Rescue at 2100 hours : the untold story of the most daring escape of the Pacific war / Tom Trumble.
Rescue at 2100 hours : the untold story of the most daring escape of the Pacific war / Tom Trumble.
Rescue at 2100 hours : the untold story of the most daring escape of the Pacific war / Tom Trumble.
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Publisher
Melbourne, Vic. Viking, 2013.
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Date
2013.
Call Numbers
H 2013/1765 , G 2014/5868
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Language
English
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Physical content
332 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, photographs, facsimiles ; 23 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I In Dutch Timor: The weathermen -- Liebestraume -- Who are the Met blokes? -- The menace in the north -- The Tuan Besai of Penfui -- Coup de main -- Fallen airmen -- Raiders -- A leader of men -- Hostages of fortune -- The final hours -- Darwin -- Penfui burning -- Part II In occupied Dutch Ti...
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Publisher
Melbourne, Vic. Viking, 2013.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2013.
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Summary
Timor, 1942. Twenty-nine Australian airmen are ordered to destroy an aerodrome, military documents and ciphers. They take cover in the jungle as the Japanese advance. This is the meticulously reconstructed story of their extraordinary survival in extreme conditions before being rescued in a secret mission. Flight Lieutenant Bryan Rofe, a 23-year-ol...
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Full title
Rescue at 2100 hours : the untold story of the most daring escape of the Pacific war / Tom Trumble.
Cover title
The Untold story of the most daring escape of the Pacific war.
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Notes
General note
Copy donated by Friends of Balmain Library.
Includes bibliographical references pages 314-318 and index.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2013/1765. Submission for Premier's History Award 2014.
National Biography Award contender, 2014.
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H 2013/1765 , G 2014/5868
Record Identifier
74VKP75aGWrA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKP75aGWrA
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ISBN
9780670076239 (paperback)
DDC
940.5481469
MMS ID
991019599819702626
