Subs down under : Brisbane, 1942-1945 / David Jones & Peter Nunan
- Bib ID:
- 5383230
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Jones, David, 1945-
- Description:
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- Salisbury, Qld. : Boolarong Press, 2011, ©2005
- 297 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781921555893
- Summary:
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David Jones and Peter Nunan tell, for the first time, the complete story of the U.S. Submarine task force based in Brisbane during World War II. Highly secret at the time, the submarines' activities remain little known even today, although their contribution to the war effort in the Pacific was significant.
- Full contents:
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- 1. First Arrivals
- 2. The Navy Comes Ashore
- 3. S-Boats
- 4. S-Boats in the Solomons
- 5. New Tasks
- 6. New Submarines Arrive
- 7. Boats from Pearl Harbor
- 8. The Compound and the City
- 9. A New Leader
- 10. Hard Times
- 11. Further Operations
- 12. Supporting the Coastwatchers
- 13. Buildup in Brisbane
- 14. Leave in Queensland
- 15. The Rest Centers
- 16. Testing and Training
- 17. Progress
- 18. Milne Bay
- 19. A New Squadron
- 20. Philippine "Spy Squadron"
- 21. Final Success
- 22. Closing Down
- 23. The British Arrive.
- Notes:
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- "First published in 2005 as 'U.S. subs down under'"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-288) and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Nunan, Peter, 1938-
- Also Titled:
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- U.S. subs down under
- United States submarines down under
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2011
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