Rabaul, New Guinea, is a tropical paradise, but between January and July 1942 it was a tragic and terrifying place. Hundreds of Australian defence force volunteers and civilians were massacred by the invading Japanese. Forced into the holds of the hellship Montevideo Maru, a further 1053 perished in Australia’s worst maritime disaster.Written by respected historical author Dr Kathryn Spurling,

Written by respected historical author Dr Kathryn Spurling, my role in this project was to copyedit and fact-check her manuscript using track changes, and to prepare her references for layout in InDesign.