{"product_id":"the-maltese-mandarin-paperback","title":"The Maltese Mandarin - 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\u003eMark Harland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasting retirement aside, former Royal Navy submarine Commander, Bruce McCandless, was asked to perform one more role for the National Security Agency (NSA). The problem was China - again. This time it was their 'String of Pearls' doctrine that was the issue at stake. The Politburo had its predatory eyes on Malta and specifically the huge dry dock in the Grand Harbour known as the Red Dock. They had originally built it and now, just like Hong Kong, they wanted it back.\u003cbr\u003eA plan was hatched to lure the Chinese President Zhang to the George Cross Island under the pretext of a Summit with his opposite number, the newly-elected American President Kirk. The motor yacht 'Christina O' was chartered to act as the venue. Surely neither President would decline an invitation to follow in the footsteps of JFK, Winston Churchill and Jackie Onassis.\u003cbr\u003eUsing his intimate knowledge of Malta, McCandless and his co-agent Alexandria Pisani, a vivacious American girl of Maltese descent, put the jigsaw pieces into place. President Kirk wasn't told everything. Quite simply, he didn't need to know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47256940413177,"sku":"9781739754709","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/EGZpfnFshs9781739754709.webp?v=1768739013","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-maltese-mandarin-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}