Title: Kill the tiger : the truth about Operation Rimau /
Authors: Thompson, Peter, 1942-; Macklin, Robert, 1941-
Publisher: Hodder,
Year: 2002
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, Australian.; World War, 1939-1945 Malay Peninsula Naval operations.
Abstract: Operation Rimau, Britain's last desperate throw of the colonial dice in South-East Asia, was designed as a body blow to the Japanese and a signal to the world that she would reclaim her Eastern Empire. At the same time Australia's wartime prime minister, ]ohn Curtin, had turned to America and her most decorated soldier, General Douglas MacArthur, for his country's salvation. Kill the Tiger tells what really happened to the Rimau commandos from the early beginnings and success of the mission, to their intense and courageous fighting in the South China Sea. It names the men who betrayed them in their hour of need and uncovers the political chicanery which hid the true story behind red tape and bureaucratic lies for years to come.
Contents: Empire strikes back -- Scottish tiger -- Hirohito's guests -- Young master -- Ultra's lethal secrets -- Jaywick : striking back -- Big bang -- MacArthur's promise -- Rimau : the plan -- Double jeopardy -- Closing in -- Death in the afternoon -- On the run -- First betrayal -- Second betrayal -- Rigged trial -- Kill the tiger -- Final betrayal -- No disclosure -- Justice at last.