A very rude awakening : the night the Japanese midget subs came to Sydney Harbour
Grose, Peter, 1941-2018
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On the night of 31 May 1942, Sydney was doing what it does best: partying. The war seemed far away and newspapers devoted more pages to horse racing than to Hitler. But, that Sunday night the party came to a shattering halt when three Japanese midget submarines crept into the harbour, past eight electronic indicator loops, six patrolling Royal Australian Navy ships and an anti-submarine net stretched across the inner entrance. Their arrival triggered a night of mayhem, courage, chaos and high farce which left 27 sailors dead and a city bewildered. Based on new first person accounts and previously unpublished official documents, A Very Rude Awakening is a myth-busting look at an extraordinary story.
Main title:
Author:
Grose, Peter, 1941-, author
Edition:
76th anniversary edition.
Imprint:
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018.©2007.
Collation:
viii, 320 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits ; 20 cm.
Notes:
First published: 2007.Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-315) and index.
ISBN:
9781760633301 (paperback)
Dewey class:
940.5451940.5426441
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
596716