1942 : the Year the War Came to Australia / Peter Grose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grose, Peter, 1934- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bombing, Aerial.

Military campaigns.

Darwin (N.T.)--History--Bombardment, 1942.

Darwin (N.T.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (612 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, [2021]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

About the author

Title Page

Copyright

AN AWKWARD TRUTH

Dedication

Contents

Introduction to the 75th anniversary edition

1 'Big flight of planes ... Very high'

2 A very sinful people

3 Horribly strained relations

4 One suitcase, one small calico bag

5 No place and no time for argument

6 The judge sums up

7 Convoy for Koepang to return to Darwin

8 'Zeroes! Zeroes! Zeroes!'

9 QQQ QQQ QQQ de VZDN

10 Between the raids: Can anyone drive?

11 The second raid: Chinese whispers

12 Things go badly wrong

13 The military takes over

14 Telling the world

15 Not many dead

16 Post mortem

Epilogue: Whatever happened to...?

Picture section

Appendix I: Evacuation notice

Appendix II: Report of the Lowe Commission

Acknowledgements

Notes

Bibliography

A VERY RUDE AWAKENING

Introduction

Part I: PREPARATION

1 There's a war on

2 England expects

3 Running wild

4 Rather peculiar instruction

5 Date of attack will be notified

6 Day of attack shall be May 31

7 Somehow come back alive

Part II: ATTACK

8 The net

9 All hell breaks loose

10 Men with black beards

11 Sudden death

12 Matsuo's turn

13 Examining the wreckage

Part III: AFTERMATH

14 No reference whatsoever

15 Has everybodyseen a submarine?

16 Caught napping

17 The nightwatchman's tale

18 The Admiral's report

19 Final rest

Epilogue: Whatever happened to . . .?

Appendix I: Genuine seller

Appendix II: Other gentlemen's mail

Appendix III: The Admiral's report

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

1-76106-346-4

OCLC:

1286429038