A Dawn like Thunder
by Douglas Reeman
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After four years, the tide of war is turning in North Africa and Europe. The conflict in Southeast Asia, however, has reached new heights of savagery, and Operation Monsun poses a sinister threat to the hope of allied victory. The Special Operations mission off the Burmese coast requires volunteers. Men with nothing to live for, or men with everything to lose. Men like Lieutenant James Ross, awarded the Victoria Cross for his work in underwater sabotage, or the desperate amateur Charles show more villiers, heir to a fortune now controlled by the Japanese. The two-man torpedo - the chariot - is the ultimate weapon in a high-risk war. Cast loose into the shadows before an eastern dawn, the heroes or madmen who guide it will strike terror into the heart of an invaluable enemy, or pay the ultimate price for failure... show lessTags
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Douglas Reeman was born in 1924 in Thames Ditton, Surrey, England. At the the beginning of World War II, he joined the Royal Navy age of 16. His naval experiences have been major influences on his works. Reeman is regarded as the master of sea stories. In 1958, his first novel, A Prayer for the Ship was published. Under the pseudonym, Alexander show more Kent, he wrote over 20 novels including the best-selling Richard Bolitho novels. Under his real name, he has written over 30 novels including the Royal Marines Saga. His works as Kent and Reeman are published in 14 languages around the world. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- A Dawn like Thunder
- Original publication date
- 1996
- Important events
- World War II (1939 | 1945)
- Epigraph
- Good-bye, dear.
Protect the spring flowers of
Your beauty. Think of the days
When we were happy together.
If I live I will come back.
If I die, remember me always.
- General Su Wu
second century - Dedication
- For Helen Fraser, my publisher and dear friend.
- First words
- Waiting was the worst part. Everybody said so.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Or trembled, perhaps, at what men could do.
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- Dutch, English, Finnish, German
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 23
- ASINs
- 6
