The Bombing of Darwin

The Bombing of Darwin
Book no.	10
Series	My Australian Story
Author	Alan Tucker
Publisher	Scholastic Australia
Published	August 1, 2002
Pages	176
ISBN	9781865043630
Setting	Darwin, Northern Territory
Timeline	November 1941 – 1942[clarification needed]
Preceded by
Chronology	Kokoda
Publication	On Board the Boussole
Followed by
Chronology	Atomic Testing
Publication	Fords and Flying Machines

The Bombing of Darwin: The Diary of Tom Taylor is a fictional diary written by Alan Tucker. It was Tucker's first for the My Australian Story series, as well as his first set in Darwin. The book was first published in August 2002, and reprinted three times in August 2005, March 2011, and March 2018. It was followed by Fords and Flying Machines

Dedication

"I would like to dedicate this book to three brothers, Dr Francis Ghan, Dr Michael Ghan and Dr Stephen Ghan."

Book description

• 1st/2nd
• 3rd/4th

"It only took a moment. It was a moment that Tom would always remember—that morning of 19 February 1942, when everything changed...
...changed from peace to war.
When fourteen-year-old Tom Taylor moves to Darwin with his family, he hardly guesses that tragedy will soon change his life forever.
Although Tom helps to dig slit trenches, and though the Japanese edge closer through Malaysia and Singapore, the war seems far away."

"More bombs exploded and within seconds several ships were on fire. Japanese planes flew so close to me that I could not only see the red circles painted under their wings, but I could see the pilots' faces.
It only took a moment. It was a moment that Tom would always remember—that morning of 19 February 1942, when everything changed...changed from peace to war."

Characters

Main article: List of The Bombing of Darwin characters

• Tom Taylor

Author

Main article: Alan Tucker

Editions

The Bombing of Darwin
My Australian Story reprint
9781865048536
(August 2005)

The Bombing of Darwin
My Australian Story reprint
9781741697308
(March 2011)

The Bombing of Darwin
My Australian Story reprint
9781742769561
(March 2018)

Awards

• NSW Premier's Awards Young People's History Prize (2003)
• Young Australian Best Book Award (YABBA) Fiction for Older Readers - short-listed

Notes

• The third and fourth editions of The Bombing of Darwin use a photo by Geoff Kuchera from iStock.