When the Enemy Is Tired

Colonel Anthony Russell, an officer in the Australian Army, is captured on a mission in China along with his squad of seven men.

Lim forces Russell to write his life story, in order to find out information that he will use in his efforts to brainwash him.

As he leaves the plane he is intercepted by government officials and placed under arrest on suspicion of being a Communist spy.

It is revealed that while he was a prisoner in China, he was subconsciously taught Russian; as a result of this, further suspicion falls on him.

Colonel Anthony Russell, the book's protagonist, was incarcerated in Changi Prison in the second world war and was prompted to join the Australian Army in the 70s after the death of his son in Vietnam.