Japanese Blitz On Darwin
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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.
Through Japanese Eyes
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Author : Translated By Haruki Yoshida Notes by Darwin Military Museum historians Dr Tom Lewis OAM and Dr Peter Williams
language : en
Publisher:
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Through Japanese Eyes written by Translated By Haruki Yoshida Notes by Darwin Military Museum historians Dr Tom Lewis OAM and Dr Peter Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
The first attacks by Japanese aircraft narrated through Japanese translation.
Darwin 1942
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Author : Bob Alford
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-02-23
Darwin 1942 written by Bob Alford and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-23 with History categories.
Following the devastating raids on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, lightning advances by Japanese forces throughout the Pacific and the Far East, and a desperate battle by the Allied command in the Dutch East Indies, it became evident that an attack on Australia was more a matter of 'when' and not 'if'. On 19 February, just eleven weeks after the attacks on Pearl Harbor and two weeks after the fall of Singapore, the same Japanese battle group that had attacked Hawaii was ordered to attack the ill-prepared and under-defended Australian port of Darwin. Publishing 75 years after this little-known yet devastating attack, this fully illustrated study details what happened on that dramatic day in 1942 with the help of contemporary photographs, maps, and profiles of the commanders and machines involved in the assault.
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.
1942 The Year The War Came To Australia
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Author : Peter Grose
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2021-11-30
1942 The Year The War Came To Australia 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 2021-11-30 with History categories.
The story of the bombing of Darwin and the Japanese midget sub attack on Sydney Harbour in one volume from the bestselling author of An Awkward Truth and A Very Rude Awakening. 'Grose's compassionate, honest and vivid account deserves to be widely read.' Sun Herald on An Awkward Truth 'About as good as any yarn can get . . . a great retelling of a great story.' Sydney Morning Herald on A Very Rude Awakening Originally published as the best-selling An Awkward Truth and A Very Rude Awakening The bombing of Darwin by the Japanese on 19 February 1942 was the first wartime assault on Australian soil. The Japanese dropped more bombs on Darwin, killed more civilians in Darwin and sank more ships in Darwin than Pearl Harbor. Three months later, on 31 May 1942, three Japanese midget submarines crept into Sydney Harbour and caused an unforgettable night of mayhem, high farce, chaos and courage. The war was no longer confined to distant deserts and jungles. It had well and truly come to Australia. Absorbing, spirited and fast-paced, 1942: the year the war came to Australia tells the story of the under-armed and unprepared soldiers and civilians who faced their toughest test on home soil.
Awkward Truth
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Author : Peter Grose
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2011
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 2011 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.
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 Japanese Attack On Darwin 19 February 1942
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Author : John C. Hartley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The Japanese Attack On Darwin 19 February 1942 written by John C. Hartley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Australia categories.
Surprise, particularly at the operational and strategic levels, has been systematically examined by numerous analysts, most of whom conclude that it is almost impossible to guard against. They point to pathologies inherent in the processing of information and to the barriers and impediments to analytic accuracy, particularly where the production and use of intelligence is concerned. Senior Australian officials did anticipate the possibility of an attack on Darwin but assumed that the Netherlands East Indies would need to be occupied by the Japanese first, and that this would only happen after the fall of Singapore. By so doing, these officials failed to assess the importance that Japanese planners placed on eliminating any threat to the occupation of a major objective. Darwin, with its expanding role as a base, was not viewed in this perspective in relation to the capture of Java, Japan's main objective in the Netherlands East Indies. Thus, the failure to prepare for an attack on Darwin was the result of faulty analysis based on an incorrect assessment of Japanese intentions and operational methods. This problem was exacerbated by weaknesses in the collection system and the inability of Darwin's garrison to react to short term warnings.
An Awkward Truth
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Author : Peter Grose
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia
Release Date : 2011
An Awkward Truth written by Peter Grose and has been published by Allen & Unwin Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Biography & Autobiography 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 The bombing of Darwin on February 19, 1942, is the battle Australia tries to forget. Although there was much to be proud of that day?courage, mateship, determination, and improvisation?the dark side of the story lingers: looting, desertion, and a calamitous failure of Australian leadership. The Japanese struck with the same carrier-borne force that devastated Pearl Harbor only ten weeks earlier. There was a difference: they dropped more bombs on Darwin, killed more civilians in Darwin, and sank more ships in Darwin than in Pearl Harbor. It remains the single deadliest event in Australian history. Yet the story has remained in the shadows. Absorbing, spirited, and fast-paced, An Awkward Truth is a compelling and revealing story of the day war first came to Australia, and of the underarmed and unprepared soldiers and civilians who faced their toughest test on home soil.
The Bombing Of Darwin
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Author : Alan R. Tucker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-02-21
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 2011-02-21 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
More bombs exploded and within seconds several ships were on fire. Japanese planes flew so close to me that I could not only see the red circles painted under their wings, but I could see the pilots' faces. It only took a moment. It was a moment that Tom would always remember-that morning of 19 February 1942, when everything changed . . . changed from peace to war.