Tom Lewis (author)

Thomas Anthony 'Tom' Lewis, OAM (born 1958) is an Australian author, former naval officer, and military historian. He is the Director of the Darwin Military Museum.

In June 2003, Lewis was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the promotion of Australian naval history. He holds the degrees of BA(Dip. Ed.), MA, and PhD.

Books
Editor - 'Headmark'' - Journal of the Australian Naval Institute
 * Darwin Sayonara, Boolarong, 1991 - children's novel centred around the events of WWII in Darwin, Australia, 1942.
 * Wrecks in Darwin Waters, Turton and Armstrong, 1991 - details the ship and aircraft wrecks, many from attacks in WWII and Cyclone Tracy in 1974, that may be found in waters near Darwin, Australia.
 * Sensuikan I-124, Tall Stories, 1997 - dealing with the sinking of IJN submarine I-124 by HMAS Deloraine.
 * A War at Home, Tall Stories, 1999 - about the Japanese attacks on Darwin on 19 February 1942.
 * By Derwent Divided, Tall Stories, 2001 - tells the story of the Tasman Bridge disaster in the state of Tasmania, and the subsequent maritime events.
 * Australian Naval Leaders. A study of nine naval officers of the Royal Australian Navy, with analysis of their careers and effectiveness. RAN College, 2006.
 * 10 Shipwrecks of the Northern Territory, (Co-author, Edited by Paul Clark). Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 2008.
 * Captain Hec Waller - a Memorial Book. (Co-author, Edited by John Waller). Drawquick Printing, 2008.
 * Zero Hour at Broome Avonmore Books, South Australia.
 * Darwin's Submarine I-124 Avonmore Books, South Australia.
 * The Submarine Six Avonmore Books, South Australia.
 * Lethality in Combat BigSky Publishing, Australia.

Articles (selection)

 * Maritimea Encyclopedia - 12 articles including: histories of the sinking of the Titanic; Battles of Leyte Gulf; Trafalgar, Coral Sea etc.; sinking of HMAS Sydney; the Falklands War; ship development through the ages.
 * "Naval Intelligence and the ADF". Headmark – Dec 2009
 * "Naval Leaders: Vice Admiral Creswell". Headmark, September 2010
 * " John Collins and HMAS Sydney in 1940". Wartime - the magazine of the Australian War Memorial.
 * "Land-based aircraft for warship protection?". Headmark magazine. Issue 129, September-2008.
 * "The truth about Sydney - conspiracy theorists should crawl back into the bilges". Wartime magazine, Issue 45, mid-2008.
 * "What has the wreck of the Sydney told us?" 'Warship magazine. Issue 44, mid-2008.
 * "Needles and Haystacks - Why finding the wreck of the Sydney was so difficult". Wartime magazine, Issue 43, mid-2008.
 * "What may the wreck of the Sydney reveal" - Warship Vol 42, RUSI Journal United Service Feb 2008, Headmark Dec 2007.
 * “The Importance of Audience Perception in Communications from the Maritime Battlespace Environment of the Future – King-Hall History Conference, July 2007
 * “Military History this week” - 54 articles within Victory Times – Iraq Coalition Troops newspaper, June–December 2006
 * Media implications from the Gulf War	Army Journal,	 June 2006
 * Heroes of the Navy – Rear Admiral Sir David Martin – Warship magazine, Dec 2006
 * “Lethality in Tactical Air Combat – a study of the image and the reality of fighter combat, and some consideration of the ethics involved”. ADF Journal No. 167, 2005
 * “The Myth of Land-Based Aircraft for Naval Defence”, paper presented at the 2005 King-Hall Naval History Conference
 * “Unsung Heroes of the Royal Australian Navy”. Paper presented at the International Conference of Historical Sciences, July 2005.
 * “Infantry Lethality in Vietnam: My Lai was Inevitable, and not alone”. Paper presented at The Legacy of the Vietnam War Conference, University of Newcastle, April 2005
 * Encyclopedia of Maritime History – Oxford University Press - "Naval Wages".   2005
 * The Canberra Times – book reviews: July 2004 - October 2006
 * “The Navy’s Finest Fighting Leader – Captain ‘Hec’ Waller, DSC” - The Journal of Australian Naval History, October 2004
 * "Australia's Airpower at Sea - a new proposal for a flexible and mobile force" – winner of the 2003 Naval Officers’ Club Essay Competition. Published in the Australian Army Journal, November 2004.  Also published in March 2005 in United Service – the Journal of the Royal United Services Institute.
 * “Naval Interdiction in the North – Haphazard and Hazardous" – Paper presented at the 2003 King-Hall Naval History Conference
 * “Myths concerning the number of deaths in the first Japanese attacks on Darwin in February 1942” - Wartime magazine, May 2003
 * “Wreck Finding - Dreams and Reality: the true nature of finding the wrecks of HMAS Sydney and the Kormoran”. Australian Sea Heritage.  Winter 2003
 * “Deterrence, Capacity and Skill Retention: some thoughts on the acquisition or removal of platforms within the ADF” – ADF Journal – July 2002
 * “What do the Public Think? - about the effectiveness of Australia’s Offshore Surveillance and Interdiction Effort” - Maritime Studies – June 2002