Dive
Australian Submariners at War
$42.44
- Hardcover
480 pages
- Release Date
6 August 2024
Summary
Submariners are a special breed. Not for them a life on the ocean wave, the fresh air and sunshine of other naval sailors. With stealth and daring they go deep and dark, alone and unseen, in often dangerous waters. They sometimes call themselves the Silent Service, with good reason.
Australian submariners have done extraordinary deeds in the First and Second World Wars and, more recently, the Cold War. In April 1915 the Australian submarine AE2 penetrated the Dardanelles Strait to ‘ru…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761342882 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1761342886 |
| Author: | Mike Carlton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House Australia |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 6 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 770g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm |
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About The Author
Mike Carlton
Mike Carlton has worked in media for more than fifty years in radio, television, and newspapers. He began as a cadet journalist at the ABC, 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 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 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.
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