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Red Star Gold

Frederick D. J. Thomas

出版	Upfront, 2003
主題	Fiction / GeneralFiction / War & Military
ISBN	18442623759781844262373
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=zYMMAAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

It is 1957 in far-eastern Malaya, almost ten years into an official state of emergency. That emergency arose as a result of the ruthless Chinese Communist Guerrillas going to war against British rule over the territory.In this thrilling new fiction, we are taken into the very depths of a highly secretive high-stakes operation which is mounted by the Special Air Service regiment in response to the Chinese terrorists' procurement of five million pounds worth of gold bullion. This financial boost to their cause must be prevented at all costs and amidst the combined efforts of the army, navy and air force (both British and Australian), the Herculean efforts of one team of four men is central to the capture of the Red Star gold. At the head of this four-man patrol is Fred, a new recruit to the SAS who has to control his fears and use his tenacious scouting ability to track through virgin rainforest in pursuit of the elusive enemy.As the highly trained SAS men hone in on their prey, the individual commanders of the British forces in Malaya have to overcome diplomatic boundaries and the most treacherous of double-dealings in order to ensure that the efforts of the men in the heart of the jungle are brought to fruition.Observe with Mars and Minerva, the gods of war, as another epic battle begins...