The Dunera Scandal (Deported By Mistake)

Angus & Robertson, London, 1983. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Foreword and acknowledgements by author and appendix – Dunera poems. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography. Illustrated paperback binding with red and black coloured titles to the front panel and red and white coloured titles to the back strip. The internment of 2542 Germans & Austrians either political or racial refugees, in Australia, after being deported on the HMT Dunera. The book was written without access to the most relevant documnent, which had been placed under a 100 year embargo by BOTH the British and Australian Governments. A previous owner has covered the book in a clear contact plastic which is slightly yellowed. Age toning of the text block edges and pages with previous owners' stamp to the top edge of the half title page (well-known Holocaust scholars). A white coloured sticker to the lower back strip edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - VI, 234 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Military History -- World War II; Military History -- Prisoner- of- War; Australia; ISBN: 0207152454. ISBN/EAN: 9780207152450. Inventory No: 0290541. . 9780207152450