| Description |
viii, 246 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Admiral George and the white marauders -- Falling out with the neighbours -- 3. Standoff at Kangaroo Point -- 4. Sea daddies, uncles, brothers -- Captain John bags a prize -- 6. The sorry tale of Commander (Acting) Biddlecombe -- 7. The heroes of bloody Zeebrugge -- 8. Pacific wanderers -- 9. Cruisers -- 10. Our man in Manhattan -- 11. Together at last - the Flotilla in the Med -- 12. Not quite the end |
| Summary |
Stories from the earliest days of the Royal Australian Navy that few Australians will have heard. Drama in Port Phillip Bay. German steamer with secret codebook on board taken at pistol point. The battle cruiser Australia, most powerful ship in the Southern Hemisphere, was also the unhappiest. Mutiny and a bitter homecoming |
| Analysis |
Anecdotes |
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Australian |
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History |
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Maritime history (Australia) |
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Naval ships |
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Naval warfare |
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Navies & warfare (Australia) |
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Navy personnel |
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Royal Australian Navy |
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World War 1 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General |
| Subject |
Australia. Royal Australian Navy -- History.
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Australia. Royal Australian Navy -- History -- World War, 1914-1918
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Navies -- Australia -- History.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations, Australian
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| SUBJECT |
Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Naval.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005865
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| LC no. |
2014407396 |
| ISBN |
9781921875724 (paperback) |
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