Sunset on Ramree: History's Deadliest Crocodile Attack - Couverture souple

Appleton, Robert

 
9781497353770: Sunset on Ramree: History's Deadliest Crocodile Attack

Synopsis

The Award-winning* novelette based on the deadliest crocodile attack ever recorded.

On February 19th, 1945, one thousand Japanese soldiers retreated into the fetid mangrove swamps of Ramree Island hoping to escape their British enemy. However, they soon discovered that the sixteen-kilometre stretch of marshland that promised to offer safe cover, had delivered them straight into the jaws of hell. Inspired by true events during WWII, Sunset on Ramree follows young musician-turned-soldier Shigeatsu Nakadai and his best friend, Kodi, as they head ever deeper into danger.

*EPIC Award 2011 - Best Historical Fiction

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The Award-winning* novelette based on the deadliest crocodile attack ever recorded. On February 19th, 1945, one thousand Japanese soldiers retreated into the fetid mangrove swamps of Ramree Island hoping to escape their British enemy. However they soon discovered that the sixteen kilometre stretch of marshland that promised to offer safe cover, had delivered them straight into the jaws of hell. Inspired by true events during WWII, Sunset on Ramree follows young musician-turned-soldier Shigeatsu Nakadai and his best friend, Kodi, as they head ever deeper into danger. *EPIC Award 2011 - Best Historical Fiction

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