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Battle over the Atlantic: Royal Australian Air Force in Coastal Command 1939-1945 (Large Print)

Paperback

Main Details

Title Battle over the Atlantic: Royal Australian Air Force in Coastal Command 1939-1945 (Large Print)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Quaife
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:322
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLarge Print
RHYW Large Print
All Dates
Non-Fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780369389305
Audience
General
Edition Large Print Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher RHYW Large Print
Imprint ReadHowYouWant
NZ Release Date 26 September 2022
Publication Country Australia

Description

At the outbreak of World War II, somewhat by accident - and just as the first shots of the war were fired - young Australian airmen from the Royal Australian Air Force were engaged in operations that would become known collectively as the Battle of the Atlantic. Arguably lesser-known than air campaigns in other theatres, large numbers of Australians who volunteered for service with Royal Australian Air Force, found themselves fighting in this battle. Australians were there at the outbreak and many would go on to fly some of the final missions of the war in Europe. This book captures some of the experiences of the Royal Australian Air Force members who served with Coastal Command and, through the weight of numbers alone, stories of the Sunderland squadrons and the Battle of the Atlantic dominate the narrative. Being critical to Britains survival, the battle also dominated Coastal Command throughout the war but Australians served in a surprising variety of other roles. The nature of many of those tasks demanded persistence that could only be achieved by large numbers of young men and women being prepared to do what it took to get a tedious and unrewarding job done. Over 400 did not come home.