Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and at spine. Dust jacket has light creasing at top and spine. Minor marks on tail foredge. Interior and binding are excellent. On 19 November 1941, the light cruiser HMASSydney fought a close quarter battle with the German armed raiderKormoran, off Carnarvon on the Western Australian coast.Both ships suffered mortal damage and later sank.More than 300 German sailors were rescued but none of the 645 men abroad the Sydney survived.Tom Frame examines one of the most puzzling naval engagements in modern maritime history.

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Title

HMAS Sydney: Loss & Controversy by Tom Frame

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney NSW

Publication Date

1993

Language

English

ISBN 10

0340584688

ISBN 13

9780340584682

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Weight

0.7 kilograms

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No damage to book, DJ has very slight shelfware on the back only. Sydney was the pride of the Royal Australian Navy sighted what they thought was a Dutch merchant ship that was in fact the disguised German auxiliary raider HSK Kormoran. The battle, both lost.

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