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Battle surface : Japan's submarine war against Australia 1942-44

Title
Battle surface : Japan's submarine war against Australia 1942-44 / David Jenkins ; with maps and graphics by Peter Sullivan.
Author
Jenkins, David, 1942-
Publication
Milsons Point, N.S.W. : Random House Australia, 1992.

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Additional Authors
Sullivan, Peter.
Description
304 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color); 29 cm
Subject
  • Japan. Kaigun
  • 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Submarine
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Japanese
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, Australian
  • Submarine warfare
  • Military operations, Naval > Japanese
  • Military operations, Naval > Submarine
  • Submarines
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-299) and index.
Contents
The Japanese Navy is itching for action -- An air of foreboding -- Willing servant of a living God -- A chnge of tactics -- A dark streak of fatalism -- The death of Submarine I-124 -- Snatching a fan from a geisha -- The first reconnaissance patrol -- The cult of the cherry blossoms -- The flotilla moves south -- Susumu Ito's pre-dawn flight -- The attack on sydney harbour -- Fragrant and noble souls -- The ship was crying -- Ships in convoy -- The sinking of the 'Centaur'.
ISBN
  • 0091826381
  • 9780091826383
LCCN
2008429939
OCLC
  • 27504427
  • SCSB-2952556
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries