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Book, Allen & Unwin, On our doorstep : when Australia faced the threat of invasion by the Japanese, 2020
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – South West Pacific...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – South West ...By March 1942, the Japanese had steamrolled through Malaya, laid siege to Singapore, and bombed Darwin with the same ferocity they had dealt Pearl Harbor. Nothing could stop them. Their next step was inevitable, surely: the invasion and occupation of Australia. Meanwhile, as Australian prime minister John Curtin was battling with Winston Churchill to get troops back from overseas to defend their homeland, he was also positioning to ensure the United States would be there with us to fend off the approaching enemy. And at home, people pitched in as best they could and in any way to frustrate the invader. They all played their part, torn between 'she'll be right' and near panic. On Our Doorstep is the story of how Australia and Australians - the government, the military and the people - prepared to face this calamity, and the events that persuaded them of its probability. In the end, Japan found it had stretched itself beyond the reliability of its supply line, but had it ever intended to invade Australia?Index, bibliography, notes, ill, map, p.404.non-fictionBy March 1942, the Japanese had steamrolled through Malaya, laid siege to Singapore, and bombed Darwin with the same ferocity they had dealt Pearl Harbor. Nothing could stop them. Their next step was inevitable, surely: the invasion and occupation of Australia. Meanwhile, as Australian prime minister John Curtin was battling with Winston Churchill to get troops back from overseas to defend their homeland, he was also positioning to ensure the United States would be there with us to fend off the approaching enemy. And at home, people pitched in as best they could and in any way to frustrate the invader. They all played their part, torn between 'she'll be right' and near panic. On Our Doorstep is the story of how Australia and Australians - the government, the military and the people - prepared to face this calamity, and the events that persuaded them of its probability. In the end, Japan found it had stretched itself beyond the reliability of its supply line, but had it ever intended to invade Australia?world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – south west pacific, australia - politics and government - 1939-1945 -
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Book, Peter Williams, The Kokoda Campaign 1942 : myth and reality, 2012
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda Kokoda ...The fighting on the Kokoda track in WWII is second only to Gallipoli in the Australian national consciousness. In this important book, the author explains what really happened on the Kokoda track in 1942.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.304.non-fictionThe fighting on the Kokoda track in WWII is second only to Gallipoli in the Australian national consciousness. In this important book, the author explains what really happened on the Kokoda track in 1942.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track papua new guinea -
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Book, Allen & Unwin, Against the sun : the AIF in Malaya, 1941-42, 1998
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Malaya...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Malaya ...Against the sun is a challenging account of the AIF's 8th division and the campaign against the Japanese in Malaya in 1941 - 1942Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.252.non-fictionAgainst the sun is a challenging account of the AIF's 8th division and the campaign against the Japanese in Malaya in 1941 - 1942world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya, australian army - 8th division -
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Book, C. Hurst, A sudden rampage : the Japanese occupation of South East Asia, 2000
... world war 1939-1945 - japan - occupied territories...-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - japan - occupied territories ...A Sudden Rampage describes the origins, the methods and the results of imperial Japan's occupation of Southeast Asia during the Second World War.Index, bibliography, map, p.268.non-fictionA Sudden Rampage describes the origins, the methods and the results of imperial Japan's occupation of Southeast Asia during the Second World War.world war 1939-1945 - japan - occupied territories, japan - foreign relations - 1941-1945 -
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Book, Heinemann, Retreat from Kokoda: The Australian campaign in New Guinea 1942, 1982
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda Kokoda ...An account of the Kokoda campaign that has been challenged by WilliamsIndex, ill, maps, p.305.non-fictionAn account of the Kokoda campaign that has been challenged by Williamsworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track 1942 -
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Book, Kodansha International, Letters from the end of the world a firsthand account of the bombing of Hiroshima, 1997
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Japan...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Japan ...A collection of letters that document the catastrophe of Hiroshima. The author - a professor of history at Hiroshima University - spent several days after bomb searching for his wife and son. His joy on being re-united with them was short-lived as radiation sickness took his wife ten days later.Ill, map, p.194.non-fictionA collection of letters that document the catastrophe of Hiroshima. The author - a professor of history at Hiroshima University - spent several days after bomb searching for his wife and son. His joy on being re-united with them was short-lived as radiation sickness took his wife ten days later. world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – japan, hiroshima - atomic bombing -
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Book, Hutchinson, Blood and Iron : The Battle for Kokoda 1942, 1991
