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Author Jones, David, 1945-

Title Subs down under : Brisbane, 1942-1945 / David Jones & Peter Nunan
Edition Second edition
Published Salisbury, Qld. : Boolarong Press, 2011
©2005

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 MELB  940.5426431 Jon/Sdu  AVAILABLE
Description 297 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
Contents 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
Summary 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
Analysis Australian
Brisbane
Great Britain
Naval bases
Naval ships
Naval warfare
Navies
Navies & warfare (Australia)
Royal Australian Navy
Submarines
United States
World War 2
Notes "First published in 2005 as 'U.S. subs down under'"--T.p. verso
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-288) and index
Subject United States. Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945.
United States. Navy -- Submarine forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
SUBJECT Brisbane (Qld.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79115478 -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165
Author Nunan, Peter, 1938-
ISBN 9781921555893 (paperback)
Other Titles U.S. subs down under
United States submarines down under
U.S. subs down under