| Entry Text: | DE MAJNIK, John. Diary of a Submariner. 93p., illus. Inglewood, W.A.: Asgard, 1996. ISBN: 064629492X.
The adventures of the author (a telegraphist) on the Yugoslav submarine HMY Nebojsa and his subsequent escape after Yugoslavia's capitulation in 1941. Following his escape the author was posted to Queen Elizabeth, the submarine Rorqual, and later retrained in signals and posted to land-based units. From 1942 onward the book quickly covers his preparation as a sleeper in Alexandria (waiting for Rommel!), subsequent postings and migration to Australia to work on the Snowy Mountain hydroelectric scheme. |
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