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Hurricane over the Jungle : 120 Days Fighting the Japanese Onslaught in 1942
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kelly, Terence.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kelly, Terence, 1920-.
- Kelly, Terence.
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 258--History.
- Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Indonesia.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Great Britain.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British--Great Britain--Personal narratives, British.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Indonesia.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns.
- Local Subjects:
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Squadron, 258--History.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Indonesia.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Pen and Sword, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is the author's personal account of how the 22 pilots of No 258 Squadron RAF left Scotland in late October 1941 until 120 days later when all those who had not been killed became prisoners of the Japanese. The story takes us to the final defense of Singapore and then on to Sumatra and Java where the author recaptures the atmosphere of the bitter aerial engagements with the Japanese enemy and the hostile jungle terrain over which they fought.
- Contents:
- ""By the same author""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword - BY MARSHAL OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, SIR DENIS SPOTSWOOD, GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC""; ""Preface""; ""Number 258 Squadron R.A.F.""; ""CHAPTERONE - Ripples of a Sinking � and the Outbreak of a War""; ""CHAPTER TWO - From the Gold Coast to the Nile""; ""CHAPTER THREE - Across the Indies to Singapore""; ""CHAPTER FOUR - Operational Against the Japanese""; ""CHAPTER FIVE - First Days in Palembang""; ""CHAPTER SIX - The Vital Thing � Experience""
- ""CHAPTERSEVEN - Invasion by Parachute and Barge""""CHAPTER EIGHT - Escape to Java""; ""CHAPTERNINE - Days of Wine and Roses""; ""CHAPTER TEN - The Final Flights""; ""CHAPTER ELEVEN - Slowly into the Bag""; ""Epilogue""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781783035120
- 1783035129
- OCLC:
- 854974610
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