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda Kokoda ...An account of the Kokoda campaign in 1942 with the Japanese side also described in some detailIndex, notes, ill, maps, p.413.non-fictionAn account of the Kokoda campaign in 1942 with the Japanese side also described in some detailworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda trail - new guinea -
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Book, Department of Veterans' Affairs, A bitter fate : Australians in Malaya & Singapore, December 1941 - February 1942, 2002
... world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya...-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya siege ...B/W and colour illustrations and stories on the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore and the experiences of the Australian Forces in 1941/42.Notes, ill, maps, p.146.non-fictionB/W and colour illustrations and stories on the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore and the experiences of the Australian Forces in 1941/42. world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya, siege of singapore -
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Book, Black Dog Books, Kokoda track : 101 days : an Australian story of extraordinary bravery, 2007
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda ...An extraordinary story of a small force defeating a much larger one. It is the tale of 550 men of the 39th Militia Battalion. In eight short and brutal weeks, these soldiers slowed, and eventually stopped the advance of 6000 experienced Japanese troops.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.179.non-fictionAn extraordinary story of a small force defeating a much larger one. It is the tale of 550 men of the 39th Militia Battalion. In eight short and brutal weeks, these soldiers slowed, and eventually stopped the advance of 6000 experienced Japanese troops.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, australian army - 39th battalion -
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Book, Hardie Grant Book, The spirit of Kokoda : then and now, 2002
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda Kokoda ...Australia lost its innocence in 1942. Japan had conquered Asia and the Pacific,and were at our doorstep. Our finest troops were fighting in the Middle East. All that stood between the Japanese onslaught and our homeland was a handful of 18-year-old militia troops who had never fired a shot in angerIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.193.non-fictionAustralia lost its innocence in 1942. Japan had conquered Asia and the Pacific,and were at our doorstep. Our finest troops were fighting in the Middle East. All that stood between the Japanese onslaught and our homeland was a handful of 18-year-old militia troops who had never fired a shot in angerworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track papua new guinea -
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Book, Geoffrey Hamlyn-Harris, Through mud and blood to victory, 1993
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda Kokoda ...An abbreviated account of the Kokoda campaign during World War Twop.100.non-fictionAn abbreviated account of the Kokoda campaign during World War Twoworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track - papua new guinea -
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Book, Hachette, Kokoda, 2008
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Kokoda Kokoda ...Kokoda, 1942. In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers - some of them still teenagers - are up against highly trained, experienced Japanese troops. Many believed that the all-conquering Imperial Japanese Army was unstoppable. But this is the story of how these brave young Aussies faced up to some of the world's best soldiers on a narrow, precarious jungle track - and defeated them.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.479.non-fictionKokoda, 1942. In the muddy, treacherous mountains of Papua New Guinea, a small force of young Australian soldiers - some of them still teenagers - are up against highly trained, experienced Japanese troops. Many believed that the all-conquering Imperial Japanese Army was unstoppable. But this is the story of how these brave young Aussies faced up to some of the world's best soldiers on a narrow, precarious jungle track - and defeated them.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda, kokoda track 1942 -
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Book, Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne, Title Melbourne's Marines: the First Division at the MCG 1943, 2002
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – United States...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives ...Describes the experience of the US 1st division quartered at the Melbourne Cricket GroundNotes, ill, p.51.non-fictionDescribes the experience of the US 1st division quartered at the Melbourne Cricket Groundworld war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – united states, us 1st division -
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Book, Allen & Unwin, We band of brothers : a biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesman, 2000
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – New Guinea...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Australian Army - 39th Infantry Battalion World war ...The biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesmanIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.307.non-fictionThe biography of Ralph Honner, soldier and statesmanaustralian army - 39th infantry battalion, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea -
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Book, Pagemasters, The hidden chapters : untold stories of Australians at war in the Pacific, 1995
... World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Australia ...This unique collection of stories describes the tragedy and drama of incidents that occurred on Australia's doorstep - and in many cases on our shores.Ill, p.153.non-fictionThis unique collection of stories describes the tragedy and drama of incidents that occurred on Australia's doorstep - and in many cases on our shores.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, royal australian air force - airmen - biographies -
