The book is the story of Operations Jaywick and Rimau, raids carried out from Australia against Japanese shipping in Singapore. Jaywick which took place in 1943 was a great success, 7 ships were sunk for no casualties. Rimau, which took place the following year was a disaster, with every man who took part killed. During the war both missions were secret and this book was the first full account of the operations. Most of the book covers the first raid "Jaywick" as much more information survived and what a story it is. Men recruited by a secret organisation to carry out raids behind enemy lines. Trained and sent off in a small fishing vessel that sailed from Australia to Singapore and back. The second part is about "Rimau"(which means tiger in Malay) also went to Singapore but this time by submarine, the raid was detected and for over a month the men tried to escape the Japanese. Those who hadn't been killed were captured and treated as heroes by their captors, hence the title. A month before the war ended they were executed. A remarkable story in every regard and a good read. ( )