In his long career in the Royal Australian Navy, Guy Griffiths
participated in its emergence from Depression-era stricture, pre-World
War II, to its reinvention in the 1950s and 60s as a capable
middle-power force centered on aircraft carriers in the missile age. In
this time, he personally experienced the RAN's darkest days in the face
of the Japanese onslaught and its finest hour in the Philippines
Campaign of World War II, and its close involvements in the Korean War
and then the Vietnam War. He witnessed the realities of war in positions
of increasing responsibility.
Guy Griffiths: The Life & Times of an Australian Admiral is the
authorized biography of Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths AO, DSO, DSC, RAN.
"From country boy to gold-braided admiral, Guy Griffiths has led a
richly-textured life of service to the navy and the nation. As a teenage
midshipman he survived the disastrous sinking of the battlecruiser HMS
Repulse off Malaya in 1941 and went on to fight at sea with distinction
in another two wars: Korea and Vietnam. It is an unmatched record of
courage, dedication and achievement. This is the enthralling biography
of a remarkable sailor and a genuinely great Australian." -- Mike
Carlton AM, bestselling author of Flagship & First Victory
