The Yachties

Australian Volunteers in the Royal Navy 1940-45

Janet Roberts Billett

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30 March 2023

History; Australasian & Pacific history; Naval forces & warfare

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A saga of daring exploits by Australian Yachtsmen Scheme volunteers who served as officers in the Royal Navy and saw action in some of the most dangerous theatres of the war at sea, including the Atlantic convoys, the Artic supply run to Russia, covert operations and the Allied landings. At home, their European war service attracted little attention and soon slipped from memory-a couple of hundred 'Yachties' no longer

fitted the national narrative. But the astonishing fact is that they received about 30% of the RAN's officer awards in WWII. With many never-before-published illustrations.

By: Janet Roberts Billett
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 440g
ISBN: 9781922669537
ISBN 10: 1922669539
Publication Date: 30 March 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active