Derek Law Bibliography

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COLLINS, John. As Luck Would Have It: The Reminiscences of an Australian Sailor. xii, 191p., illus. Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1965.

Almost half of the book is devoted to Admiral Collins wartime service and as his subtitle suggests he is more interested in memories than detailed history. During the war he was Captain of Sydney (1939–41), Assistant Chief of Staff to C-in-C China at Singapore then Java (1941–42), NOIC Western Australia (1942–43), and finally captain of Shropshire, latterly commanding TF74 of the American 7th Fleet (1943–45). An enjoyable book.