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| 1162 | LARSEN, Colin R. Pacific Commandos: New Zealanders and Fijians in Action, a History of Southern Independent Commando and First Commando Fiji Guerrillas. 161p., illus. Wellington: Reed, [1946].
This little known unit served with American forces in the Solomons Group in 1942-43 and was then disbanded after heavy casualties and meritorious service. |
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| 1163 | McKIE, Ronald. The Heroes. 285p., illus. Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1960; New York: Harcourt Brace, 1961.
Operations Jaywick and Rimau were raids made on Singapore late in the war by small parties from Australia. The first was a success, but the second ended in tragedy with the execution of the raiders. A full if dramatised account. |
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| 1164 | OAKLEY, Derek. Behind Japanese Lines: The Untold Story of Royal Marine Detachment 385 (Royal Marine Historical Society Special Publication, 18). 114p., illus. Portsmouth: RMHS, 1996.
Raiding parties in Burma and Malaya in 1945. |
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| 1165 | SILVER, Lynette Ramsay. Deadly Secrets: The Singapore Raids 1942-45. 464p., illus. Binda, N.S.W: Sally Milner Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9781863514101.
A good account of some of the most daring, and politically motivated, missions undertaken by Australian special forces soldiers behind enemy lines in WWII. |
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| 1166 | SILVER, Lynette Ramsay. The Heroes of Rimau: Unravelling the Mystery of One of World War II’s Most Daring Raids. [vi], 314p., bibliog., illus., index. Birchgrove, N.S.W.: Milner, 1990; London: Cooper, 1991. ISBN: 1863510184.
An excellent piece of investigative historical reconstruction, which finally tells the full story of the failure of this operation and the gallant deaths of the raiders. |
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| 1167 | THOMPSON, Peter & MACKLIN, Robert. Kill the Tiger: the Truth about Operation Rimau. xiii, 306p., bibliog.., illus., index. Sydney: Hodder, 2002. ISBN: 0733614485.
The story of Operation Rimau, from its early beginnings to its tragic conclusion. |
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| 1168 | WRIGHT, Bruce S. The Frogmen of Burma: The Story of the Sea Reconnaissance Unit. xv, 152p., bibliog., illus. London: Kimber; Toronto: Clarke Irwin, 1970. ISBN: 0718304810.
The author, a Canadian naval officer, set up and led this unit between 1943 and 1945. The unit served in Burma and was mainly involved in the crossing of the Irrawaddy. |
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| 1169 | WYNYARD, Noel. Winning Hazard. ix, 181p., frontis. London: Low, 1947.
Another account of the daring raids on Singapore Harbour in 1943 and 1944. |
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| 1170 | YOUNG, H. S. Operation Jaywick: A Synopsis of the Voyage of the Vessel Krait to Singapore 1943 (Monograph 186). 63p., illus. Garden Island: Naval Historical Society of Australia, 1996. ISBN: 0958745684.
The story as told by one of the survivors. |
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| 1171 | HMS: Britain's Fighting Navy. 32p., illus. New York: British Information Services, [1943].
A propaganda work on the tasks and successes of the RN. |
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| 1172 | The Navy in Action: A Collection of Thrilling Photographs. 40p., illus. Glasgow: Navy League, 1946. A fund-raising pamphlet with pictures mainly from the last two years of the war. |
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| 1173 | The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Roll of Honour 1939-1945. 224p. London: Wave Heritage Trust, 2001. An alphabetical list of all the Empire volunteer reservists who gave their lives. Bare personal details are given including age, date of death. Compiled by Paula Vokes of the Trust. |
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| 1174 | The Royal Navy Today. 128p., illus., index. London: Odhams, 1942.
How the Royal Navy functions - its men, its ships, its customs and its tasks - described for the layman. |
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| 1175 | A Seaman's Pocket-Book June 1943. 122p., illus., index. London: Conway, 2006. ISBN: 184486037X.
This volume was first published by the Admiralty in 1943 and issued to all new ratings. It was and is a mine of information on everything. |
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| 1176 | ACWORTH, Bernard. "The Navy's Here!". 48p., illus. London: Tuck, [1941].
A very low level, but well illustrated guide to the role and work of the Royal Navy. |
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| 1177 | ARTHUR, Max. The Navy: 1939 to the Present Day. xv, 416p., illus., index. London: Hodder, 1997. ISBN: 0340684690.
Three-quarters of the book is on WWII. Arthur again uses pieces of oral history to produce anecdotes that illuminate various aspects of the campaigns of the Merchant and Royal Navies. |
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| 1178 | BACON, Reginald H. S. Britain's Glorious Navy. 320p., illus. London: Odhams, 1943.
A series of essays by distinguished naval officers describing how the navy works. Profusely illustrated. |
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| 1179 | BADDELEY, Allan. Royal Navy. 164p., illus., index. London: Muller, 1942.
A guide to the Royal Navy, its ships, their classes, armament, function, and losses in the war; by a serving naval officer. |
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| 1180 | BARNETT, Correlli. Engage the Enemy More Closely: The Royal Navy in the Second World War. xviii, 1052p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Hodder & Stoughton; New York: Norton, 1991. ISBN: 0340339012.
A noted historian at the height of his powers gives perhaps the best one volume account of the RN's war to date. |
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| 1181 | BOLSTER, David. Roll on my Twelve: Short Stories of the Royal Navy and a Glossary of Naval Slang Terms. 143p., illus. London: Sylvan, 1945.
Fairly anodyne impressions of life in the wartime navy. |
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