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BRISBANE. Spring, 1942. "Fortress" Singapore has fallen and Britain has abandoned Australia. The Japanese are victorious in the Asia -Pacific, carrying all before them and are now in New Guinea, on Australia's doorstep.. Ill-prepared, Australia looks to the United States for help. For salvation, but the very foundation of the alliance is in jeopardy. Building on an undercurrent of tension and grievance , a huge 2-day street battle between Australian and US personnel has left several men dead and scores injured, many gravely. Australian and US command recognize the tinder-box has become a fire that may only be days away from growing to a conflagration that could destroy an alliance on which Australia's very survival depends.Discovering why, how and dampening the wild fire threatening to engulf Australia's war-time military falls to a small group of men from diverse backgrounds. They have days to disentangle Australian-US relations from the web of deceit, drugs and fanaticism that is on the verge of engulfing them.