An Awkward Truth : The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942 (Paperback)

from BlinkingSam

On 19 February 1942 Darwin was attacked by a Japanese air raid and Australian myth has it that the city was defended by poorly armed doughty locals. As with most myths there might be some truth in the story but in real life things are never quite so simple. As to the bigger picture one might read...

from mbmackay

A good history of a significant event in Australia's WW2 - the bombing of Darwin 10 weeks after Pearl Harbour. The content is well researched, and the author provides the right level of detail - enough to give confidence in the commentary, but not so much as to drown the reader. And the writing s...

from mbmackay

A good history of a significant event in Australia's WW2 - the bombing of Darwin 10 weeks after Pearl Harbour. The content is well researched, and the author provides the right level of detail - enough to give confidence in the commentary, but not so much as to drown the reader. And the writing s...

from madepercy

When I went to Canberra recently, and knew I would have a few hours of waiting, I absent-mindedly left my current book sitting on the table at home. It was after 5pm in Canberra, so of course my options for purchasing a book were limited. I found that Target at Belconnen was still open, and I tho...