
An Awkward Truth
The bombing of Darwin, February 1942
Peter Grose(Author)
Allen & Unwin (Publisher)
Published on 1. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-74175-643-2 (ISBN)
Description
The first foreign assault on Australian soil since 1788, the bombing of Darwin was a battle Australia would rather forget. In An Awkward Truth, Peter Grose tells the real story of the attack and takes us into the lives of the people who were there. Bigger than the first wave that attacked Pearl Harbor, hundreds of Australians were killed and the people of Darwin abandoned their town, leaving it to looters and a motley bunch of dogged defenders with single-shot .303 rifles and a few anti-aircraft batteries.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
St Leonards
Australia
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74175-643-2 (9781741756432)
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02/2009
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Person
Peter Grose founded Curtis Brown Australia, was the chairman of ACP (UK) and is the author of A Very Rude Awakening.