num_pages: 757
description: This is the second volume of the official history of the Royal Australian Navy's involvement in the Second World War. The first volume covered the period from 1939 until March 1942. This volume continues the story, chronicling the activities of the ships and men of the RAN as they fought alongside their British and American allies in the war against the Japanese in the Pacific. RAN actions in the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean are also covered.These activities are seen against the background of the political and military policies that ultimately directed where and how Australian seamen and ships went into combat during the Second World War.
language: English
title: Royal Australian Navy 1942-45
publisher: Collins