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Zero hour in Broome : the untold story of the attacks on Northwest Australia in 1942 / Tom Lewis and Peter Ingman

Record no:

64392

Call no:

940.5449 LEW

Author:

Lewis, Tom, 1958- ; Ingman, Peter, 1971-

Publisher:

Kent Town, S. Aust.: Avonmore Books

Year:

2010

Description:

184 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations, Japanese;
World War, 1939-1945 - Western Australia - Broome - Aerial operations, Japanese;
Japanese - Western Australia - Broome;
Broome (W.A.) - History - Bombardment, 1942;

Isbn:

9780957735156

Notes:

Cover subtitle.
Maps on endpapers.

Type:

Book

Abstract:

Examines the actions of senior officials in the second most deadly attack on Australian soil when Zero fighters destroyed 15 flying boats at Broome which were packed with evacuees from Java. Profiles the different aircraft used during the Broome operation

and the fate of Broome pearling luggers due to the scorched earth policy.

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Contents:

Broome attacked from the air -- Through Japanese eyes -- March 1942, War in Western Australia -- 3 March 1942, other events -- Evacuation -- From Broome to Port Hedland -- Attacked again -- Avoiding the blame -- The Java evacuation myth

Item availability

{ 2 } items found

Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
1		Maritime	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 LEW	On Shelf
2		History	Western Australian Museum	940.5449 LEW	On Shelf