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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Tall Stories, A war at home : a comprehensive guide to the first Japanese attacks on Darwin, 1999
... World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - japan... 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - japan A comprehensive guide ...A comprehensive guide to the first Japanese attacks on Darwin on 19th February 1942, written by Dr Tom Lewis, OAM. An essential reference work on this controversial subject that includes a full list of those killed as well as other detailed appendices. It also includes fascinating information on what wartime sites are still accessible in and around the northern capital. Originally published in 1999, until recently it has mainly been available only in Darwin itself.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.73.non-fictionA comprehensive guide to the first Japanese attacks on Darwin on 19th February 1942, written by Dr Tom Lewis, OAM. An essential reference work on this controversial subject that includes a full list of those killed as well as other detailed appendices. It also includes fascinating information on what wartime sites are still accessible in and around the northern capital. Originally published in 1999, until recently it has mainly been available only in Darwin itself.world war 1939-1945 - air raids - darwin, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, 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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, Suicide weapons, 1971
... World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - japan...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Kamikaze attacks World war 1939-1945 - Aerial ...A history of japanese suicide weapons and actionsIll, p.159.non-fictionA history of japanese suicide weapons and actionskamikaze attacks, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Sid Harta, Tojo's fate : a Japanese pound and empty beer bottles, 2009
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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Edward Jablonski, America in the air war, 1982
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Army Air Forces had only 1,100 combat-ready planes. No one could have imagined then that within the next four years the AAF would become the mighty weapon commemorated in the paintings reproduced on the following pages, or that it would have to scope to engage in what its commander, General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, described as a "global mission." Nevertheless, by 1944 the AAF had grown into 16 separate air forces stationed around the world, and its 1,100 planes had grown to nearly 80,000.Index, bib, ill, p.171.non-fictionWhen the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Army Air Forces had only 1,100 combat-ready planes. No one could have imagined then that within the next four years the AAF would become the mighty weapon commemorated in the paintings reproduced on the following pages, or that it would have to scope to engage in what its commander, General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, described as a "global mission." Nevertheless, by 1944 the AAF had grown into 16 separate air forces stationed around the world, and its 1,100 planes had grown to nearly 80,000. world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - united states, united states air force - history - 1939-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Cleworth, Bob (Joseph Robert), The night shift : the story of RAAF minelaying Catalinas in coalition with US 7th Fleet, 22 April 1943 - 1 July 1945, 2015
An account of the minelaying by 4 Squadrons of the RAAF that between April 1943 and July 1945 in coalition with the USN 7th Fleet mined virtually every important Japanese port in the Southwest Pacific and as far North as Wenzhou (Wenchow) this was a substantial contribution to the Allied victory in the Pacific in WW2.Index, notes, bib, ill, maps, p.272.non-fiction An account of the minelaying by 4 Squadrons of the RAAF that between April 1943 and July 1945 in coalition with the USN 7th Fleet mined virtually every important Japanese port in the Southwest Pacific and as far North as Wenzhou (Wenchow) this was a substantial contribution to the Allied victory in the Pacific in WW2.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, world war 1939-1945 - mining operations -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Air war against Japan 1943-1945, 1957
Describes the part played by Australian airmen against JapanIndex, ill, maps, p.534.non-fictionDescribes the part played by Australian airmen against Japanworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, royal australian air force
