In WWII Fremantle was the home base for up to 170 American, British and Dutch submarines which patrolled as far as the Sea of Japan. To defend this base, up to 10,000 Australian service personnel manned 29 defence guns, 50 heavy and 100 light anti-aircraft guns and over 120 searchlights from almost 80 sites around the Perth/Fremantle area. pp. 37+ illusts #1020/1220 FINE copy of out-of-print title.