An Awkward Truth: The Bombing Of Darwin, February 1942
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
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On the morning of 19 February 1942, the skies above Darwin erupted in a catastrophe that Australia's wartime government desperately tried to bury — a savage Japanese aerial assault that killed over 235 people, sank or damaged 46 ships, and destroyed nearly every aircraft in the region, making it the largest single foreign attack ever carried out on Australian soil. Peter Grose's An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942 chronicles this pivotal and long-suppressed chapter of the Second World War with meticulous research and gripping narrative precision, reconstructing the chaos, the courage, and the shameful cover-up that followed one of history's most consequential Pacific theatre strikes. Grose, a seasoned journalist and historian, presents a damning yet deeply human account of institutional failure and individual heroism, arguing that the Australian and American governments systematically misled the public about the true scale of the disaster to avoid a nationwide panic. Drawing on declassified documents, survivor testimonies, and decades of historical neglect, this work illuminates the uncomfortable gap between wartime propaganda and devastating reality. Rich in detail and unflinching in its conclusions, An Awkward Truth forces a reckoning with a forgotten tragedy — leaving the reader to wonder what other inconvenient truths remain buried beneath the myths of wartime glory.
Author: Peter Grose
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
On the morning of 19 February 1942, the skies above Darwin erupted in a catastrophe that Australia's wartime government desperately tried to bury — a savage Japanese aerial assault that killed over 235 people, sank or damaged 46 ships, and destroyed nearly every aircraft in the region, making it the largest single foreign attack ever carried out on Australian soil. Peter Grose's An Awkward Truth: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942 chronicles this pivotal and long-suppressed chapter of the Second World War with meticulous research and gripping narrative precision, reconstructing the chaos, the courage, and the shameful cover-up that followed one of history's most consequential Pacific theatre strikes. Grose, a seasoned journalist and historian, presents a damning yet deeply human account of institutional failure and individual heroism, arguing that the Australian and American governments systematically misled the public about the true scale of the disaster to avoid a nationwide panic. Drawing on declassified documents, survivor testimonies, and decades of historical neglect, this work illuminates the uncomfortable gap between wartime propaganda and devastating reality. Rich in detail and unflinching in its conclusions, An Awkward Truth forces a reckoning with a forgotten tragedy — leaving the reader to wonder what other inconvenient truths remain buried beneath the myths of wartime glory.