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Book, Peter Thompson et al, Operation Rimau : Australia's heroic and daring commando raid on Singapore, 2015
... world war 1939-1945 - covert operations - australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - covert operations - australia ...In the last months of 1944, a group of elite Australian and British commandos was selected for the biggest Allied behind-the-scenes operation of the Pacific War. Their mission: to devastate the enemy's shipping by destroying the Japanese ships at anchor in Singapore Harbour. Operation Rimau, Britain's last throw of the colonial dice in South-East Asia, was intended as a body blow to the Japanese and a signal to the world that she would reclaim her Eastern Empire. Britain was trying to reclaim past glory - while Australia's wartime prime minister, John Curtin, had turned to America. In this atmosphere, Operation Rimau was planned ... Operation Rimau takes us inside the fierce conflict, and tells what really happened to these brave commandos - from the very beginnings of the operation through to their intense and courageous fighting in the South China Seas, and its aftermath. It exposes the sloppy planning behind the raid, and names the officers who betrayed and abandoned them in their hour of need, and details the political double-dealing which for so many years hid the real story behind red tape and bureaucratic lies.Index, bibliography,ill, maps, p.310.non-fictionIn the last months of 1944, a group of elite Australian and British commandos was selected for the biggest Allied behind-the-scenes operation of the Pacific War. Their mission: to devastate the enemy's shipping by destroying the Japanese ships at anchor in Singapore Harbour. Operation Rimau, Britain's last throw of the colonial dice in South-East Asia, was intended as a body blow to the Japanese and a signal to the world that she would reclaim her Eastern Empire. Britain was trying to reclaim past glory - while Australia's wartime prime minister, John Curtin, had turned to America. In this atmosphere, Operation Rimau was planned ... Operation Rimau takes us inside the fierce conflict, and tells what really happened to these brave commandos - from the very beginnings of the operation through to their intense and courageous fighting in the South China Seas, and its aftermath. It exposes the sloppy planning behind the raid, and names the officers who betrayed and abandoned them in their hour of need, and details the political double-dealing which for so many years hid the real story behind red tape and bureaucratic lies.world war 1939-1945 - covert operations - australia, krait (ship) -
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Book, Allen & Unwin, Australia's frontline : the Northern Territory's war, 1991
... World war 1939-1945 - Australia - Northern territory...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Australia - Northern ...Bombing of Darwin - Includes glossary of World War II Australian slangIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.109.non-fictionBombing of Darwin - Includes glossary of World War II Australian slangworld war 1939-1945 - australia - northern territory, air raids - darwin -
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Book, Readers book club, The dam busters, 1954
... world war 1939 – 1945 – britain – aerial operations...-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939 – 1945 – britain – aerial operations ...On 17 May 1943, nearly 350 million tons of water crashed into the valleys of the Ruhr when the Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron breached the giant Moehne and Eder Dams with colossal ‘blockbuster’ bombs. The Dam Busters tells the story of the raid and the squadron of fearless airmen who carried it through. Again and again, the crews of 617 Squadron Bomber Command used their flying skills, their tremendous courage and Barnes Wallis’ highly accurate bouncing bombs to deal devastating blows to Nazi Germany.Ill p.254.non-fictionOn 17 May 1943, nearly 350 million tons of water crashed into the valleys of the Ruhr when the Lancaster bombers of 617 Squadron breached the giant Moehne and Eder Dams with colossal ‘blockbuster’ bombs. The Dam Busters tells the story of the raid and the squadron of fearless airmen who carried it through. Again and again, the crews of 617 Squadron Bomber Command used their flying skills, their tremendous courage and Barnes Wallis’ highly accurate bouncing bombs to deal devastating blows to Nazi Germany.world war 1939 – 1945 – britain – aerial operations - europe, royal air force - 617 squadron -
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Book, Australian War Memorial, Air war against Germany and Italy, 1939-1943, 1954
... world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia ...Describes the part played by Australian airmen in the first four years of the war in Europe and the Middle EastIndex, ill, maps, p.732.non-fictionDescribes the part played by Australian airmen in the first four years of the war in Europe and the Middle Eastworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, royal australian air force -
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Book, Cerberus, Lightning strikes : the story of a B-17 bomber, 2003
... world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - usa...-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - usa b17 ...The story of Flying Fortress Lightning Strikes, 42-3073 from its construction in a California factory in 1942 to its loss over Germany a year laterBibliography, ill, maps, p.176.The story of Flying Fortress Lightning Strikes, 42-3073 from its construction in a California factory in 1942 to its loss over Germany a year laterworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - usa, b17 bomber - history -
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Book, Pan, Bomber command, 1999
