HMAS Canberra : Casualty of Circumstance

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p>span>This is the story of HMAS Canberra from from the time the ship was commissionednbsp;in 1928 to the last terrifying moments when HMAS Canberrarsquo;s fate was sealed./span>br />span>Some may know the fate of HMAS Canberra on 9 August 1942 in a war-ravagednbsp;Pacific Ocean. World War II was in full force and it was about to overwhelm those nbsp;/span>span>onboard the Australian Navy cruiser.nbsp;But the events that lead to Canberrarsquo;s demise on that dark night are not sonbsp;well known ndash; until now.nbsp;A tribute to the 84 men whose lives were lost, this book tells their stories andnbsp;those of the men who survived ndash; all share their motivations for joiningnbsp;the Navy and tell what it was like onboard./span>br />span>If there were questions about the readiness of Australiannbsp;warships for modern warfare, or about the power of thenbsp;British Admiralty over Australian Royal Navy Officers,nbsp;this book has the answers./span>br />span>What was the role of the Americannbsp;fleet Was there an internationalnbsp;cover-up concerning friendly firenbsp;on that night/span>br />br />span>Be informed about a significantnbsp;event in our naval history.nbsp;Be inspired by the storiesnbsp;of the men who served.nbsp;But most of all,nbsp;be prepared tonbsp;be shocked./span>/p>

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Dr Kathryn Spurling served with the Womens Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS). Her late father FO Maxwell Norris (RAAF) served with RAF Bomber Command during WWII. After securing her PhD in military history Dr Spurling tutored history and strategic studies and guest lectured in history at the University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra.In 2012 she was appointed a Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University, Canberra and in 2014 became an Adjunct Visiting Research Associate with Flinders University. She has lectured extensively overseas on military issues. p>Most significant: First Australian invited to speak at NATO HQ, Brussels, on women in the military; First Australian Summer Military History Fellow, United States Military Academy, West Point; Guest lecturer at the Dutch Defence College, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Keynote speaker at the Womens Research and Education Institute Women in Uniform Conference, Washington DC, four times. Keynote speaker, Australian Women of the Year National Congress, Canberra. Keynote speaker Women in the Australian Defence Force, Chief of Defence Force Conference on Women in Security and the ADF. Speaker at Crime and Justice Challenges for the Contemporary Military Conference, Onati School of Sociology, Spain. Commemorative address, RAN Centenary Ceremony for the Loss of AE1 and crew, Rabaul, New Guinea./p> p>Dr Spurling's media appearances have included features on ABC's The Drum; 4 Corners and Insight./p> div>/div> div>She has written ten books, including for New Holland Publishers:/div> ul> li>em>Cruel Conflict: the triumph and tragedy of HMAS Perth I/em>, New Holland, 2008. Launched by Minister for Defence onboard HMAS Perth III./li> li>em>A Grave too Far Away: A Tribute to Australians in Bomber Command Europe/em>, New Holland, 2012./li> li>em>HMAS Canberra: casualty of circumstance/em>, New Holland, 2016./li> li>em>Abandoned and Sacrificed: Rabaul, Lark Force and the Montevideo Maru/em>, New Holland, 2017./li> li>Upcoming -em>Fury To Hell/em>, New Holland, 2022./li> /ul> div>/div> p>/p>