Description
The mini-submarine attack in Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942 brought Australians face to face with their wartime Japanese enemy. This lavishly-illustrated, critically-acclaimed book speaks with both Japanese and Allied voices. This dual English and Japanese text vividly recreates the moment World War 2 came to Sydney. It gives us a deep understanding of how and why the attack happened.
We fly with Susumu Ito in a spy plane prior to the attack. We are onboard with young submariners in their stifling vessels as they breach the harbour defenses. We understand why the Australian Navy chose to honour those same sailors with a military funeral.
LEST WE FORGET
Though suffering and loss are felt forever,
The wounds of war these days are mostly healed.
The oceans and the skies no longer threaten,
And bitter foes of old are firm friends now.
