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1965: A story of forbidden love in a forgotten war
The Open Arms of the Sea
What you need to know before your trail
It is 1965 and Leslie Deacon has escaped to the Army to lose himself in the war-ravaged Aden deserts. But under the scorch of the Yemeni sun there is no hiding from death, or love, or himself.
Travel Guide
Aden
The landscape here is the vast rock deserts of a scorched and war-ravaged Aden. The city is under siege as the war has come into the city. A new guerrilla warfare is needed to keep the rebels at bay and the garrison and its civilians safe.
Into this fearful, threatened city comes the adventurer Clemmie Ross and the charismatic Captain Villiers. In Aden’s scorched deserts and bombed streets, duty only brings death, and honour offers no reward.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Open Arms of the Sea
Destination: Aden Author/guide: Jasper Dorgan Departure Time: 1960, 1966, later
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