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Proud Echo: The Great Last Battle of H.M.A.S. ‘Perth’

Ronald McKie

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AUSTRALIAN MILITARY
‘On a February night in 1942 the Australian light cruiser Perth and the American heavy cruiser Houston, having survived the disastrous battle of the Java Sea, encountered a strong Japanese convoy moving in to invade Java. After a fierce engagement with an overwhelming enemy force, both ships were sunk. Here is the story of a great and terrible battle, as told to the author by those who survived it.’
150 p. map. 19 cm. #180223 Reprint
Perth (Cruiser) | Sunda Strait (Indonesia), Battle of, 1942. | World War, 1939-1945 — Naval operations, Australian. | World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, Australian.

Additional Information

AuthorRonald McKie
Number of pages150
PublisherPacific Books / Angus & Robertson
Year Published1966
Binding Type

Softcover

Book Condition

Good, Light age tanning

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