{"title":"Kimberley Trilogy","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"battle-for-the-north-kimberley-trilogy-2-book-barry-smith-9780987177933","title":"Battle for the North [Kimberley Trilogy #2]","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49629951394065,"sku":"GOR007000123","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0987177931.jpg?v=1751397853"},{"product_id":"for-freedom-s-cause-book-barry-smith-9780987177964","title":"For Freedom's Cause","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor freedom's cause is a historical, romantic thriller set in England and Australia between the world wars. It follows the adventures and growing relationship between a working class English Army Officer, from Manchester-Dan Bevan-and a Melbourne barrister, serving with the Australian Light Horse-Charlie Elliott-who met, by chance, during the First World War and the strong women in their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving survived several of the major battles, both men are so disillusioned with the homes and occupations they return to, that Dan volunteers to suppress the republican rebellion in Ireland and Charlie joins an underground army to stand-up against mob riots in Melbourne. Despite their contrasting social origins and differing views on what form of government is best for preserving freedom and maintaining civil order, they become firm friends and when Dan is targeted by vengeful IRA assassins, he accepts Charlie's invitation to escape to Australia where he intends settling down peacefully in Melbourne, with the love of his life who unknown to him has born him a son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen IRA gunmen pursue him from Melbourne to Perth he is forced to flee to a cattle station in the Kimberley where, finally reunited with his wife and son, he confronts his nemesis in that vast and mystical wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52740818108689,"sku":"NIN9780987177964","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780987177964.jpg?v=1763485060"},{"product_id":"battle-for-the-north-book-barry-smith-9780987177988","title":"Battle for the North","description":"\u003cp\u003e BATLE FOR THE NORTH reunites the heroes and heroines of\u003cbr\u003e For Freedom's Cause-Dan, Charlie, Elspeth Liza and Alice, in\u003cbr\u003e frustrating Japanese espionage plots and raids into northern\u003cbr\u003e Australia during World War 2. The action takes place in the\u003cbr\u003e Kimberley wilderness and celebrates the daring and heroism of\u003cbr\u003e mounted North Australian Observer Unit patrols, nicknamed\u003cbr\u003e the 'Nackeroos' or 'Curtin's Cowboys.'\u003cbr\u003e Following on the bombing of Darwin and Broome, Japanese\u003cbr\u003e marine commandos land on the Kimberley coast to establish\u003cbr\u003e a foothold and deny the US and Australian Navies a secure refuelling\u003cbr\u003e and supply base. In the absence of Australia's regular\u003cbr\u003e forces in the Middle East and Singapore, all that stands\u003cbr\u003e between them and success is Dan Bevan's and Charlie Elliott's\u003cbr\u003e part-time observer patrols, which battle a Japanese special\u003cbr\u003e forces unit from Broome to their Kalumburu base and join\u003cbr\u003e the fight to push the enemy back into the sea.\u003cbr\u003e Whilst Dan and Charlie conduct their guerrilla campaign in\u003cbr\u003e the bush, their wives and Lady Elspeth interrupt their war work in Darwin\u003cbr\u003e to hunt down a murderous Spy.\u003cbr\u003e Where\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52740819714321,"sku":"NIN9780987177988","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780987177988.jpg?v=1763485068"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/kimberley-trilogy-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}