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Across the Sea to War: Australia and New Zealand Troop Convoys from 1865 Through Two World Wars to Korea and Vietnam - Softcover
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Australia and New Zealand have a proud record of sending troops overseas to fight for Great Britain. This book chronicles the transporting of these troops by ship to overseas destinations starting with the Sudan Campaign in 1865 and ending with Vietnam. It is a story not told before, about an aspect of war that has been largely overlooked by military historians. Using contemporary accounts from the men and women on board these ships, as well as detailed records, the author reveals aspects of history. Many of the ships used were great liners, such as the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Nieuw Holland, and Mauretania. Others were less grand, but no less important. Conditions aboard varied for man and beast. (During the Boer War and World War I large numbers of horses as well as men were shipped to the conflict). Luxury liners converted to carry large numbers of troops traveled to various fields of conflict. The Bass Strait ferry Taroona converted into a troop transport ran aground on Nateara Reef on leaving Port Moresby. Stranded for three days at the entrance to the harbour, whilst Port Moresby was being subjected to daily air raids by the Japanese, she was eventually refloated and made her way back to Townsville. Throughout the book there are details of the men and vessels in which they sailed. There are stories of hardship, comedy and sheer doggedness. Diary entries from medical staff working on the hospital ships repatriating Japanese POWs are heartbreaking. Accounts from soldiers travelling to and from Vietnam give a telling insight into their hopes and fears. The Appendix lists major convoys in World War II. There is an Index of Merchant Ships, An Index of Naval Ships and a detailed Bibliography.
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Peter Plowman is a noted maritime researcher and writer, having had five books published in Australia over the past twenty years. His first books detailed the history of Australian and New Zealand Passenger Ships from 1875 to 1980.
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- PublisherRosenberg Pub Pty Ltd
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 1877058068
- ISBN 13 9781877058066
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages400
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ACROSS THE SEA TO WAR - Australian and New Zealand Troop Convoys from 1865 through two World Wars to Korea and Vietnam
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Rosenberg. Sydney. ., 2003
ISBN 10: 1877058068
ISBN 13: 9781877058066
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Seller: Jean-Louis Boglio Maritime Books, CYGNET, TAS, Australia
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1st Ed. 504 PP with 188 b/w photos. Fp: Moravian departs Woolloomooloo wharf on 17 January 1900. Card covers, pictorial front. Near fine. 22.5 x 15. Seller Inventory # 68721
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Across The Sea to War
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Soft Covers. Condition: VG +. No Jacket. Photos (illustrator). 1st. The author is a well-established Australian writer on maritime history in the Australasian region and in this work the main coverage relates to the troop convoys assembled by the two countries in both world wars, with the opening chapters devoted to the Sudan campaign, which in 1885 involved the first overseas deployment of Aussie troops. This is followed by the transport of soldiers from both countries to South Africa for the Boer War. The conflicts in Korea and Vietnam round off the story. In both world wars large combined convoys were used to take troops from Aust and NZ to the Middle East, also with operations by both in the Pacific. Peter Plowman details the merchant ships participating in the major convoys and these included many of the famous liners of the time, some well known from the trans-Atlantic services. Naval craft providing the escort are also covered. The author has assembled photographs of most of the ships seconded to troop transport work and also the naval ships that protected them --- the most notable being the WWI encounter between the cruiser HMAS Sytdney and the smaller German cruiser SMS Emden. Having taken the troops overseas, often the same ships were employed in returning them top their homeland, during or after hostilities. Peter Plowman's "Across the Sea to War" is an important and valuable addition to the literature of sea warfare, covering an aspect most often mentioned only in passing in Australian and NZ military/naval histories. First edition of 2003, 504 pages including an appendix listing major convoys of WWII, plus bibliography and three indices covering merchant ships, naval ships and military units. illustratted throughout with b/w ship photographs. Art/pictorial card covers are VG+ with slight damage to front corners, internally NF, no inscriptions. Unpacked weight nearly 900grams; could require additiional postage for international delivery. Seller Inventory # 004886
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Across the Sea to War: Australia and New Zealand Troop Convoys from 1865 through Two World Wars to Korea and Vietnam
Published by
Rosenberg Publishing, 2003
ISBN 10: 1877058068
ISBN 13: 9781877058066
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Soft cover
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Seller: solisjbooks, Port Kembla, NSW, Australia
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Personalised inscription and signature by author on title page. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003432
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