{"product_id":"2026100011351-secondhand-royal-australian-navy-1939-1942","title":"Royal Australian Navy 1939-1942","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 2nd ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the drums of war sounded across the Pacific and Europe in 1939, Australia's naval forces found themselves thrust into a conflict that would test the limits of human courage and strategic resolve — Royal Australian Navy 1939-1942 stands as the definitive chronicle of those turbulent first years, tracing the Royal Australian Navy's journey from a modest peacetime fleet into a battle-hardened fighting force. G. Hermon Gill meticulously details the RAN's operations across multiple theatres of war — from the treacherous waters of the Mediterranean and the North Atlantic to the desperate struggle for supremacy in the Pacific — documenting the campaigns, the vessels, and the men who shaped Australia's naval history during its most critical hour.\n\nPart of the official Australian War History series, this authoritative volume draws on primary sources, operational records, and firsthand accounts to present a richly layered narrative that is as rigorously researched as it is compellingly told. Gill's prose carries the measured authority of a seasoned naval historian, balancing tactical detail with human drama and illuminating the broader strategic significance of Australia's maritime contribution to the Allied war effort. John Robertson's introduction to this 1985 edition provides essential modern context, making it an indispensable work for students of naval history, military historians, and anyone eager to understand what it truly cost to defend a nation by sea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572354027739,"sku":"2026100011351-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/92521902-cf1e-463a-af9c-81afd15b7309.png?v=1791166392","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100011351-secondhand-royal-australian-navy-1939-1942","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}