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In the last few months of 1944 a group of British and Australian commandos set off on the biggest behind-the-lines operation of the Pacific War. Their mission: to devastate Singapore Harbour by destroying the Japanese ships at anchor. Operation Rimau was designed as a body blow to the Japanese but it ended in disaster. This gripping narrative tells what happened to the Rimau commandos in their courageous fight against their Japanese pursuers in the South China Sea. It names the men who betrayed them in their hour of need and uncovers the political chicanery that hid the true story for years to come.
book reviews
- The Courier-Mail, Brisbane
The pair who wrote The Battle of Brisbane are back to capitalise on that well-received book. What went wrong with the mission to destroy Japanese ships in Singapore is a yarn that gives these authors scope for their enthusiastic skills. - Sunday Times, Perth
Thompson and Macklin, who were responsible for the acclaimed The Battle of Brisbane, investigate a daring World War II raid on Singapore Harbour in late 1944. - Geelong Advertiser
Kill the Tiger details one of Australia's most ambitious and heroic commando operations in all our years of war. The story that follows is one of courage, betrayal and the political chicanery that hid the real story behind years of red tape and bureaucratic lies.
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