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'''''Darwin 1942: The Japanese Attack on Australia''''' is a 2017 book by Bob Alford, illustrated by Jim Laurier.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Boulter|first=Michael|title=Bloomsbury Scientists|date=2017-09-25|publisher=UCL Press|doi=10.2307/j.ctt1vxm8sr|isbn=978-1-78735-004-5}}</ref> It covers the [[Bombing of Darwin|two air raids]] on [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] in the [[Northern Territory]] in [[Australia]] on 19 February 1942.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lak|first=Martijn|date=2017-10-02|title=Recent Osprey Books on World War II|journal=The Journal of Slavic Military Studies|volume=30|issue=4|pages=630–638|doi=10.1080/13518046.2017.1377016|s2cid=149357173|issn=1351-8046}}</ref> [[Air raids on Australia, 1942–43|The bombing of Darwin]] was often called "Australia's [[Pearl Harbor]]": the Imperial Japanese Navy began the attack on 19 February 1942, killing more than 230 people and destroying ships, buildings and infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ntl.nt.gov.au/story/bombing-darwin|title=The Bombing of Darwin {{!}} Northern Territory Library|website=ntl.nt.gov.au|access-date=2020-04-05|archive-date=2019-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726022658/https://ntl.nt.gov.au/story/bombing-darwin|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
'''''Darwin 1942: The Japanese Attack on Australia''''' is a 2017 book by Bob Alford, illustrated by Jim Laurier.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Boulter|first=Michael|title=Bloomsbury Scientists|date=2017-09-25|publisher=UCL Press|doi=10.2307/j.ctt1vxm8sr|isbn=978-1-78735-004-5}}</ref> It covers the [[Bombing of Darwin|two air raids]] on [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] in the [[Northern Territory]] in [[Australia]] on 19 February 1942.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lak|first=Martijn|date=2017-10-02|title=Recent Osprey Books on World War II|journal=The Journal of Slavic Military Studies|volume=30|issue=4|pages=630–638|doi=10.1080/13518046.2017.1377016|s2cid=149357173|issn=1351-8046}}</ref> [[Air raids on Australia, 1942–43|The bombing of Darwin]] was often called "Australia's [[Pearl Harbor]]": the Imperial Japanese Navy began the attack on 19 February 1942, killing more than 230 people and destroying ships, buildings and infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ntl.nt.gov.au/story/bombing-darwin|title=The Bombing of Darwin {{!}} Northern Territory Library|website=ntl.nt.gov.au|access-date=2020-04-05|archive-date=2019-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726022658/https://ntl.nt.gov.au/story/bombing-darwin|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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The book was an entry for the Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ntl.nt.gov.au/announcement/shortlist-announced-chief-ministers-northern-territory-history-book-award-2018|title=Shortlist announced for the Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award 2018 {{!}} Northern Territory Library|website=ntl.nt.gov.au|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> Alford had previously published two editions of ''Darwin's Air War 1942-1945. An Illustrated History'' in 1991 and 2011.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Alford, R. N. | title=Darwin's air war, 1942-1945: an illustrated history commemorating the Darwin air raids | publication-date=2011 | publisher=The Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory | edition=2nd | isbn=978-0-9807713-0-5}}</ref> |
The book was an entry for the Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ntl.nt.gov.au/announcement/shortlist-announced-chief-ministers-northern-territory-history-book-award-2018|title=Shortlist announced for the Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award 2018 {{!}} Northern Territory Library|website=ntl.nt.gov.au|access-date=2020-03-31|archive-date=2020-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401011210/https://ntl.nt.gov.au/announcement/shortlist-announced-chief-ministers-northern-territory-history-book-award-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> Alford had previously published two editions of ''Darwin's Air War 1942-1945. An Illustrated History'' in 1991 and 2011.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Alford, R. N. | title=Darwin's air war, 1942-1945: an illustrated history commemorating the Darwin air raids | publication-date=2011 | publisher=The Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory | edition=2nd | isbn=978-0-9807713-0-5}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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| Author | Bob Alford |
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| Publisher | Osprey Publishing |
Publication date | 2017 |
| Pages | 96 |
| ISBN | 1472816870 |
Darwin 1942: The Japanese Attack on Australia is a 2017 book by Bob Alford, illustrated by Jim Laurier.[1] It covers the two air raids on Darwin in the Northern Territory in Australia on 19 February 1942.[2] The bombing of Darwin was often called "Australia's Pearl Harbor": the Imperial Japanese Navy began the attack on 19 February 1942, killing more than 230 people and destroying ships, buildings and infrastructure.[3]
The book was an entry for the Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award in 2018.[4] Alford had previously published two editions of Darwin's Air War 1942-1945. An Illustrated History in 1991 and 2011.[5]
References
- ^ Boulter, Michael (2017-09-25). Bloomsbury Scientists. UCL Press. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1vxm8sr. ISBN 978-1-78735-004-5.
- ^ Lak, Martijn (2017-10-02). "Recent Osprey Books on World War II". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 30 (4): 630–638. doi:10.1080/13518046.2017.1377016. ISSN 1351-8046. S2CID 149357173.
- ^ "The Bombing of Darwin | Northern Territory Library". ntl.nt.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "Shortlist announced for the Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award 2018 | Northern Territory Library". ntl.nt.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
- ^ Alford, R. N. (2011), Darwin's air war, 1942-1945: an illustrated history commemorating the Darwin air raids (2nd ed.), The Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory, ISBN 978-0-9807713-0-5
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