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Book, Janes Publishing, Jane's Fighting ships of World War I, 1990
... World war 1914-1918 - Naval operations... - Naval operations An encyclopedic listing of World War One ...An encyclopedic listing of World War One warships by nationIll, p.320.non-fictionAn encyclopedic listing of World War One warships by nationwarships - history - 20th century, world war 1914-1918 - naval operations -
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Book, Pelorus Publications, Seagulls, cruisers and catapults : Australian naval aviation, 1913-1944, 1989
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia... naval aviation, 1913-1944 Index, notes, Appendices, ill, p.134 ...In 'Seagulls, Cruisers and Catapults' Ray Jones has written an authoritative account of the technical, operational and political aspects of Australian naval aviation from Admiral Creswell's 1913 plan for naval aviation until the last aircraft catapult was removed from an Australian cruiser in 1944.The Navy's role as catalyst in the formation of the Air Force is outlined for the first time and details of the sometimes acrimonius struggle between Navy and Air Force over naval aviation are provided. No serious work of RAN history can deal with the mid-war years without taking account of advice from London and the Admiralty's influence on RAN aviation planning is made clear. Operation of aircraft, such as the Seagull III and Seagull V amphibians, from Australian warships are described and the rationale of cruiser aircraft operations are illustrated by the number shot down or damaged performing their essential task in wartime. The vital role of aircraft operating from cruisers searching for raiders and taking part in fleet operations defending Australia in 1942 is stressed. Extensive archival research in Melbourne, Canberra and London, combined with hours of interviews with the men who flew aircraft from cruisers and carrier, has ensured a balanced and well-rounded narrative which is an essential addition to the library of any naval or aviation history enthusiast.Index, notes, Appendices, ill, p.134.In 'Seagulls, Cruisers and Catapults' Ray Jones has written an authoritative account of the technical, operational and political aspects of Australian naval aviation from Admiral Creswell's 1913 plan for naval aviation until the last aircraft catapult was removed from an Australian cruiser in 1944.The Navy's role as catalyst in the formation of the Air Force is outlined for the first time and details of the sometimes acrimonius struggle between Navy and Air Force over naval aviation are provided. No serious work of RAN history can deal with the mid-war years without taking account of advice from London and the Admiralty's influence on RAN aviation planning is made clear. Operation of aircraft, such as the Seagull III and Seagull V amphibians, from Australian warships are described and the rationale of cruiser aircraft operations are illustrated by the number shot down or damaged performing their essential task in wartime. The vital role of aircraft operating from cruisers searching for raiders and taking part in fleet operations defending Australia in 1942 is stressed. Extensive archival research in Melbourne, Canberra and London, combined with hours of interviews with the men who flew aircraft from cruisers and carrier, has ensured a balanced and well-rounded narrative which is an essential addition to the library of any naval or aviation history enthusiast.airplanes - military - australia, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia -
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Book, The Miegunyah Press, A merciful journey : recollections of a World War II patrol boat man, 2005
... World war 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia....334. World war 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia Royal ...In 1939 Marsden Hordern's mother refused to sign the paper allowing her seventeen-year-old son to fight overseas with the Royal Australian Air Force. 'I did not rear you to be killed in an airplane,' she said. 'Join the navy.' He took her advice and in doing so determined his future. In small patrol boats, Fairmiles and a Harbour Defence Motor Launch, he patrolled the shores of Japanese-held territory, assisted beleaguered commandos in Timor, and was finally caught up in the drama of rounding up Japanese prisoners of war and guarding them in New Guinea.Index, bibliography, notes,maps, ill, p.334.non-fictionIn 1939 Marsden Hordern's mother refused to sign the paper allowing her seventeen-year-old son to fight overseas with the Royal Australian Air Force. 'I did not rear you to be killed in an airplane,' she said. 'Join the navy.' He took her advice and in doing so determined his future. In small patrol boats, Fairmiles and a Harbour Defence Motor Launch, he patrolled the shores of Japanese-held territory, assisted beleaguered commandos in Timor, and was finally caught up in the drama of rounding up Japanese prisoners of war and guarding them in New Guinea.world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy -
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Book, Bracken Books, Jane's fighting ships of World War II, 1989
... World War Two - Naval operations....320. World War Two - Naval operations Navies - History - 20th ...Illustrated and textual history by country of World War II fighting shipsIll, p.320.non-fictionIllustrated and textual history by country of World War II fighting shipsworld war two - naval operations, navies - history - 20th century -
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Book, Ure Smith, Warships and sea battles of World War 1, 1973
... World war 1914-1918 - Naval operations....160. World war 1914-1918 - Naval operations Warships - History ...naval conflict in World war OneIll, p.160.non-fictionnaval conflict in World war Oneworld war 1914-1918 - naval operations, warships - history -
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Book, Time Life Books, Wolf Packs, 1989
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Germany.... Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 - Naval ...Chronicles the submarine war during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles the submarine war during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - germany -
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Book, Time Life Books, War on the high seas, 1990
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Germany... operations - Germany Chronicles naval operations by Germany during ...Chronicles naval operations by Germany during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles naval operations by Germany during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - germany -
