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Writers Live - Mike Carlton introduces Flagship
30th Aug '16 @ Berkelouw Mona Vale


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You are invited to meet Mike Carlton when he introduces his new book Flagship - The Cruiser HMAS Australia II and the Pacific War on Japan.

In 1924 the grand old battle cruiser HMAS Australia I, once the pride of the nation, was sunk off Sydney Heads. In 1928 the RAN acquired HMAS Australia II and she finally saw action when World War II began, patrolling the North Atlantic on the lookout for German battleships.

Australia fought in the Battle of the Coral Sea near Papua New Guinea, the first battle to stop the Japanese advance in the Pacific. In 1944 she took part in the greatest sea battle of all time, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, which returned the American General Douglas MacArthur to the Philippines. She was struck by a kamikaze bomber, killing her captain and 28 other men. The next year she was hit by no fewer than four kamikaze planes on four successive days. She was, in fact attacked by more kamikaze aircraft that any other Allied ship in the war, and in the end this finished her war.

In this riveting book, with his inimitable panache and flawless research, Mike Carlton tells the story of Australia, encompassing the era's fascinating naval and social history.

Join us at 6.30pm on Tuesday August 30th 2016 when Mike Carlton introduces his new book.

Bookings are essential and can be made online by following this link or by phone on 9979 2112.

Cost is $ 12.00, $ 5.00 of which will be credited against any purchases made on the evening.

 

About the author:

Mike Carlton is one of Australia's best known media figues and has been a radio, television news and current affairs reporter, foreign correspondent, radio host and newspaper columnist. He was an ABC war correspondent in Vietnam in 1967 and 1970, and for three years was the ABC's Bureau Chief in Jakarta. He has reported from London, New York and major Asian capitals. Mike turned to radio in 1980, first at Sydney's 2GB and then for four years in London at Newstalk 97.3 FM where he won a coveted Sony Radio Academy Award. For many years he wrote a column for The Sydney Morning Herald.

 

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Where: 12-14 Park Street, Mona Vale, 2103, Sydney, AU
When: Tue, 30th Aug
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM

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