On 19 February 1942 Australia was directly attacked for the first time by an external enemy. A few minutes before ten o'clock the same Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor struck Darwin, dropping bombs, killing civilians and sinking ships. On the 70th anniversary of the Darwin bombing the History Channel presents an exclusive and world premiere on Australia's first "physical contact with the war" and looks into why the government kept the attack a secret, and why we were so underprepared for the attack.
The Bombing of Darwin: An Awkward Truth is on The History Channel as part of the Quest and History options.
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