Description
Title: Fairmile Ships of the Royal Australian Navy – Volume II
Author: Evans, Peter and Thompson, Richard
Condition: Near Mint Plus – Signed by one of the authors on the title page
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1876439297
Cover: Hard Cover without Dust Jacket – 390 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.
