AUSTRALIAN MILITARY –

Pt. 1. HMAS Armidale : the ship that had to die
pt. 2. HMAS Armidale lives again

The epic story of the original HMAS Armidale plus details of the new Armidale-class patrol boats. Two books in one – a complete reprint of “HMAS Armidale: the Ship that Had to Die” and a walk-through of the new HMAS Armidale and its state-of-the-art gadgetry. The original story is based on documents, now declassified, and tells the story of HMAS Armidale which was sunk in the Timor Sea after a botched up, then covered up, operation. It also tells the story of the heroism of Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean who sacrificed his life to save his shipmates.

Armidale (Corvette) | World War, 1939-1945 — Naval operations, Australian. | World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Timor Sea.
224 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 22 cm. #210825R