In 1901 Australia's fledgling Federal Government assumed the responsibility for the new nation's defence. Their first task was to take the aged and obsolete remnants of the colonies' navies and create a national navy to defend our island's coastal waters and overseas trade routes. For the first 40 years the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) was designed to serve alongside the Royal Navy, and resembled it in everything but scale. After the Second World War the RAN developed along US lines but, despite these overseas ties, the RAN has developed its own proud character and tradition and has entered the twenty-first century as a confident and independent force in its own right.In No Pleasure Cruise, Australia's best-known naval historian, Dr Tom Frame, charts the RAN's emergence as one of the world's strongest and most respected navies, and its evolving relationship with the Australian public, press and parliament.

About the Author
Dr Tom Frame is a former RAN officer, a leading naval historian and the author of numerous bestselling naval histories including Mutiny!, Where Fate Calls: the HMAS Voyager tragedy and HMAS Sydney: loss and controversy.


Book Information
ISBN 9781741142334
Author Tom Frame
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Allen & Unwin
Publisher Allen & Unwin
Weight(grams) 446g