Australia's secret army : the story of the coastwatchers, the unsung heroes of Australia's armed forces during World War II
Veitch, Michael2022
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Hidden deep in the jungles and high in the mountains of the Southwest Pacific during World War II, Australia's secret army - the Coastwatchers - reported every move of the Japanese invaders to Allied intelligence. Following World War I, the Coastwatcher organisation was formed from European planters, missionaries and patrol officers living in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. All volunteers, they were tasked with keeping an eye on Australia's porous northern border and providing early warnings via radio. When World War II came to the Pacific, however, overnight the Coastwatchers found themselves no longer just observers but spies operating behind enemy lines. Besides evading the enemy's desperate efforts to hunt them down, the Coastwatchers battled exhaustion, tropical diseases and malnutrition, as well as the ever-present spectre of capture, torture and death. Yet without the Coastwatchers' crucial courage and intelligence, key moments of the Pacific War may have turned out very differently.
Main title:
Author:
Veitch, Michael, author
Imprint:
Sydney, N.S.W. : Hachette Australia, 2022.©2022
Collation:
xii, 340 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
97807336484729780733648472
Dewey class:
940.5486940.548
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
518825
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 940.548 VEI | Available |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 940.548 VEI | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - History | 940.548 VEI | Available |