It reads like a thriller...a gripping chronicle of the second half of our century

A thoughtful, thought-provoking book, which any foreign correspondent would be proud to have written

Walker's book is eminently readable. He tells an exciting story well, combining his journalistic skills with extensive research

This is a patriotic book in the best sense, written in the belief that Australia deserves not old bromides and stereotypes, but the respect of critical appraisal... A necessary book for those of us who believe in the redeeming power of truth

Pilger's Australia is so different from the image conveyed abroad by films and TV soap operas, so different indeed from the way many Australians see themselves, as to be another country...but none of it alters one starkly apparent fact - he still loves the place.

This is not so much a book as a rock thrown through the window of the West. It is the Communist Manifesto of the anticolonial revolution, and as such it is highly important for any Western reader who wants to understand the emotional force behind that revolution

The most comprehensive look at the work of these intrepid sailors . . . A celebration of their ingenuity and valor

Reads like an adventure novel, but it's all to real

The veterans of the 'Silent Service' are silent no more