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Book, Time-Life Books, The battle of the Atlantic, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations..., , maps, p.208. World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations World War ...Germany attempts to strangle Britain--U-boats--Bismarck--convoys--Allied counterattack.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionGermany attempts to strangle Britain--U-boats--Bismarck--convoys--Allied counterattack. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - atlantic ocean -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Time Life Books, The Dreadnoughts, 1979
... World war 1914-1918 - Naval operations... war 1914-1918 - Naval operations World war 1914-1918 - Great ...A history of the Dreadnought class of battleshipsIndex, bib, ill, p.176.non-fictionA history of the Dreadnought class of battleshipsworld war 1914-1918 - naval operations, world war 1914-1918 - great britain - royal navy -
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Book, Pan Books, Hitlers high seas fleet, 1971
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Germany... 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Germany Battleships - Germany ...A history of the Kriegsmarine in World War TwoIll, p.159.non-fictionA history of the Kriegsmarine in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - germany, battleships - germany -
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Book, MacDonald and Company, Midway: The turning point, 1970
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - United States... - Naval operations - United States The battle of Midway ...The battle of Midway, as a result of US forces sinking four Japanese aircraft carriers the tide of war changed in the PacificIll, p.159.non-fictionThe battle of Midway, as a result of US forces sinking four Japanese aircraft carriers the tide of war changed in the Pacific world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – pacific, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - united states -
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Book, MacDonald and Company, Raid on St Nazaire, 1970
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain...-1945 - Campaigns - France World War 1939-1945 - Naval ...The raid that destroyed the St Nazaire docks and rendered them inoperative for the remainder of the warIll, p.159.non-fictionThe raid that destroyed the St Nazaire docks and rendered them inoperative for the remainder of the warworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain -
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Book, Pan Books, Japanese high seas fleet, 1972
... World war 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Japan.... Naval history World war 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Japan ...A history of the Japanese navyIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionA history of the Japanese navynaval history, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - japan -
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Book, Kangaroo Press, Battle of the wine dark sea : the Aegean campaign 1940-1945, 1994
... World War Two - Naval operations... campaign 1940-1945. Ill, maps, p.191. World War Two - Naval ...The war fought in the Aegean sea during World War TwoIll, maps, p.191.non-fictionThe war fought in the Aegean sea during World War Twoworld war two - naval operations, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - mediteranean -
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Book, Angus and Robertson, Proud echo, 1953
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia...-1945 - Naval operations - Australia Battle of Sunda Strait ...The battle of the Sunda Strait in 1942Ill, maps, p.188.The battle of the Sunda Strait in 1942world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, battle of sunda strait -
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Book, Sidgwick and Jackson, Fighting ships of World War II, 1975
... World War Two - Naval operations....160. Naval history World War Two - Naval operations ...A description of World War Two fighting ships by typeIndex, ill, p.160.non-fictionA description of World War Two fighting ships by type naval history, world war two - naval operations -
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Book, Blandford Press, Vietnam river warfare, 1945-1975, 1986
... Vietnam war 1961-1975 - Naval operations... - Naval operations The story of how western forces used the "brown ...The story of how western forces used the "brown waterways" to move troops and equipmentIndex, ill, maps, p.160.non-fictionThe story of how western forces used the "brown waterways" to move troops and equipmentvietnam war 1961-1975 - history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - naval operations -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, The grand fleet, 1914-16 : its creation, development and work, 1919
... World War 1914-1918 - Naval operations..., ill, maps, p.517. World War 1914-1918 - Naval operations Great ...A record of the work of the Grand Fleet from the outbreak of war until the end of November 1916Index, ill, maps, p.517.non-fictionA record of the work of the Grand Fleet from the outbreak of war until the end of November 1916 world war 1914-1918 - naval operations, great britain - royal navy -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Karl Neureuther, U-boat stories : narratives of German U-boat sailors, 1931
... World War 1914-1918 - Naval operations - Submarines.... World War 1914-1918 - Naval operations - Submarines World War ...Personal recollections of German submarinersIll, p.207.non-fictionPersonal recollections of German submarinersworld war 1914-1918 - naval operations - submarines, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections - german -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Admiral of the Fleet, Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa, The crisis of the naval war, 1920
... World War 1914-1918 - Naval operations... 1914-1918 - Naval operations Royal Navy - Operations British ...British naval operations in the Great WarIndex, i,ll, charts. p.331.non-fictionBritish naval operations in the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - naval operations, royal navy - operations -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Faber & Faber limited, Dunkirk, 1945
