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Guy Griffiths The Life & Times of an Australian Admiral

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From country boy to gold-braided admiral, Guy Griffiths has led a richly-textured life of service to the navy and the nation. As a teenage midshipman he survived the disastrous sinking of the battlecruiser HMS Repulse off Malaya in 1941 and went on to fight at sea with distinction in another two wars: Korea and Vietnam. It is an unmatched record of courage, dedication and achievement. This is the enthralling biography of a remarkable sailor and a genuinely great Australian.
Mike Carlton AM, bestselling author of Flagship & First Victory
In his long career in the Royal Australian Navy, Guy Griffiths participated in its emergence from Depression-era stricture, pre-World War II, to its reinvention in the 1950s and 60s as a capable middle-power force centred on aircraft carriers in the missile age. In this time, he personally experienced the RAN's darkest days in the face of the Japanese onslaught and its finest hour in the Philippines Campaign of World War II, and its close involvements in the Korean War and then the Vietnam War. He witnessed the realities of war in positions of increasing responsibility.
Guy Griffiths: The Life & Times of an Australian Admiral is the authorised biography of Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths AO, DSO, DSC, RAN.

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No. Panggil

920.94-Jon-g

Penerbit

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA : Arcadia., 2021

Deskripsi Fisik

292 hal, 16 x 24 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-I-922454-67-6

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</li><li>1. A Country Boy

</li><li>2. The Naval College

</li><li>3. Midshipman at Sea: HMS Repulse

</li><li>4. The Lucky Ship: HMAS Sbropshire

</li><li>5. The Korean War

</li><li>6. First Command: HMAS Parramatta

</li><li>7. Wartime Sea Coomand: HMAS Hobart

</li><li>8. Flag Officer

</li><li>9. Home from the Sea

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