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Saying Goodbye To The Islands

Alan Campbell THE ADMIRAL'S BABY by Laurens van der Post John Murray, £19.99, pp. 322 ho now remembers the Dutch East Indies? The third largest empire in the world, jewel of the......

Serious Fun And Dangerous Games

Thomas Blaikie BEYOND THE FRONT LINE by Tony Geraghty HatperCollins, £20, pp. 355 B eyond the Front Line's sensational sub- title, The untold exploits of Britain's most daring......