Courage in the skies : the untold story of Qantas, its brave men and women and their extraordinary r...
Courage in the skies : the untold story of Qantas, its brave men and women and their extraordinary r...
Courage in the skies : the untold story of Qantas, its brave men and women and their extraordinary role in World War II / Jim Eames.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin, 2017.
Call Numbers
G 2017/6447 , H 2017/3974
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 336 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
cartographic image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction 1. Prelude to a war: The Imperial-BOAC dilemma 2. A world at war 3. The shadows darken, 1940 4. Cats across the Pacific 5. The Americans are coming: Pan Am 6. Route extensions and Sibolga dogs 7. The battle for Singapore 8. Running the gauntlet 9. Impregnable no more:...
Introduction 1. Prelude to a war: The Imperial-BOAC dilemma 2. A world at war 3. The shadows darken, 1940 4. Cats across the Pacific 5. The Americans are coming: Pan Am 6. Route extensions and Sibolga dogs 7. The battle for Singapore 8. Running the gauntlet 9. Impregnable no more:...
Publication information
Publisher
Crows Nest, NSW Allen & Unwin, 2017.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
This is a story of truly heroic deeds during the fall of Singapore, taking munitions and military personnel up and refugees back, of escape and subterfuge as crews prepared for these dangerous operations. It tells of how Qantas confronted the Japanese advance into Indonesia and on to Timor, of its planes being shot down by Japanese Zeros, and the l...
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Courage in the skies : the untold story of Qantas, its brave men and women and their extraordinary role in World War II / Jim Eames.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2017
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Call Numbers
G 2017/6447 , H 2017/3974
Record Identifier
74VKVGawR0PX
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGawR0PX
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ISBN
9781760293932 (paperback)
DDC
387.70994
MMS ID
991024152919602626
