{"product_id":"the-smack-track-ian-mcphedran-9781460752920","title":"The Smack Track","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom battling pirates to tracking down gun runners, drug smugglers and terrorists; the high energy exploits and explosive adventures of the Australian Navy in the Arabian Gulf.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Ian McPhedran, best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Amazing SAS, Soldiers Without Borders\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eToo Bold to Die\u003c\/em\u003e, comes the untold and largely unknown story of how the Royal Australian Navy battles pirates, gun runners and drug smugglers in the seas of the Arabian Gulf and the Horn of Africa along the infamous route known as the 'smack track'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than twenty years, Australian sailors have been risking their lives, conducting often fraught and dangerous operations in war and in the battle against terrorism. From braving rough seas to boarding rickety dhows or clambering up the sheer steel sides of modern day supertankers looking for contraband, \u003cem\u003eThe Smack Track\u003c\/em\u003e tells a thrilling, eye-witness story of grit, courage, ingenuity and sacrifice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian McPhedran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1460752929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781460752920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Ian McPhedran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44790287237375,"sku":"9781460752920","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9cc1723-30ca-4440-8e18-336d6a9a86b4.jpg?v=1707288498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-smack-track-ian-mcphedran-9781460752920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}