The Secret Submarine
A RAAF Bomber Success Story
$28.75
- Paperback
440 pages
- Release Date
5 March 2025
Summary
Uncover the untold story of a forgotten battle off Australia’s shores
The official history of the Royal Australian Air Force claims that no enemy submarines operating off the Australian coast during World War II were sunk. But what if history got it wrong?
In a fierce and decisive air action off the coast of New South Wales, RAAF Beaufort bombers engaged a colossal Japanese submarine over 100 meters long. What followed was a deadly duel between the submarine’s anti-airc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923300064 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923300067 |
| Author: | Doctor Tom Lewis |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Imprint: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 440 |
| Release Date: | 5 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Doctor Tom Lewis
Dr Tom Lewis OAM is a retired naval officer and high school teacher who served in the Australian Defence Force, seeing active service as an intelligence analyst in the Middle East. He has written 22 history books, with his most recent being “The Sinking of HMAS Sydney”, which focuses on living, fighting and dying in WWII cruisers. “The Bombing of Darwin – Australia Remembers 4”, was written for young people, while “Lethality in Combat”, republished as “The Truth of War”, remains his most controversial. In 2003, Tom was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the promotion of Australian naval history. In 2021, he won the Commodore Sam Bateman National Book Prize from the Australian Naval Institute for “Teddy Sheean VC”.
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