The Silent Service (book)

The Silent Service

First edition
Author	Ion Idriess Tom Jones
Language	English
Genre	non-fiction
Publisher	Angus and Robertson
Publication date	1944
Publication place	Australia

The Silent Service: Action Stories of the Anzac Navy is a 1944 non-fiction book by Ion Idriess in collaboration with Torpedoman Tom Jones, a navy man of 17 years experience. It contains 54 different stories about the achievements of the Royal Australian Navy in World War II. ^[1]

It includes accounts of the Battle of the River Plate, Battle of Dakar, sinking of the Richilieu , the Siege of Malta, the Battle of the Java Sea, the Battle of Cape Matapan and the Battle of the Coral Sea. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "SHIPS AND MEN". Daily Mercury . Vol. 78, no. 197. Queensland, Australia. 18 August 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 16 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
2. "From The "[?]" Book Case". The Mercury . Vol. CLIX, no. 22, 898. Tasmania. 22 April 1944. p. 8. Retrieved 16 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.
3. "Ships and Men". Daily Advertiser . New South Wales. 8 July 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 16 April 2016– via National Library of Australia.