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Darwin Bombed
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Author : Tom Lewis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-19
Darwin Bombed written by Tom Lewis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-19 with categories.
The Japanese attack on Darwin on 19 February 1942 stunned the nation and has been a topic of much folklore and speculation ever since. Indeed, it was incredible that the powerful Japanese aircraft carriers that decimated the American Pearl Harbor fleet base in December 1941 turned their attention to tiny Darwin just weeks later. Such was the strength and ferocity of the Japanese attack that some 236 people were killed, eight large ships were sunk, 30 aircraft destroyed and parts of Darwin were left in ruins. It was the deadliest single attack ever suffered on Australian soil.However, Darwin was a victim of its own geography, being close to the Netherlands East Indies which the Japanese were then in the process of seizing. Darwin's harbour and airfield were of great strategic value and Allied forces utilising these facilities threatened the Japanese operations. Since 2013 the Bombing of Darwin Day, 19 February, has been commemorated as a National Day of Observance, the third such national date behind Anzac Day and Remembrance Day. Hence the need for educational materials has never been greater. Darwin Bombed! is a fully illustrated guide for school children of all ages.Dr Tom Lewis is a long time Darwin resident and one of Australia's foremost military historians. A high school teacher and former naval officer, he is the author of 14 books.
Awkward Truth
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Author : Peter Grose
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010
Awkward Truth written by Peter Grose and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Darwin was a battle Australia would rather forget, yet the Japanese attack on 16 February 1942 was the first foreign assault on Australian soil since 1788. The raid was bigger than the first wave that attacked Pearl Harbor. Hundreds of Australians were killed. The police station and police barracks were totally destroyed, the hospital wrecked, the administration building shattered. And the people of Darwin abandoned their town leaving it to looters and a few dogged defenders with single-shot .303 rifles and a few anti-aircraft batteries. Peter Grose tells the real story of the attack and takes us into the lives of the people who were there.
Darwin Bombed
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Author : Jack Mulholland
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-01-01
Darwin Bombed written by Jack Mulholland and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with categories.
When Jack Mulholland volunteered in 1940 for service in Darwin as an anti aircraft gunner, he was not sure what to expect. He certainly didnʼt expect what the gunners at first found: flies, heat, humidity, hard work, entertainment, lack of female company and, of course, boredom. The Battery Jack joined spent 14 months training on 3 inch and 3.7 inch A/A guns. At the same time it assisted with the installation of 12 fixed 3.7 inch guns, providing Darwin with an anti aircraft defence of a total of two 3 inch and sixteen 3.7 inch guns. Then, one morning in February 1942, without warning, the Ack Ack gunners were confronted with an air raid similar to that perpetrated on Pearl Harbour. The raid was the first attack on Australia by a foreign power and it caused major damage to installations and ships and resulted in many casualties. This updated edition of Jackʼs controversial autobiography presents the unofficial history of the 14th Heavy Anti Aircraft Battery in Darwin. The Battery was the first army unit to engage the Japanese when they attacked Australia. It details the way ordinary people coped with the hardships of life in the tropical north and how they reacted under fire. The reader will find an eye-witness account of the first enemy raid and a description of the reaction of the gun crews, as well as interesting anecdotes of general life in Darwin in 1940–42 and army life in particular.
An Awkward Truth
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Author : Peter Grose
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2009-02-01
An Awkward Truth written by Peter Grose and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-01 with History categories.
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.
Australia Under Attack
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Author : Douglas Lockwood
language : en
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Release Date : 2022-11
Australia Under Attack written by Douglas Lockwood and has been published by New Holland Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11 with History categories.
The first ever attack on Australia by a foreign power occurred at Darwin on 19th February 1942. At the time of the raid, Douglas Lockwood was a correspondent for the Melbourne Herald in Darwin.
The Bombing Of Darwin
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Author : Alan R. Tucker
language : en
Publisher: Dyslexic Books
Release Date : 2019
The Bombing Of Darwin written by Alan R. Tucker and has been published by Dyslexic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Australian fiction categories.
The Diary of Tom Taylor, Darwin, 1942. When fourteen-year-old Tom Taylor moves to Darwin with his family, he hardly guesses that tragedy will soon change his life forever. Although Tom helps to dig slit trenches, and though the Japanese edge closer through Malaysia and Singapore, the war seems far away.
Darwin 1942
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Author : Timothy Hall
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-06-05
Darwin 1942 written by Timothy Hall and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-05 with History categories.
On 19 February 1942 the Japanese air force bombed Darwin. Whilst this fact is well known, very few people know exactly what happened. Timothy Hall was the first writer to be given acess to all the official reports of the time and as a result he has been able to reveal exactly what happened on that dreadful day – a day which Sir Paul Hasluck (17th Governor-General of Australia) later described as ‘a day of national shame’. The sequence of events in Darwin that day certainly did not reflect the military honour that the War Cabinet wanted people to believe. On the contrary, for what really happened was a combination of chaos, panic and, in many cases, cowardice on an unprecented scale.
The Bombing Of Darwin
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Author : Alan R. Tucker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Bombing Of Darwin written by Alan R. Tucker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Darwin (N.T.) categories.
The Diary of Tom Taylor, Darwin, 1942. When fourteen-year-old Tom Taylor moves to Darwin with his family, he hardly guesses that tragedy will soon change his life forever. Although Tom helps to dig slit trenches, and though the Japanese edge closer through Malaysia and Singapore, the war seems far away.
The Bombing Of Darwin
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Author : Alan R. Tucker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Bombing Of Darwin written by Alan R. Tucker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Darwin (N.T.) categories.
The Diary of Tom Taylor, Darwin, 1942. When fourteen-year-old Tom Taylor moves to Darwin with his family, he hardly guesses that tragedy will soon change his life forever. Although Tom helps to dig slit trenches, and though the Japanese edge closer through Malaysia and Singapore, the war seems far away.
Japanese Blitz On Darwin
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Author : John Thompson-Gray
language : en
Publisher: Publicious Pty Limited
Release Date : 2011
Japanese Blitz On Darwin written by John Thompson-Gray and has been published by Publicious Pty Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
New evidence explains Australia's most infamous day. The Imperial Japanese Navy bombers that attacked Pearl Harbour on December 7th 1941 blitzed Darwin on February 19th 1942. As Australia defended her mainland for the first time the only Ally standing with her was the United States of America. On that day, Americans and Australians were forged as Cousins-in-Arms. Darwin's airfield, town and harbour were repeatedly bombed leaving a trail of human tragedy. Typical of the many heroes were Wing Commander Archie Tindal RAAF Base, Lieutenant Robert Oestreicher Kittyhawk Ace, Jack Mullholland Anti-Aircraft Gunner, Matron Clara Schumack hospital ship and Coxswain John Waldie life-saver. The writer weaves historical facts into story lines with real time action sequences. Where the story varies from historic opinion, forensic reasons are revealed for differing views, and the reader's judgement is invited. Examples are the role of spies, withholding the air raid warning, attacked hospitals, interpretation of information and subtleties of the Japanese attack plan. Action-thriller Japanese Blitz on Darwin, by Cambridge Short Story scholar John Thompson-Gray is a story of the first Darwin Defenders and those who bombed and strafed them.