{"product_id":"9781915310569-operation-toba","title":"Operation Toba","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the Japanese Empire prepares to strike south in 1941, Malaya becomes the stage for a shadow war of spies, saboteurs and secret allegiances. Masumi Toba, a Japanese Canadian veteran turned covert agent, hides his divided loyalties behind a camera lens in Singapore.\u003cbr\u003eWhen the Japanese Empire prepares to strike south in 1941, Malaya becomes the stage for a shadow war of spies, saboteurs and secret allegiances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMasumi Toba, a Japanese Canadian veteran turned covert agent, hides his divided loyalties behind a camera lens in Singapore. Philip Rance, a British colonial, and his Chinese ‘brother’ Ah Zun serve as undercover operatives, their sons destined to inherit a dangerous legacy. One becomes a Gurkha officer, the other a deep-cover infiltrator in the Malayan Communist Party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA clerical error gives their mission an unlikely name – Operation Toba – but in the jungles of Malaya, mistakes can mean death. As the Japanese invasion begins, these men must navigate treachery, loyalty, and survival in a war where every choice carries the weight of empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOperation Toba\u003c\/i\u003e is the eleventh in a series of books involving Gurkha military units that may be read in any order. The author, JP Cross, a retired Gurkha colonel, old ‘jungle hand’ and counter-insurgency expert, draws on real events he witnessed during his time fighting in the Malayan Emergency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57600853508470,"sku":"9781915310569","price":8.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40624326.jpg?v=1775713869","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781915310569-operation-toba","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}