{"product_id":"secret-fleets-by-lynne-cairns-9781920843526","title":"Secret Fleets","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContrary to what many Australians believe, during the first year of World War II, Japanese submarines were active in Australian waters, and Japanese spy planes made surveillance flights over major cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith enemy submarines patrolling off the Western Australian coast, Fremantle became an important international submarine base, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. During the war, Fremantle played host to over 170 Allied submarines, with submarines of the United States, British, and Dutch navies making a total of 416 war patrols out of the port between March 1942 and August 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe secrecy surrounding the operation of the Fremantle submarine base meant that its existence was little known at the time and, until now, has been largely forgotten by history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecret Fleets\u003c\/em\u003e by Lynne Cairns unravels this hidden aspect of World War II history, bringing to light the crucial role that Fremantle played in the Allied war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849954480364,"sku":"9781920843526","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24932173482871.jpg?v=1759066638","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/secret-fleets-by-lynne-cairns-9781920843526","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}