TY - BOOK AU - Riley, David, TI - Pasifika coastwatchers SN - 9780995135338 U1 - 940.5426 23 PY - 2020///. CY - Auckland, New Zealand : PB - Reading Warrior, KW - World War, 1939-1945 KW - Oceania KW - Juvenile literature KW - Aircraft spotting KW - History KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - "On Sunday 7 December 1941, Japanese fighter planes attacked American ships in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. New Zealand, Australia, the United States and Britain declared war on Japan.And the Pasifika Coastwatchers leaped into action!Their job was to report the movements of Japanese aircraft, ships and submarines. If they were caught they were beaten, imprisoned and sometimes executed. But without these brave men, women and children, the Pacific war may have been lost. This is their story"--Back cover ER -