The Darwin Raiders (Paperback)

The Darwin Raiders is the story of the surviving members of the Royal Marine detachment from a British Cruiser sunk by a Japanese submarine on its way from Singapore to Australia. When they are rescued and taken to Darwin they fully expect to be eventually returned to England, but they are to be given another role. They are to be used as small landing parties to carry out raids on the Japanese held islands in the Dutch East Indies. To do this they are transported there by submarine and have soon established a reputation for their ability to strike hard and then make a rapid withdraw. Later they are used to supply arms and ammunition to the Anti-Japanese Army landing these vital supplies on the west coast of Malaya. Then they spent time with these men sometimes for a month or so helping to blow up bridges and railway lines and in doing so becoming quite friendly, but as the war reaches its end and once more Malaya is free from its invader a political battle looms on what debt is owed to these jungle fighters with Chin Peng their leader making all sorts of demands.