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The Pride and the Anguish
Overview
Singapore, November, 1941. They called it the "Gibraltar of the Far East"--a British rock that could not be taken. But suddenly, in a lightning blow, Singapore may be defeated. Call it incompetence or call it false pride. It doesn't really matter. Just as the warplanes of the Rising Sun take command of the skies, Lt. Ralph Trewin, who was a proud recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, arrives at Singapore as second-in-command of the gun boat HMS Porcupine. Is it too late to overcome the ignorance and blind optimism he finds in Singapore?
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- ISBN-13: 9781590137093
- ISBN-10: 1590137094
- Publisher: McBooks Press
- Publish Date: May 2016
- Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.7 pounds
- Page Count: 324
- Reading Level: Ages 22-UP
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