| Main Title: |
Battle surface : Japan's submarine war against Australia 1942-44 / David Jenkins ; with maps and graphics by Peter Sullivan. |
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| Author: |
Jenkins, David, 1942-
Sullivan, Peter.
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| Imprint: |
Random House, 1992. |
| Collation: |
304 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports., hbk, ; 29 cm. |
| Summary: |
The Japanese Navy is itching for action -- An air of foreboding -- Willing servant of a living God -- A change of tactics -- A dark streak of fatalism -- The death of Submarine I-124 -- Snatching a fan from a geisha -- The first reconnaissance patrol -- The cult of the cherry blossoms -- The flotilla moves south -- Susumu Ito's pre-dawn flight -- The attack on Sydney Harbour -- Fragrant and noble souls -- The ship was crying -- Ships in convoy -- The sinking of the 'Centaur'. |
| Subject: |
HMAS Deloraine (Ship)
HMAS Lithgow (ship)
HMAS Katoomba (ship)
War in the Pacific
World War, 1939-1945
Submarines
Military history
Australia
Japan
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| ISBN: |
0091826381 : |
| Notes: |
Includes index.
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