The Royal Australian Navy in World War II / edited by David Stevens.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
St. Leonards, Australia : Allen & Unwin, [1996], ©1996.
Description
xxvii, 212 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-200) and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Australian naval policy 1939-45 / James Goldrick
    • 2. The Pacific War: A strategic overview / Jozef H. Straczek
    • 3. Forging an alliance? The American naval commitment to the South Pacific, 1940-42 / Ian Cowman
    • 4. The effect of World War II on RAN RN relations / Alastair Cooper
    • 5. The contribution of industry to Navy's war in the Pacific / Chris Coulthard-Clark
    • 6. The Royal Australian Navy in the Mediterranean in World War II / Eric Grove
    • 7. Savo in retrospect / Bruce Loxton
    • 8. South-West Pacific Sea Frontiers: Seapower in the Australian context / David Stevens
    • 9. The forgotten bases: The Royal Navies in the Pacific, 1945 / David Brown
    • 10. 'Something peculiar to themselves': The social background of the Navy's officers in World War II / Jason Sears
    • 11. Willing volunteers, resisting society, reluctant Navy: The troubled first years of the Women's Royal Australian Naval Service / Kathryn Spurling --
    • 12. Vice-Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins, KBE, CB, RAN / A. W. Grazebrook
    • 13. The intrigue master: Commander R. B. M. Long of Naval Intelligence / Barbara Winter
    • 14. The RAN Hydrographic Branch, 1942-45 / John G. Betty
    • 15. Touching on Fairmiles / Marsden Hordern
    • 16. The Royal Australian Navy in World War II: A summary / Frank Broeze.
    Other title(s)
    Royal Australian Navy in World War Two
    ISBN
    • 1864480351
    • 1864482818
    LCCN
    96157571
    OCLC
    34871600
    RCP
    C - S
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