Doctor Tom Lewis

Teddy Sheean VC (eBook, ePUB)

A Selfless Act of Valour

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

No-one will ever know what made him do it. In 1942, 18-year-old Edward "Teddy" Sheean was one of the youngest and most inexperienced sailors on board the the corvette HMAS Armidale. Whilst on operation in the Timor Sea this warship came under heavy attack by Japanese aircraft. Armidale began sinking while swarmed by Japanese aircraft, strafing and bombing the stricken vessel and the crew who were desperately trying to Abandon Ship. The wounded Ordinary Seaman turned back to his gun, an Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft cannon and strapped himself into the harness. He began firing at the attacking Japanese aircraft, a courageous young man, determined to do his best to save his mates. This selfless act of valour helped save the lives of 49 crew, before Teddy himself went down with the Armidale. No member of the Royal Australian Navy has ever been awarded a Victoria Cross. Teddy's family and many others took up his case and fought for his recognition. It took more than 70 years for Teddy to becomes the first in Australia's Naval history to receive this highest award ¬- confirming Teddy Sheean is an Australian hero. Sheean is the 101st VC awarded to an Australian

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781922387912
• Artikelnr.: 60358289

Autorenporträt

A retired naval officer and high school teacher, Dr Tom Lewis OAM served in the Australian Defence Force, where he saw active service as an intelligence analyst in the Middle East. Tom has written 22 history books, with his most recent being "The Sinking of HMAS Sydney", which focuses on living, fighting and dying in WWII cruisers. "The Bombing of Darwin - Australia Remembers 4", was written for young people - while "Lethality in Combat", republished as "The Truth of War", remains his most controversial. In 2003 Tom was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the promotion of Australian naval history. In 2021 he was the winner of the Commodore Sam Bateman National Book Prize from the Australian Naval Institute for "Teddy Sheean VC".