{"product_id":"z-special-unit-9781472847096","title":"Z Special Unit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeading expert Gavin Mortimer tells the remarkable origin story of a wartime special forces unit that defied the odds.\u003c\/b\u003eZ Special Unit, one of the most intrepid but arguably the most unsung of Allied Special Forces of the Second World War waged a guerrilla war against Japan for two years in the south-west Pacific. On some of their 81 operations Z Special Unit slipped into enemy harbours in canoes and silently mined ships before vanishing into the night; on others they parachuted into the dense Borneo jungle to fight with headhunters against the Japanese and on one occasion they landed on an Indonesian island and smuggled out the pro-Allied sultan from under Japanese noses.   The Japanese weren''t the only adversary that Z Special Unit encountered in the brutal terrain of the Pacific. In the mango swamps of Borneo and the dense jungle of Papua New Guinea they were faced with venomous snakes, man-eating crocodiles and deadly diseases. But it was the enemy soldiers who proved the mos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith superb production standards and lots of interesting photos, this is an intriguing look at the chaotic world of spec ops down under. * The Armourer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Stirling effort  Chapter 1: Lyon hearted  Chapter 2: Operation Jaywick  Chapter 3: An Old Krait  Chapter 4: ‘Good luck and God’s Speed’  Chapter 5: Singapore Struck  Chapter 6: The Wizards of Oz  Chapter 7: Another Crack  Chapter 8: Sleeping Beauties  Chapter 9: Pirates and Porpoise  Chapter 10: Tiger Hunting  Chapter 11: 'A blow to us all'  Chapter 12: Jungle Challenge  Chapter 13: Allies and Headhunters   Chapter 14: Guerrilla Army  Chapter 15: Victory in Borneo Chapter 16: Savage Revenge Chapter 17: The Elusive Truth Epilogue: 'War’s pretty grim'\u003ci\u003e  Index\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408765886807,"sku":"9781472847096","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472847096.jpg?v=1730504124","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/z-special-unit-9781472847096","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}