The Resource An awkward truth : the bombing of Darwin, February 1942, by Peter Grose
An awkward truth : the bombing of Darwin, February 1942, by Peter Grose
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The item An awkward truth : the bombing of Darwin, February 1942, by Peter Grose represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- 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 Harbour. 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 16 EasyRead Large ed.
- Extent
- vii, 365 p. (large print)
- Note
- First published: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2009
- Isbn
- 9781458755773
- Label
- An awkward truth : the bombing of Darwin, February 1942
- Title
- An awkward truth
- Title remainder
- the bombing of Darwin, February 1942
- Statement of responsibility
- by Peter Grose
- Subject
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- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 12
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 13
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 2
- Bombing, Aerial -- Northern Territory | Darwin
- Darwin (N.T.) -- History | Bombardment, 1942
- H.M.A.S. Swan (Ship)
- H.M.A.S. Warrego (Ship)
- Australia, Army | Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, 2nd
- United States, Army Air Corps | Pursuit Squadron, 33rd
- United States, Navy | Patrol Squadron, 22nd
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Northern Territory | Darwin
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Northern Territory | Darwin -- Aerial operations, Japanese
- Large print books
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 Harbour. 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
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- 1941-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Grose, Peter
- Dewey number
- 940.5426
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- H.M.A.S. Swan (Ship)
- H.M.A.S. Warrego (Ship)
- Australia
- Australia
- Australia
- Australia
- United States
- United States
- World War, 1939-1945
- Bombing, Aerial
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Darwin (N.T.)
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- An awkward truth : the bombing of Darwin, February 1942, by Peter Grose
- Note
- First published: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2009
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- ocn697390937
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Edition
- 16 EasyRead Large ed.
- Extent
- vii, 365 p. (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781458755773
- Isbn Type
- (pbk)
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
- Label
- An awkward truth : the bombing of Darwin, February 1942, by Peter Grose
- Note
- First published: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2009
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control code
- ocn697390937
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Edition
- 16 EasyRead Large ed.
- Extent
- vii, 365 p. (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781458755773
- Isbn Type
- (pbk)
- Other physical details
- ill., ports.
Subject
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 12
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 13
- Australia, Royal Australian Air Force | Squadron, 2
- Bombing, Aerial -- Northern Territory | Darwin
- Darwin (N.T.) -- History | Bombardment, 1942
- H.M.A.S. Swan (Ship)
- H.M.A.S. Warrego (Ship)
- Australia, Army | Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery, 2nd
- United States, Army Air Corps | Pursuit Squadron, 33rd
- United States, Navy | Patrol Squadron, 22nd
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Northern Territory | Darwin
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Northern Territory | Darwin -- Aerial operations, Japanese
- Large print books
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