Darwin 1942 - Australia's Darkest Hour (Hardcover)

Timothy Hall

Series: Routledge Library Editions: World War II in Asia

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On 19 February 1942 the Japanese air force bombed Darwin. Whilst this fact is well known, very few people know exactly what happened. Timothy Hall was the first writer to be given acess to all the official reports of the time and as a result he has been able to reveal exactly what happened on that dreadful day - a day which Sir Paul Hasluck (17th Governor-General of Australia) later described as 'a day of national shame'. The sequence of events in Darwin that day certainly did not reflect the military honour that the War Cabinet wanted people to believe. On the contrary, for what really happened was a combination of chaos, panic and, in many cases, cowardice on an unprecented scale.

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Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: World War II in Asia
Release date:	May 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Timothy Hall
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	230
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-91264-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Promotions
LSN:	1-138-91264-6
Barcode:	9781138912649