$40.79
- Paperback
752 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2011
Summary
The definitive biography of the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth, and the brave men who sailed with her.
Of all the Australians who fought in the Second World War, none saw more action nor endured so much of its hardship and horror as the crew of the cruiser HMAS Perth. Most were young - many were still teenagers - from cities and towns, villages and farms across the nation. In three tumultuous years they did battle with the forces of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, the Vichy French and, fi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781864711332 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1864711337 |
| Author: | Mike Carlton |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | William Heinemann Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 752 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 898g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 155mm x 57mm |
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About The Author
Mike Carlton
Mike Carlton has worked in the media for more than fifty years in radio, television and newspapers. Beginning as a cadet journalist at the ABC, he became a war correspondent in Vietnam and was the ABC’s Bureau Chief in Jakarta. He also reported for the ABC from London, New York and major Asian capitals. In television, he worked on the ABC’s ground-breaking This Day Tonight in the 1970s and for Nine Network News and A Current Affair.
In 1980 Mike turned to talk radio, first in Sydney then in London’, where he won a coveted Sony Radio Academy award in 1993 for Britain’s best talk breakfast show. His radio satire on current affairs, Friday News Review, was ‘must listening’ in Australia and the UK.
For many years he wrote a popular weekly column for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Mike has had a life-long passion for naval history and is the author of Cruiser, First Victory, Flagship, The Scrap Iron Flotilla and Dive!. In 2025 he received a Navy Gold Commendation for his outstanding commitment and contribution to the Royal Australian Navy. It’s very rare for someone outside Defence to receive a commendation and Mike’s contribution was described as ‘exemplary’ by the Navy’s chief, Vice Admiral Hammond.
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