Drawing on a wealth of new sources, Bombers North presents for the first time the full story of a little-known bomber offensive waged from remote northern Australia during 1942-1945.
By:
Tom Lewis
Imprint: Avonmore Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions:
Height: 250mm,
Width: 176mm,
ISBN: 9780645246995
ISBN 10: 0645246999
Pages: 156
Publication Date: 01 March 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgements About the Author Glossary & Abbreviations Maps Introduction Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 The Bombers Chapter 3 The Opponents: Fighters and AA Guns Chapter 4 The Allies Strike Back Chapter 5 The End of the Beginning Chapter 6 A Turning of the Tide, and the Dutch arrive Chapter 7 Bigger, Better and Faster Chapter 8 The Catalinas arrive; the Allies Apply Pressure Chapter 9 A New Wing and New Aircraft Chapter 10 Trading Hudsons for Beauforts - and the Black Cats fly Chapter 11 The Americans and the Dutch depart; Lucky 13 returns Chapter 12 No. 2 Squadron operations and the RAAF's heavies take over Chapter 13 The RAAF heavies move forward Chapter 14 The Cats fly to China, and the war's end Conclusion Appendix 1 No.18 NEI Squadron and its Australian roots by Elmer Mesman Appendix 2 Flying in RAAF Bombers - Brian Winspear's Story Main Sources Index of Names
One of Australia's foremost military historians, Dr Tom Lewis is a former naval officer and author of 14 books. Tom is a resident of Darwin and teaches secondary school history.
Reviews for Bombers North: Allied bomber operations from Northern Australia 1942-1945
A lot in here that I had previously been unaware of so I for one found this a particularly interesting book to read. * Military Model Scene *
