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The Drums of War ISBN 1-84426-327-4
Peter Foot’s latest book, the Drums of War, we follow the adventures of John Drake who joins the Royal Marines shortly before the declaration of war with Germany.
His first experience of the horrors of war is in the evacuation of the British expeditionary force from Dunkirk. He then takes part in the ill-fated defence of Crete before once more being forced to withdraw from the superior German forces. As Drake matures he has his first serious love affair, which makes for stimulating reading.
He and his unit as sent to Singapore to help defend the island fortress from the Japanese advance though Malaya.
His first experience of the horrors of war is in the evacuation of the British expeditionary force from Dunkirk. He then takes part in the ill-
He and his unit as sent to Singapore to help defend the island fortress from the Japanese advance though Malaya.
In the chaos that ensues, the numerically superior British force is ordered to surrender as the Japanese advance onto the island.
Drake and his good friend Sgt Buck Rodgers help an English couple and their friends to escape from Singapore in a yacht, eventually reaching Australia in dramatic circumstances.
On their return to England, Drake and Rodgers join a special Royal Marine unit, seeing action in the invasion of Sicily, and later the D-Day landings. Then his unit is sent to the Far East to prepare for the retaking of Malaya. Following the Japanese surrender, Dake is sent to Ceylon where a sequence of events change his life forever.
Drake and his good friend Sgt Buck Rodgers help an English couple and their friends to escape from Singapore in a yacht, eventually reaching Australia in dramatic circumstances.
On their return to England, Drake and Rodgers join a special Royal Marine unit, seeing action in the invasion of Sicily, and later the D-
