Silent Feet The History of 'Z' Special Operations 1942-1945
........Courtney, G.B.
For the first time the full story of the operations of Z Special Unit, behind Japanese lines is revealed. SILENT FEET highlights the foolish mistakes made by SRD headquarters in Melbourne, in asserting that their parties in Timor were operational, when in fact, they had been prisoners of the Japanese for many months.
The inter-Allied distrust and bickering over the value of the 'cloak & dagger' operations of Z Special Unit confirms the adage that nation states have no friends but only interests.
The privations of the Australian and British members of Z Special Unit, bring home the true nature of war in the jungle - constantly tracked by Japanese patrols, often beheaded when captured. By 1945, Z Special Operatives demonstrated that a few, well trained, audacious troops could exact a heavy toll on the Japanese army.
Colonel Courtney has spent many years in sifting through Australian, Allied and Japanese records to produce the first comprehensive study of the secret operation of Z Special Unit. SILENT FEET is a fascinating review of a hidden part of Australia's military history......inside dust jacket
Description: Ex-library – but good condition Apart from usual Library markings all pages clean and binding firm with good jacket and boards. Hardback some b/w photos and some maps., 8vo, Pp274 idx, biblio, Hon Rolls, Illust b/w plates, Maps, A History of SRD Services Reconnaissance Department, Z Special Unit, part of Special Operations Australia in WW2.
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