Operation Cleeves, SOEs Forgotten Wartime Tragedy in Thailand

Operation Cleeves, SOEs Forgotten Wartime Tragedy in Thailand

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Operation Cleeves, SOEs Forgotten Wartime Tragedy in Thailand




Language:English
Format:Hardback
Dimensions:6.25" x 9.25"
Pages:224
Photos:20 mono illustrations
Publisher:Pen and Sword Military
ISBN:9781036109790
Item No. 9781036109790



Southern Thailand, 1941. This is the story of Operation Cleeves. A daring and long forgotten SOE Far East mission, where a handful of tin miners risked their lives fighting against the onslaught of Japan on the eve of World War Two in Southeast Asia. Using declassified documents, previously undiscovered records and extensive original research, Kate Reid-Smith provides an intimate yet harrowing look into a most secret and turbulent operation shrouded in mystery. Where vivid and powerful accounts of tremendous courage in the face of resilience and redemption, uncovers how an eclectic mix of European civilians and Indian soldiers all marooned amid danger, violence and bloodshed, were suddenly confronted by unspeakable survival choices, as the circumstances of war catapulted them into an unimaginable world of horrific atrocities. Some of their stories are told for the very first time in this revelatory book, uncovering perilous undertakings requiring daring and sang-froid bravery, and how using only their wits for survival, all bore the full brunt of Japan’s initial invasion.