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A Shot of History: Attack on Sydney Harbour by Doctor Tom Lewis
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military History
On the night of 31 May 1942, Sydney Harbour was attacked by midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy. An accommodation vessel of the Royal Australian Navy was torpedoed, and 21 sailors died. The midget submarines were hunted down, and two sunk. War had already come to northern Australia, and now ...Show more
Atomic Salvation: How the A-Bomb attacks saved the lives of 32 million people by Lewis, Doctor Tom
$29.99 AUD
Category: Military History
So did not the atomic weapons bring about a great peace? Since the initial grateful acknowledgement of the success of the A-bomb attacks in ending World War II, there has been a steady reversal of opinion and sentiment: from a first hearty appreciation to a condemnation by many, of the United States f ...Show more
Australia Remembers: The Bombing of Darwin 1942 (04) by Doctor Tom Lewis
$14.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Australia Remembers Ser.
AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. The story of the biggest air raid in Australia’s history - the bombing of Darwin February, 1942. All young Australians should know the story of how our own nation was at war in World War II. Dr Tom Lewis OAM brings to life ...Show more
SINKING OF HMAS SYDNEY by Doctor Tom Lewis
$32.99 AUD
Category: Military History
HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia’s main combat vessels. On the 19th November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia, The Sydney engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with the German raider Kormoran. Following this action, The Sy ...Show more
Teddy Sheean VC: A Selfless Act of Valour by Doctor Tom Lewis
$29.99 AUD
Category: Military History
No-one will ever know what made him do it.In 1942, 18-year-old Edward "Teddy" Sheean was one of the youngest and most inexperienced sailors on board the the corvette HMAS Armidale. Whilst on operation in the Timor Sea this warship came under heavy attack by Japanese aircraft. Armidale began sinking whil ...Show more
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