{"product_id":"spies-in-vung-tau-paperback","title":"Spies in Vung Tau - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.69 x 7.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48289779417337,"sku":"9780957604292","price":27.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/f-b4hwb23z9780957604292.webp?v=1776270558","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/spies-in-vung-tau-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}