A Very Rude Awakening: The Night the Japanese Midget Subs Came to Sydney Harbour by Peter Grose

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Secondhand. Very good condition. Minimal edgewear.

On the night of 31st May 1942, three Japanese midget submarines crept into Sydney Harbour, past eight electronic indicator loops and an anti-submarine net. Their arrival triggered a night of mayhem, courage and high farce, which left 27 sailors dead and Australia bewildered. Written at the pace of a thriller, Grose has used first-person accounts and previously unpublished official documents.