Australia Under Siege; Japanese Submarine Raiders 1942 by Carruthers, steven L - 1982

Solus Books, Melbourne, 1982. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 300 g; XIII, 14-192pp., acknowledgements, author's note, preface, appendix, bibliography and index. Text is illustrated with black and white contemporary photographs, maps and graphs. Bound in softcover with red and black writing. The only damage to the book is the previous owner's name at the top right of the title page.. In 1942 Sydney Harbour was attacked by a Japanese midget submarines. At the time both and the British and the American high command had access to deciphered Japanese code and they knew of an impending attack by Japanese forces on an Australian capital city, , but the same was not true for the Australian High Command. The book tries to reveal why this happens and how Australia reacted when war was bought to her doorstep. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History -- World War II; ISBN: 0959361405. ISBN/EAN: 9780959361407. Inventory No: 0232145. . 9780959361407