... World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain ...Bomber Command's offensive against the cities of Germany was one of the epic campaigns of the Second World War. More than 56,000 British and Commonwealth aircrew and 600,000 Germans died in the course of the RAF's attempt to win the war by bombing. The struggle began in 1939 with a few score primitive Whitleys, Hampdens and Wellingtons, and ended six years later with 1,600 Lancasters, Halifaxes and Mosquitoes razing whole cities in a single night.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.375.non-fictionBomber Command's offensive against the cities of Germany was one of the epic campaigns of the Second World War. More than 56,000 British and Commonwealth aircrew and 600,000 Germans died in the course of the RAF's attempt to win the war by bombing. The struggle began in 1939 with a few score primitive Whitleys, Hampdens and Wellingtons, and ended six years later with 1,600 Lancasters, Halifaxes and Mosquitoes razing whole cities in a single night. world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, royal air orce - bomber command -
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Book, Salamander Books, Suicide squads: the men and machines of World War II special operations, 1981
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Japan...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Japan ...An examination of the machinery and motives of self sacrifice during World War TwoIndex, bibliography, ill, diagrams, p.281.non-fictionAn examination of the machinery and motives of self sacrifice during World War Twoworld war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - japan, kamikaze attacks -
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Book, Penguin, The Berlin raids : RAF Bomber Command winter 1943-44, 1990
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Britain ...Between August 1943 and March 1944 the RAF dropped over 30,000 tons of bombs on Belin in an attempt to end the war by flattening Germany's capital.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.407.non-fictionBetween August 1943 and March 1944 the RAF dropped over 30,000 tons of bombs on Belin in an attempt to end the war by flattening Germany's capital.world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - britain, royal air force - bomber command -
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Book, Readers Book Club, Cheshire V. C. : a story of war and peace, 1956
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Britain ...A biography of Leonard Chesire VC, commander of Squadron 617, observer of the A bomb attack on Nagasaki and later advocate for peace.Ill, p.254.non-fictionA biography of Leonard Chesire VC, commander of Squadron 617, observer of the A bomb attack on Nagasaki and later advocate for peace.world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - britain, leonard chesire - biography -
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Book, Australian Military History Publications, RAAF flying boats at war : the way it was, 1999
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations ...The biography of Joe Leach and his exploits in World War twoIndex, ill, p.190.non-fictionThe biography of Joe Leach and his exploits in World War twoworld war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, joe leach - biography -
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Book, Wordsworth, Flying colours : the epic story of Douglas Bader, 2001
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Britain ...A biography authorised by Bader and based on his own private papers, flying logs and notes. Written by a close friend, it tells the story of a man who lost both legs in an air crash in 1931 and went on to become a leading pilot in the Battle of Britain, a prisoner of war (who still tried to escape despite artificial legs), businessman, public speaker and worker for the disabled.Index, ill, map, p.303.non-fictionA biography authorised by Bader and based on his own private papers, flying logs and notes. Written by a close friend, it tells the story of a man who lost both legs in an air crash in 1931 and went on to become a leading pilot in the Battle of Britain, a prisoner of war (who still tried to escape despite artificial legs), businessman, public speaker and worker for the disabled. world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - britain, douglas bader - biography -
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Book, Sid Harta, Tojo's fate : a Japanese pound and empty beer bottles, 2009
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations ...Packed with interesting anecdotes this book brings to life events that have escaped or have been overlooked about Australian military historyIll, maps, p.203.non-fictionPacked with interesting anecdotes this book brings to life events that have escaped or have been overlooked about Australian military historyworld war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, catalina - seaplane -
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Book, Pagemasters, Great air escapes : the heroes who beat the odds, 1991
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Aerial operations ...Stories of daring and heroism of men who beat the odds during RAAF air operations in World War two.Ill, p.140non-fictionStories of daring and heroism of men who beat the odds during RAAF air operations in World War two.world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, raaf - air pilots - biographies -
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Book, Pan, The longest battle : the war at sea 1939-45, 1987
... World war 1939 – 1945 –Naval operations...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 –Naval operations War at sea ...This book covers every ocean and every naval battle during World War TwoIndex, notes, ill, maps, p.346.non-fictionThis book covers every ocean and every naval battle during World War Twoworld war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations, war at sea -
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Book, Angus and Robertson et al, The silent service, 1952
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Naval operations - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Naval operations ...Action Stories of the ANZAC Navy.Ill, p.372.non-fictionAction Stories of the ANZAC Navy.world war 1939 – 1945 – naval operations - australia, anzac navy