Fremantle’s Submarines by Michael Sturma (.ePUB)
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Fremantle’s Submarines: How Allied Submariners and Western Australians Helped to Win the War in the Pacific by Michael Sturma
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Overview: From unpromising beginnings in March 1942, the Allied submarine base at Fremantle on the west coast of Australia became a vital part of the Allied offensive against Japan. Pushed back from the Philippines and the Netherlands’ East Indies, American submariners, accompanied by a small group of Dutch forces, retreated to Fremantle as a last resort. The location was chosen for its good harbor and the fact that it was outside the range of land-based Japanese aircraft. Unfortunately the base was also far from their patrol areas and supply lines, and it was difficult to reinforce should the enemy attack. Thanks largely to a welcoming civilian population, morale quickly improved.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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