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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