Australia Under Siege: Japanese Submarine Raiders 1942.
by Carruthers, Steven L
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0959361405
- ISBN 13
- 9780959361407
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Sydney: Solus Books / JMSR Film Production, 1982. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor creasing covers, minor edgewear. 192 pp. Steven Carruthers reveals how, just three months after the surprise air raid over Darwin in 1942, Australians were once again shaken when the Japanese launched a surprise midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour. There is a mystery surrounding how the Australian Navy failed to adequately prepare. The author reveals the the secret 'Ultra' signal codebreaking operation in Australia which detected - but neglected to warn the Australian Government - of the impending attack.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13870
- Title
- Australia Under Siege: Japanese Submarine Raiders 1942.
- Author
- Carruthers, Steven L
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0959361405
- ISBN 13
- 9780959361407
- Publisher
- Solus Books / JMSR Film Production
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- military, world war 2, asia, japan, maritime, submarines, australia, new south wales (nsw), sydney
- Bookseller catalogs
- MILITARY & ESPIONAGE;
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Bookhome Sydney
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Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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