son of crew member Ronald Morris of Operation Jaywick and was a member of the Special Operations Executive. Evan has written widely on the subject of Policing and Community Safety. Tiger's Revenge is his first book, which is a tribute to his father, the crew and military success of Operation Jaywick.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781803815930
ISBN-10: 1803815930
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Morris, Evan
Hersteller: Grosvenor House Publishing Limited
Maße: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Evan Morris
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.2023
Gewicht: 0,249 kg
Artikel-ID: 127384354
Über den Autor
Evan Morris MBE is the son of crew member Ronald Morris of Operation Jaywick and was a member of the Special Operations Executive. Evan has written widely on the subject of Policing and Community Safety. Tiger's Revenge is his first book, which is a tribute to his father, the crew and military success of Operation Jaywick.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Fachbereich: Regionalgeschichte
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781803815930
ISBN-10: 1803815930
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Morris, Evan
Hersteller: Grosvenor House Publishing Limited
Maße: 216 x 140 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Evan Morris
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.08.2023
Gewicht: 0,249 kg
Artikel-ID: 127384354
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