Description - HMAS Canberra : Casualty of Circumstance by Kathryn Spurling
p>span>This is the story of HMAS Canberra from from the time the ship was commissionednbsp;in 1928 to the last terrifying moments when HMAS Canberrarsquo;s fate was sealed./span>br />span>Some may know the fate of HMAS Canberra on 9 August 1942 in a war-ravagednbsp;Pacific Ocean. World War II was in full force and it was about to overwhelm those nbsp;/span>span>onboard the Australian Navy cruiser.nbsp;But the events that lead to Canberrarsquo;s demise on that dark night are not sonbsp;well known ndash; until now.nbsp;A tribute to the 84 men whose lives were lost, this book tells their stories andnbsp;those of the men who survived ndash; all share their motivations for joiningnbsp;the Navy and tell what it was like onboard./span>br />span>If there were questions about the readiness of Australiannbsp;warships for modern warfare, or about the power of thenbsp;British Admiralty over Australian Royal Navy Officers,nbsp;this book has the answers./span>br />span>What was the role of the Americannbsp;fleet? Was there an internationalnbsp;cover-up concerning friendly firenbsp;on that night?/span>br />br />span>Be informed about a significantnbsp;event in our naval history.nbsp;Be inspired by the storiesnbsp;of the men who served.nbsp;But most of all,nbsp;be prepared tonbsp;be shocked./span>/p>
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