Australian Hospital Ship Centaur the Myth of Immunity (signed)

Published by Nairana, Hendra, Queensland, 1993

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Hendra, Queensland: Nairana, 1993. The history of the sinking of the Centaur, an Australian Hospital ship after an attack by a Japanese submarine during World War II. "The death toll on the Centaur was the highest of any merchant vessell sunk by submarine in the Pacific during WW2". Bound in illustrated glossy boards. Fine condition and signed by one of the authors (Milligan) on title page. . 21.5 cm. xix, 340 pp. Color frontispiece. b/w plates. The history of the sinking of the Centaur, an Australian Hospital ship after an attack by a Japanese submarine during World War.

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Title
Australian Hospital Ship Centaur the Myth of Immunity (signed)
Author
Milligan, Christopher S.; Foley, John C. H.
Publisher
Nairana, Hendra, Queensland
Publication year
1993
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