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Issue Details: First known date: 1960... 1960 The Heroes
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Adaptations

form y separately published work icon The Heroes Peter Yeldham , Network Ten (publisher), ( dir. Donald Crombie ) England Australia : TVS Films Network Ten , 1988 Z1489781 1988 series - publisher film/TV war literature

During World War II, fourteen young soldiers take part in Operation Jaywick, an attempt to damage Japanese ships in Singapore.
form y separately published work icon Heroes II : The Return Peter Yeldham , Network Ten (publisher), ( dir. Donald Crombie ) 1992 England Australia : TVS Films Network Ten , 1992 Z1489879 1992 single work film/TV war literature

The sequel to Heroes (1988), Heroes II: The Return is set in 1945, near the end of the Second World War. This time, the platoon is sent on Operation Rimau, an attempt to destroy Japanese ships in Singapore's harbour.

Notes

  • Dedication: For my son Iain
  • A creative account of naval special operations 'Jaywick' and 'Rimau', conducted against the Japanese fleet in Singapore harbour during 1943 and 1944.

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Subjects:
  • 1943-1944
Settings:
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    Australia,
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  • c
    Singapore,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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