{"product_id":"9780994352194","title":"Southern Cross Rising - An alternative history of Australia in World War II","description":"1942 - The Japanese Imperial Forces have invaded Australia quickly establishing a foothold in the States of Queensland, the northern parts of Western Australia and the Northern Territory. \u003cbr\u003eIt is now 1945 and the Allies have fallen back to \"The Brisbane Line\" in order to defend the more populace States of New South Wales and Victoria. \u003cbr\u003eA kind of status quo now exists. \u003cbr\u003eAfter the occupation civilians withstood very harsh treatment from the Japanese and they felt abandoned by the rest of Australia and her Allies. \u003cbr\u003eIt became apparent to the Japanese that one of the main by-products of their occupation was the access to huge numbers of livestock and tonnages of grain. \u003cbr\u003eIn the coal mining area around the central highlands of Queensland a Colonel Hiro Yamaguchi of the Japanese Imperial Forces is in charge of the coal mining operation run by the Japanese. Colonel Yamaguchi is an engineer, is fluent in English and has some understanding of the ways of Australians.\u003cbr\u003eIn the meantime agents Captain Bob James and Susan Benn have been selected to assist with the uprising in the mining area and, after training, have taken on an arduous journey through outback Queensland with an aboriginal guide, Clarry.\u003cbr\u003eHarry Radcliff, the leader of the saboteurs, is the foreman of the large cattle\/farming property, Peak Downs Station and finds that his boss, Ben Murdock is becoming aware of his activities. The running of the Station is largely left to Murdock's daughter, Frances Currie who was widowed in the early days of the war.\u003cbr\u003eSouthern Cross Rising goes on to tell a story that may well have become history...","brand":"Zeus Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49796050125040,"sku":"9780994352194","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780994352194","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}