| Description |
xx, 316 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Stevens, David, 1958-
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| Contents |
Australian naval policy 1939-45 / James Goldrick -- 'Send for a naval officer' : HMAS Adelaide at Noumea in 1940 / David Stevens -- The Royal Australian Navy in the Mediterranean / Eric Grove -- The Scrap Iron Flotilla 1940-1941 : a personal account / Bill Reeve -- HMAS Sydney in World War II / Peter Hore -- Australians in midget submarines / Ray Worledge -- The Pacific war : a strategic overview / Jozef Straczek -- Forging an alliance? The American naval commitment to the South Pacific 1940-42 / Ian Cowman -- The contribution of industry to Navy's war in the Pacific / Chris Clark -- Savo in retrospect / Bruce Loxton -- South-West Pacific Sea frontiers : sea power in the Australian context / David Stevens -- Touching on Fairmiles / Marsden Hordern -- The RAN Hydrographic Branch 1942-45 / John G. Betty -- The forgotten bases : The Royal Navies in the Pacific 1945 / David Brown -- The effect of World War II on RAN-RN relations / Alastair Cooper -- Willing volunteers, resisting society, reluctant Navy : the troubled first years of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service / Kathryn Spurling -- 'Something peculiar to themselves' : the social background of the Navy's officers in World War II / Jason Sears -- First to a flag : the life of Rear Admiral H.B. Farncomb, CB, DSO, MVO, RAN / A.W. Grazebrook -- Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins, KBE, CB, RAN / A.W. Grazebrook -- The intrigue master : Commander R.B.M. Long, RAN, of Naval Intelligence / Barbara Winter -- The Royal Australian Navy in World War II : further reading / Joe Straczek |
| Summary |
With new material provided by leading naval historians from Australia and overseas, this revised edition of The Royal Australian Navy in World War II more fully examines the part the Royal Australian Navy played throughout six years of global conflict. Drawing on recently released official documents and the latest scholarly research, new light is shed on the vital importance of Australia's role in maritime campaigns in every theatre. The coverage ranges from the exploits of individual ships and men to the broad issues of strategy and naval policy. In lively accounts of operations ranging from the Atlantic through the Mediterranean and to the Pacific, both the triumphs and tragedies of war at sea are critically considered. The home front, too, is not neglected and the essential contributions of women and industry are analysed in detail. Illustrated with many previously unpublished photographs, The Royal Australian Navy in World War II goes far towards encapsulating Australia's naval war in one volume |
| Analysis |
Royal Australian Navy |
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World War 2 |
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Naval warfare |
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History, 1901-1945 |
| Notes |
First published: 1996 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-300) and index |
| Subject |
Australia. Royal Australian Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
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Australia. Royal Australian Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Australian
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| Author |
Stevens, David, 1958- editor
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| ISBN |
9781741141849 (paperback) |
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