Description
Title: Fairmile Ships of the Royal Australian Navy – Volume I
Author: Evans, Peter
Condition: Near Mint
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 1876439866
Cover: Hard Cover without Dust Jacket – 276 pages
Comments: A fascinating book that covers the experiences and recollections of the crews of the Fairmiles, the HDMLs, and the ASRs of the Royal Australian Navy and the mother ship “Koopa” , which served in the greater New Guinea, Netherlands East Indies and the Philippines areas from 1943 to 1946.
In addition to these stories there are sections on armament, communications, surrenders and other facets of the small ship experience.
A must read for anyone with an interest in the small ships of the Royal Australian Navy.