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The compelling and very human story of the first foreign assault on Australian soil since settlement--the attack on Darwin by the Japanese in February, 1942
The bombing of Darwin on February 19, 1942, is the battle Australia tries to forget. Although there was much to be proud of that day--courage, mateship, determination, and improvisation--the dark side of the story lingers: looting, desertion, and a calamitous failure of Australian leadership. The Japanese struck with the same carrier-borne force that devastated Pearl Harbor only ten weeks earlier. There was a difference: they dropped more bombs on Darwin, killed more civilians in Darwin, and sank more ships in Darwin than in Pearl Harbor. It remains the single deadliest event in Australian history. Yet the story has remained in the shadows. Absorbing, spirited, and fast-paced, An Awkward Truth is a compelling and revealing story of the day war first came to Australia, and of the underarmed and unprepared soldiers and civilians who faced their toughest test on home soil.

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Title An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942
Author Peter Grose
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Pages 262
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Allen & Unwin, Sydney
Publication date 2011-05
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781742376073 / 174237607X
Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 2.29 cm)
Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Cultural Region: Australian
Category Biography / Autobiography
Library of Congress subjects Bombing, Aerial - Northern Territory - Darwin, World War, 1939-1945 - Northern Territory -
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010681586
Dewey Decimal Code 940.542

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Peter Grose is a former publisher at Secker & Warburg, founder of Curtis Brown Australia, and was until recently the chairman of ACP (UK). He is the author of A Very Rude Awakening.

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