HMAS Bataan, 1952: An Australian warship in the Korean War
Author:   Anthony Cooper
Publisher:   UNSW Press
ISBN:  

9781742231181


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   01 June 2010
Format:   Hardback
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HMAS Bataan, 1952: An Australian warship in the Korean War


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In June 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea and the Korean War began. During the three-year conflict, HMAS Bataan, a Royal Australian Navy Tribal-Class destroyer, was deployed on two tours of duty. This is the story of her second tour in 1952. Bataan had a busy time in 1952, screening carriers, launching and recovering aircraft, rescuing ditched aircrew, patrolling the inshore channels and islands, policing fleets of Korean fishing junks in search of clandestine Communist minelayers and firing thousands of rounds of shells at enemy positions ashore. Based on first-hand accounts, and told through the perspectives of a ‘lower deck’ seaman and the ship’s ‘upper deck’ commander, HMAS Bataan, 1952 details key episodes and events of the naval war in Korea.

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Author:   Anthony Cooper
Publisher:   UNSW Press
Imprint:   UNSW Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781742231181


ISBN 10:   1742231187
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   01 June 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Trial by fire; 2 Australia and the Korean War; 3 HMAS Bataan and the RAN's Tribal Class; 4 Bataan's mechanical problems; 5 The war of the islands; 6 Shore bombardment; 7 Supporting Allied air power; 8 The air and subsurface threats; 9 Navigating in hazardous waters; 10 Refuelling and ship-handling; 11 At liberty in Japan; 12 Shipboard living; 13 Leadership and morale; 14 The end of the line; Appendix: Signals of congratulations; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography.

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Anthony Cooper teaches history at a Brisbane high school. He has a PhD in politics from Griffith University and has published articles in various military history specialised journals.

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