A Line Too Far

Australia is Invaded

by B. C. Colman

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Pub Date Sep 26 2016 | Archive Date Mar 04 2017

The Liberty Publishing Company

Mystery & Thrillers | Politics & Current Affairs

Description

Chinese commandos in a lightening raid have seized the vast, under-populated, resource-rich lands of Northern Australia. Thousands of Australian soldiers are held hostage. International realpolitik has left Australia abandoned by its supposed allies and its brittle social fabric is rapidly unwinding as the people panic.

A Chinese ultimatum demands the annexation of the country’s top half in ten days, or face a full scale invasion.

As other politicians clamour to sue for peace, Prime Minister, Gary Stone, in a desperate race against time and impossible military and political odds must commit to a risky and controversial plan to try and free the country …

A Note From the Publisher

At the heart of this novel is a serious security issue for Australia. In 1911, Australian Prime Minister Alfred Deakin said, "Either we must accomplish the peopling of the Northern Territory or submit to its transfer to some other nation." In 1942, as the threat of Japanese invasion of Australia loomed, Edward Ward, the Minister for Labour and National Services accused the previous government of a secret plan — the "Brisbane Line" — that would have seen Northern Australia abandoned in the event of a Japanese invasion. In A Line Too Far, author B.C. Colman draws an all-too-real scenario for the present day, showing that the basis of these fears is just as relevant today as it was generations ago.

At the heart of this novel is a serious security issue for Australia. In 1911, Australian Prime Minister Alfred Deakin said, "Either we must accomplish the peopling of the Northern Territory or...

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A Note From the Publisher

At the heart of this novel is a serious security issue for Australia. In 1911, Australian Prime Minister Alfred Deakin said, "Either we must accomplish the peopling of the Northern Territory or submit to its transfer to some other nation." In 1942, as the threat of Japanese invasion of Australia loomed, Edward Ward, the Minister for Labour and National Services accused the previous government of a secret plan — the "Brisbane Line" — that would have seen Northern Australia abandoned in the event of a Japanese invasion. In A Line Too Far, author B.C. Colman draws an all-too-real scenario for the present day, showing that the basis of these fears is just as relevant today as it was generations ago.

Advance Praise

A MAGNIFICENT page-turning thriller.Wendy Tighe-Umbers, proprietor, multi-award winning book shop, The Time Out Bookstore
A GRIPPING AND SCARY yarn with a real life premise that’s a little too close for comfort. It’s sobering and entertaining all at the same time.Jamieson Ford, BestPicks