Shortcuts
Please wait while page loads.
Visit Libero WebOPAC . Default .
PageMenu- Main Menu-
Page content

Catalogue Display

1942 the year the war came to Australia : the bombing of Darwin and the attack on Sydney by the Japanese / Peter Grose.

1942 the year the war came to Australia : the bombing of Darwin and the attack on Sydney by the Japanese / Peter Grose.

The bombing of Darwin by the Japanese on 19 February 1942 was the first wartime assault on Australian soil. The Japanese dropped more bombs on Darwin, killed more civilians in Darwin and sank more ships in Darwin than Pearl Harbor. Three months later, on 31 May 1942, three Japanese midget submarines crept into Sydney Harbour and caused an unforgettable night of mayhem, high farce, chaos and courage. The war was no longer confined to distant deserts and jungles. It had well and truly come to Australia. Absorbing, spirited and fast-paced, 1942: the year the war came to Australia tells the story of the under-armed and unprepared soldiers and civilians who faced their toughest test on home soil.

Item Information
Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Branch Status Due Date Reserve
200685863 940.54 GRO
Adult Non Fiction   Moruya . . Available .  
. Catalogue Record 892006 ItemInfo Beginning of record . Catalogue Record 892006 ItemInfo Top of page .
Catalogue Information
Field name Details
Shelf Location 940.54 GRO
Author Grose, Peter, 1941-
Title 1942 the year the war came to Australia : the bombing of Darwin and the attack on Sydney by the Japanese / Peter Grose.
Publication Details Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2021.
Description xii, 573 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates :billustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Notes An awkward truth -- A very rude awakening.
The bombing of Darwin by the Japanese on 19 February 1942 was the first wartime assault on Australian soil. The Japanese dropped more bombs on Darwin, killed more civilians in Darwin and sank more ships in Darwin than Pearl Harbor. Three months later, on 31 May 1942, three Japanese midget submarines crept into Sydney Harbour and caused an unforgettable night of mayhem, high farce, chaos and courage. The war was no longer confined to distant deserts and jungles. It had well and truly come to Australia. Absorbing, spirited and fast-paced, 1942: the year the war came to Australia tells the story of the under-armed and unprepared soldiers and civilians who faced their toughest test on home soil.
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Japanese
Bombing, Aerial -- Northern Territory -- Darwin
Midget submarines
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine
Darwin (N.T.) -- History -- Bombardment, 1942.
Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History -- Bombardment, 1942.
Links to Related Works
Subject References:
Authors:
Classification:
.
Enriched Content Catalogue Record 892006
. . .
Catalogue Information 892006 Beginning of record . Catalogue Information 892006 Top of page .