Flight of Diamonds: The Story of Broome's War and the Carnot Bay Diamonds. by Tyler, William H - 1987

Hesperian Press, 1987. Softcover. Good. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY WEST AUSTRALIANAThe 1942 Japanese attack on Broome had been kept hidden by Curtin's wartime government. Tyler gives the first full account of the raid and of the loss of $12 million in diamonds, still unrecovered.viii, 125 p. : ill., maps, ports ; 23 cm. Bibliography: p. 88-89. First Edition. #310523/170424(Note: Crease to cover and repaired edge tear to title page, hence only ""Good"".)Palmer, Jack. | Robinson, Frank. | Mulgrue, James. | Larceny -- Western Australia -- Carnot Bay. | Diamonds -- Western Australia -- Carnot Bay. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Western Australia -- Broome -- Aerial operations, Japanese. | Broome (W.A.) -- History -- Bombardment, 1942. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items… Read More