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Sydney: Hodder., 1999. xxv, 302pp, index, bibliography, appendices, bw ills, maps. Front cover and bottom of several pages creased, a few small bug spots on fore-edge. Account and comprehensive examination of Australia's greatest naval tragedy. In November 1941 the HMAS Sydney fought a close-quarters naval battle with the German armed raider HSK Kormoran off Carnarvon on the West Australia coast. Both ships sufferd mortal damage and later sank. Although more than 300 German sailors were recovered or captured, none of the 645 men aboard Sydney survived. The wreck was recently discovered... Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good Plus. 8vo.
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- Title HMAS Sydney: Loss And Controversy
- Author Frame, Tom
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- Pages 302
- Publisher Hodder Headline, Sydney
- Date 1998
- ISBN 9780733609428
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Hodder Headline, Sydney, 1998. Softcover. Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; Australian History; ISBN: 0733609422. ISBN/EAN: 9780733609428. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 48657. . 9780733609428
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Hodder, 1998. Softcover (15 x 23 cm), 302 pages. ISBN: 0733609422. Very Good condition. Bumped, scuffed with some creases (predominately along front top corner and spine). Black & white photographs, illustrations, maps and appendices. "On 19 November 1941, the pride of the wartime Australian Navy, the light cruiser HMAS Sydney, fought a close-quarter naval battle with the German armed raider HSK Kormoran, off Carnarvon on the West Australian coast. Both ships suffered mortal damage and later sank. Although more than 300 German sailors were recovered from the water or captured when they landed on the WA coast, none of the 645 men aboard Sydney survived. This book offers the most thorough and comprehensive examination of that fateful event, which continues to arouse heated debate. Was Sydney's captain guilty of negligence by allowing his ship to manoeuvre within range of Kormoran's guns? Did the Germans feign surrender before firing a torpedo at Sydney as she prepared to…
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Sydney: Hodder. 1998. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Gift inscription to preliminary pages. 302 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . Reprint Edition. Trade Paperback.
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