Honour Denied Teddy Sheean A Tasmanian Hero
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Honour Denied Teddy Sheean A Tasmanian Hero
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Author : Tom Lewis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-04-01
Honour Denied Teddy Sheean A Tasmanian Hero 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 2016-04-01 with Australia categories.
No-one will ever know what made him do it. Teddy Sheean was part of the evacuation of his warship, the corvette Armidale sinking fast while around it swarmed Japanese aircraft, shooting with abandon. Teddy turned back to his gun, an Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft cannon with a broad leather strap to secure the gunner. He began firing...a courageous Tasmanian was determined to do his best to save his mates and his ship.No member of the Royal Australian Navy has ever been awarded a Victoria Cross. Of the 100 so far given to Australians, 96 are to the Army and four to the Royal Australian Air Force. It was not from lack of bravery that this unjust situation has arisen. It derives from substantial unfairness. In World War I and II, the RAN had to apply through Britain's class-bound Royal Navy for any such award to be made. This book focuses on a naval sailor who should have received a VC. Honour Denied - Teddy Sheean, a Tasmanian Hero, also: * Reveals the secret engagement Teddy Sheean kept concealed from his family * Lists for the first time the full list of Dutch soldiers who died when HMAS Armidale was sunk in 1942 * Compares the bravery of Sheean to two other Australian naval heroes - who should also have been decorated with the Victoria Cross * Reveals the reverse of what other writers have suggested: the Royal Australian Navy was proud of Armidale and her fight, and did not cover up her loss
A Shot Of History Attack On Sydney Harbour
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Author : Doctor Tom Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2022-07-08
A Shot Of History Attack On Sydney Harbour written by Doctor Tom Lewis and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-08 with History categories.
On the night of 31 May 1942, Sydney Harbour was attacked by midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy. An accommodation vessel of the Royal Australian Navy was torpedoed, and 21 sailors died. The midget submarines were hunted down, and two sunk. War had already come to northern Australia, and now the southern cities were made bitterly aware that the world-wide conflict had reached them. The midget submarine attack was only the beginning: gun strikes were made against land targets, and more enemy submarines came south, attacking freighters up and down the continent’s eastern coast. This new accounting of the night Sydney Harbour was attacked reveals new details of the fight that ensued and sets some of the previous historical accounts right. The text is supported by numerous photos as well as extensive plans of the midget submarines, and details of the curious stories following the war, including the discovery of the third midget submarine, sunk off the New South Wales coast.
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney
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Author : Doctor Tom Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-01-03
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney written by Doctor Tom Lewis and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-03 with History categories.
HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia’s main combat vessels. On the 19th November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia, The Sydney engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with the German raider Kormoran. Following this action, The Sydney failed to return to port. An extensive search and rescue carried out, but the warship had disappeared with all 645 men on board. Whilst the battle lasted little more than an hour, this single ship engagement remains Australia’s greatest naval disaster. More Australian servicemen died in the battle between the German raider Kormoran and the light cruiser HMAS Sydney than perished in the Vietnam War. It was not until 2008 that the wreck was discovered. The passage of time between the sinking and the discovery led to numerous mystery and conspiracy theories, all of which started replacing the truth. Now, with an explanation of how those on board lived, fought, and died, this book tells the full story.
Teddy Sheean Vc
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Author : Doctor Tom Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-03-03
Teddy Sheean Vc written by Doctor Tom Lewis and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-03 with History categories.
No-one will ever know what made him do it. In 1942, 18-year-old Edward “Teddy” Sheean was one of the youngest and most inexperienced sailors on board the the corvette HMAS Armidale. Whilst on operation in the Timor Sea this warship came under heavy attack by Japanese aircraft. Armidale began sinking while swarmed by Japanese aircraft, strafing and bombing the stricken vessel and the crew who were desperately trying to Abandon Ship. The wounded Ordinary Seaman turned back to his gun, an Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft cannon and strapped himself into the harness. He began firing at the attacking Japanese aircraft, a courageous young man, determined to do his best to save his mates. This selfless act of valour helped save the lives of 49 crew, before Teddy himself went down with the Armidale. No member of the Royal Australian Navy has ever been awarded a Victoria Cross. Teddy’s family and many others took up his case and fought for his recognition. It took more than 70 years for Teddy to becomes the first in Australia’s Naval history to receive this highest award ¬– confirming Teddy Sheean is an Australian hero. Sheean is the 101st VC awarded to an Australian
Hmas Armidale
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Author : Frank B. Walker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Hmas Armidale written by Frank B. Walker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Shipwreck survival categories.
