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Book Review: Across the Sea to War

Book reviewer · Mar 5, 2008 ·

Across the Sea to War. By Peter Plowman. Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd (2003). ISBN 1877058 06 8 Reviewed by Sandy Saunders An interesting publication which describes in great detail the ...

Reminiscences about the wartime activities of HMAS Australia

A.N. Other · Dec 12, 2007 ·

Being an anonymous reminiscence about the wartime activities of HMAS Australia, first published in the collection entitled HMAS 1945, published by the Australian War Memorial. In the three years of ...

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Book Review: The Plimsoll Sensation

Book reviewer · Dec 4, 2007 ·

The Plimsoll Sensation: The Great Campaign to Save Lives at Sea. By Nicolette Jones. Published by Abacus Books 2007. ISBN  978-0-349-11720-1. Reviewed by Sandy Saunders This book chronicles, in great ...

Letters: Captain Jamie Armstrong-Rescue of airmen in Nth Atlantic

Gregory, Mackenzie J. · Dec 4, 2007 ·

Dear Sir Re: Naval Historical Review Volume 28, No. 1 – Naval Wartime Hero by Alan Zammit. With reference to Alan’s article on Jamie Armstrong and the rescue of 9 airmen ...

Obituary: Rear Admiral W. J. Dovers, CBE, DSC (RAN, Ret’d)

Howland, Tony · Dec 4, 2007 ·

The death occurred on 4 October 2007 of Rear Admiral Bill Dovers. His contribution across so many areas of the Royal Australian Navy marked him out as not only a ...

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