Darwin spitfires [electronic resource] : the real battle for Australia / Anthony Cooper.
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Darwin spitfires [electronic resource] : the real battle for Australia / Anthony Cooper.
Darwin spitfires [electronic resource] : the real battle for Australia / Anthony Cooper.
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Kensington, N.S.W. : University of New South Wales Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
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English
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1 online resource.
Contents
Front Cover; About the Author; Dedication; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Playing catch-up; 2 The raid on Coomalie Creek; 3 'A sharp reverse'; 4 Failure of the big wing; 5 Dogfights over Millingimbi; 6 Success at last; 7 The army raid; 8 A missed opportunity; 9 The first Fento...
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Publisher
Kensington, N.S.W. : University of New South Wales Press, 2011.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2011.
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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Summary
In 1943, a small band of inexperienced Australian and British fighter pilots fought an ongoing air battle in defense of north-western Australia, flying against a formidably skilled and proficient opponent. The air raids on Darwin during 1942-43 constituted the only sustained and intensive direct assault on Australian mainland territory in the whole...
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Darwin spitfires [electronic resource] : the real battle for Australia / Anthony Cooper.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Also available in print.
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Print version: Cooper, Anthony James, 1961- Darwin spitfires. Kensington, N.S.W. : University of New South Wales Press, 2011 9781742232270.
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74VKdZRyX6R3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdZRyX6R3
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9781742245577 (electronic bk.)
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940.54269414
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991019820379702626