True story of the sinking of HMAS Armidale in the Timor Sea in 1942 and the battle of the surviving sailors and soldiers to stay alive. Using now declassified documents, the book describes the Timor Sea operation as a botched affair subsequently covered up by the Navy. The author is a journalist and fiction writer who joined the Australian Navy at the outbreak of World War II.
Forever Yours
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Author : Robyn Siers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Forever Yours written by Robyn Siers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Australia categories.
"This publication is designed for upper primary and secondary students. The book is a collection of stories about love in wartime using mementos, letters and photographs which explore the notions of love and friendship during wartime. The stories complement the teaching activities found in the Teachers' Guidebook : We'll meet again for secondary students."--Publisher's website.
The Submarine Six
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Author : Tom Lewis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Submarine Six 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 2011 with History categories.
Any Australian asked to mention our war heroes could probably name General Monash and Albert Jacka VC from World War I, and then Weary Dunlop, and perhaps Field Marshal Blamey from WWII. A knowledgeable few might be able to suggest Australia's greatest fighting air ace, Clive Caldwell. But who could name our naval heroes? Naval conflicts take place often far from our shores. Ships and men sometimes disappear, to leave only mystery in their wake. In the 1990s the Royal Australian Navy broke with tradition, and for the first time named six submarines after six naval heroes. This book shows the true depths of their achievements. These were men whose warrior exploits stand alongside those of any from other nations. But they have been largely unrecognised, save for those submarines. Captain Hec Waller, for example, fought to the end in HMAS Perth, alongside fellow cruiser USS Houston. The Houston's Captain Rooks was deservedly awarded the Congressional Medal of Honour, America's highest honour. Captain Waller, by comparison, was given distinction, but not of the highest rank. Should he have been given the Victoria Cross? Other heroes stand alongside him. Emile Dechaineux, hero of Dunkirk and the North Sea, battling it out against Japanese kamikaze attack. John Collins, taking HMAS Sydney to victory against Italian cruisers. Hal Farncomb - the first Australian to command an aircraft carrier, in action off the French coast. But The Submarine Six also examines whether two more of its men deserve further honour. Teddy Sheean, tenacious gunner from Tasmania, fought to the end in HMAS Armidale. Robert Rankin commanded HMAS Yarra against fearful odds, dying in defence of his convoy, attacked by overwhelming Japanese forces. Are they also VC candidates? Three of the men are from Tasmania, the island state which in WWII contributed more seamen per head of the population than any other state. All of the six are men of determination, bravery, and incredible resolve. Worth analysis, worth following, and worthy of greater recognition - Australian heroes all. The Submarine Six brings forward six naval warriors to stand alongside any other military achiever.
World War One
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Author : Bruce Scates
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Release Date : 2015-10-21
World War One written by Bruce Scates and has been published by Penguin Group Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-21 with History categories.
There has been no shortage of heroic stories over the course of the Anzac Centenary: stories of courage and sacrifice, fortitude and endurance, mateship and resolve. But a hundred years on, there is a need for other stories as well – the stories too often marginalised in favour of nation-building narratives. World War One: a history in 100 stories remembers not just the men and women who lost their lives during the battles of WWI, but those who returned home as well: the gassed, the crippled, the insane – all those irreparably damaged by war. Drawn from a unique collection of sources, including repatriation files, these heartbreaking and deeply personal stories reveal a broken and suffering generation – gentle men driven to violence, mothers sent insane with grief, the hopelessness of rehabilitation and the quiet, pervasive sadness of loss. They also retrieve a fragile kind of courage from the pain and devastation of a conflict that changed the world. This is an unflinching and remarkable social history. It is an act of remembering in the face of forgetting. Telling the truth about war requires its own kind of courage.
Bravest
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Author : Robert Macklin
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2011
Bravest written by Robert Macklin and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
The Victoria Cross is the highest award for valour that can be won by an Australian; just 97 Australians have been awarded the VC in conflicts from the Boer War to the Afghanistan War. And only fourteen Australians have been awarded the George Cross, the ultimate medal for heroism away from active combat, since its inception in 1940. But what is it that makes these remarkable soldiers risk everything in defence of their country and their mates? Noted biographer Robert Macklin tells the inspirational story of fifteen Australian recipients of the Victoria and George Crosses, from Neville Howse in South Africa in 1900 to the heroes of the Great War such as Albert Jacka, 'Diver' Derrick in the Second World War, and Keith Payne in Vietnam in 1969. 'An excellent book on a subject that has understandably retained public interest over the years.' - Steve Gower, Director, Australian War Memorial
Royal Australian Navy 1942 1945
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Author : George Hermon Gill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
Royal Australian Navy 1942 1945 written by George Hermon Gill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Australia categories.