THE BOOK
Milligan, C.S. & Foley, J.C.H. (1993). Australian Hospital
Ship CENTAUR: The Myth of Immunity. Brisbane:Nairana
Publications. ISBN 0 646 13715 8
PUBLISHER: Nairana Publications, 6A Doncaster Street, HENDRA,
QLD. 4011 AUSTRALIA
(FAX No. in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 268-3311)
DESCRIPTION: Hard-back, sewn-bound edition. 215x140mm. 340
pages of text, plus colour frontpiece, 31 pages b/w plates, 10 maps
and drawings. Cover, 5-colour celloglossed paper
case.
REVIEWS
- "...an excellent and authoratative book, but one that reads
much like a local history...free of most of the usual flaws of
popular history...an excellent, readable piece of maritime history
well worth adding to your library." Lieut. Mark L. Bailey
RAN,American Neptune
- "Armed with meticulous research, Foley and Milligan Have set
out to solve the 50-year-old mystery of the sinking of the
Centaur, one of Australia's greatest wartime disasters. This is an
impressive piece of historical detective work." Jane
Cadzow,Sydney Morning Herald
- "As with his earlier works Captain John Foley brings maritime
history to vivid life...further enhanced this time by painstaking
research from Dr. Christopher Milligan." Lawrie Kavanagh,
Brisbane Courier-Mail