{"product_id":"spies-in-vung-tau-bernard-green-9780957604292","title":"Spies in Vung Tau","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1987 the author purchased a box of early glass slides. There\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas no explanation as to their origin or content. He was busy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eso he put them in his loft and forgot them. Thirty years later\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein 2017 when he retired he re-discovered them. He found that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethey were over one hundred years old. At fi rst he thought they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewere taken in South America as they showed natives with bare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efeet and ancient crossbows. After having the photographs processed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto digital format, he realized that they related to a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emilitary mission by fi ve men connected to Australia and Great\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain in the period of the 1st World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey acquired one of the fastest yachts afl oat known as the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eG.L. WATSON 'RAINBOW' in order to inspect and repair the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunder-sea telegraph and radio systems that was tremendously\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimportant to shipping safety and military information and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elogistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe secretive journey took them throughout South-East Asia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Vietnam with visits to the Cocos-Keeling Islands. They\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003espent a long time in Vietnam taking photographs which tell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea story of why the French Military were building huge gun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eemplacements at Cape Saint Jcques (now called Vung Tau).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0957604297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780957604292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Alfred Norman Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.42d","brand":"Bernard Green","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47757900185855,"sku":"9780957604292","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b54c640-4bb5-41b8-b30c-6f973553c184.jpg?v=1765510825","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spies-in-vung-tau-bernard-green-9780957604292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}