Recounted with his usual level of meticulous historical research,
Rod weaves an easily readable account of the build-up to and
implementation of Operation Desecrate 1 - the raid undertaken to
destroy Japanese ships and aircraft in the lagoons of Palau. He
uses his intimate knowledge of shipwrecks to reveal in glorious
detail each of the 20 major Japanese WWII shipwrecks lying at the
bottom of the Palauan lagoons today. On 30th March, 1944 Grumman
F6F Hellcat fighters made an Initial fighter sweep of the lagoon to
destroy Japanese air cover. Simultaneously Grumman Avenger
torpedo-bombers dropped mines and successive group strikes of
torpedo bombers and dive-bombers sank the shipping and destroyed
the airfields. Palau was neutralised as a Japanese naval and air
base in a repeat of the same Task Force 58 raid, Operation
Hailstone, on Truk Lagoon 1,000 miles to the east just six weeks
earlier. A number of long-lost wrecks have recently been relocated
including a Japanese freighter filled with depth charges and Army
helmets. This was found in 1989 but remained unidentified until now
- after painstaking research Rod reveals her identify for the first
time in the book. Each wreck is covered in detail and is supported
by underwater photography and by fabulous illustrations by renowned
artist Rob Ward. The shipwrecks of Palau are now revealed.
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