Author Talk: Peter Grose

Join International Penrith City Library for an evening with Peter Grose as he talks about his book “1942: The Year the War Came to Australia”.

This ANZAC Day, learn the story of the bombing of Darwin and the Japanese midget sub attack on Sydney Harbour.

The bombing of Darwin by the Japanese on 19 February 1942 was the first foreign assault on Australian soil since settlement. The Japanese dropped more bombs on Darwin, killed more civilians in Darwin and sank more ships in Darwin than Pearl Harbor.

Three months later, on 31 May 1942, three Japanese midget submarines crept into Sydney Harbour and caused an unforgettable night of mayhem, high farce, chaos and courage. The war was no longer confined to distant deserts and jungles. It has well and truly come to Australia.

Absorbing spirited and fast-paced, 1942: the year the war came to Australia tells the story of the under-armed and unprepared soldiers and civilians who faced their toughest test on home soil. Fighting to survive.

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