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... Dunkirk Map, p.307. World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations ...This is the story of Dunkirk and of the men who planned it (insofar as it was planned) and of the men who carried it out, and of their ships. Mr Divine, who was himself with the small boats, writes with the authority of direct knowledge. He had the assistance of the men who were intimately concerned with planning and organising the operation. This is the true story of Dunkirk from its almost nebulous beginnings to the astonishing triumph of its end. Originally published in 1945, this is the best contemporaneous account, detailing all the big and little ships that rescued the men trapped on the beaches in late May 1940.Map, p.307.non-fictionThis is the story of Dunkirk and of the men who planned it (insofar as it was planned) and of the men who carried it out, and of their ships. Mr Divine, who was himself with the small boats, writes with the authority of direct knowledge. He had the assistance of the men who were intimately concerned with planning and organising the operation. This is the true story of Dunkirk from its almost nebulous beginnings to the astonishing triumph of its end. Originally published in 1945, this is the best contemporaneous account, detailing all the big and little ships that rescued the men trapped on the beaches in late May 1940. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, operation dynamo -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, John Masefield, The nine days wonder : (the operation Dynamo), 1941
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain Operation Dynamo ...An account of the evacuation from DunkirkIll, p.61.non-fictionAn account of the evacuation from Dunkirkworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, operation dynamo -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Michael Joseph Ltd, We fought them in gunboats, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... fought them in gunboats Ill, p.151. World War 1939-1945 - Naval ...An account of the exploits of a British gun boat commander in World War TwoIll, p.151.non-fictionAn account of the exploits of a British gun boat commander in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Georgian House, My Ship is so small, 1946
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia... Ship is so small Ill, p.126. World War 1939-1945 - Naval ...This is the story of the Royal Australian Navy's little ships and their personnelIll, p.126.non-fictionThis is the story of the Royal Australian Navy's little ships and their personnelworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Jarrolds, Battle of the oceans, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... Battle of the oceans Ill, p.183. World War 1939-1945 - Naval ...The story of the British merchant navy in World War TwoIll, p.183.non-fictionThe story of the British merchant navy in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, britain - merchant navy -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Rupert Hart-Davi, Ark Royal, 1957
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... Royal Index, bib, ill, maps, p.349. World War 1939-1945 - Naval ...An account of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal during World War twoIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.349.non-fictionAn account of the aircraft carrier Ark Royal during World War twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, aitcraft carriers - britain -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell, The Cruel sea, 1953
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... The Cruel sea. p.416. World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations ...Based on the author's own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during World War II.Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat-and-mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves.Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary men who had to master their own fears before they could face a brutal menace--one which would strike without warning from the deep.p.416.fictionBased on the author's own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during World War II.Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat-and-mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves.Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary men who had to master their own fears before they could face a brutal menace--one which would strike without warning from the deep. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - fiction -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Oxford University Press et al, The price of admiralty, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia... The price of admiralty Ill, maps, p.328. World War 1939-1945 - Naval ...This book describes the life of a man, the late Commander J. H. Walker, and of his ship. HMAS Parramatta; both used to represent their service. Parramatta was one of the 'little ships' which made the great sacrifice in keeping the hard pressed garrison of Tobruk supplied. She went down fighting gallantly and in doing so added a glorious page to the naval history of our Empire.Ill, maps, p.328.This book describes the life of a man, the late Commander J. H. Walker, and of his ship. HMAS Parramatta; both used to represent their service. Parramatta was one of the 'little ships' which made the great sacrifice in keeping the hard pressed garrison of Tobruk supplied. She went down fighting gallantly and in doing so added a glorious page to the naval history of our Empire. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, NSW Bookstall Pty Ltd, Scrap Iron Flotilla, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia... Scrap Iron Flotilla Ill, p.197. World War 1939-1945 - Naval ...An account of the older ships(The Scrap Iron Flotilla) of the Australian Navy in the Second World WarIll, p.197.non-fictionAn account of the older ships(The Scrap Iron Flotilla) of the Australian Navy in the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, F.W. Cheshire, The leader of the crocks, 1945
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia ..."The activities of H.M.A.S. Stuart, leader of the Australian destroyer flotilla (and later of the 10th D.F.) from ... September, 1939 until the end of July, 1941" - Author's note.Ill, p.221.non-fiction"The activities of H.M.A.S. Stuart, leader of the Australian destroyer flotilla (and later of the 10th D.F.) from ... September, 1939 until the end of July, 1941" - Author's note.royal australian navy - history, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia