Darwin's Submarine I-124
Author | : Tom Lewis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 182 |
Release | : 2010 |
ISBN-10 | : 0957735197 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780957735194 |
Rating | : 4/5 (194 Downloads) |
Download or read book Darwin's Submarine I-124 written by Tom Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first attacks on Australia by the Japanese were made by four submarines of the Sixth Submarine Squadron of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Together, these 80-man boats laid mines, and then waited in their killing zones for targets to torpedo. On 20 January 1942, it all went horribly wrong. Sunk with all hands, the submarine I-124 remains outside Darwin today, testimony to bravery but also to folly. Avonmore Books' new edition of a 1990s work features new and improved graphics, a host of photographs, and the complete story of the submarine action and events through the decades beyond - for the sunken vessel did not lie easy. Code seekers, treasure hunters, and potential salvors eventually led to the formation of the Historic Shipwrecks Act.