The Tinpot Navy
the extraordinary exploits and unsung heroes of australia's fledgling navy during the great war
$30.39
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2025
Summary
The Tinpot Navy: Forging Australia’s Naval Power in the Great War
Just months before World War I, the Royal Navy’s strongest ships were pulled from the Pacific, leaving Australia’s young navy to defend itself against powerful German cruisers.
Anthony Delano, a seasoned foreign correspondent and RAN veteran, reveals surprising stories from this era:
- The rogue captain poised to bombard Brisbane.
- The quick-witted officer who seized Germany’s secret codes.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761472176 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761472178 |
| Author: | Anthony Delano |
| Publisher: | Allen & Unwin |
| Imprint: | Allen & Unwin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2025 |
| Weight: | 390g |
| Dimensions: | 29mm x 233mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Anthony Delano
Dr Anthony Delano lied about his age to join the Royal Australian Navy at 15, serving in the final months of the Pacific War to 1948. He then worked on Australian newspapers, and in 1956 went to Fleet Street, carving out a formidable career as a foreign correspondent based in Rome, Paris and New York. He later became a visiting professor at the London College of Communication. He has been a frequent contributor to BBC History Magazine and is the author of several books, including Slip-Up: how the Daily Express found Ronnie Biggs and Scotland Yard Lost Him and Joyce McKinney and the Case of the Manacled Mormon, and a biography of Robert Maxwell.
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