ISBN: 9780733609428 - hmas sydney: loss and controversy [paperback] by frame, tom (9 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 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 dispatch a boarding party? Weight: 555g.…

Pictorial Soft Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None Issued. Reprint. 302 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Good Plus. Reprint. 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. Size: 8vo.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: None Issued. Reprint. 302 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. On 19 November 1941, The Pride Of The Wartime Australian Navy, The Light Cruiser HMAS Sydney, Fought A Close-quarters Naval Battle With The German Armed Raider HSK Kormoran, Off Caernarvon On The West Australian Coast. Both Ships Suffered Mortal Damage And Later Sank. Why Have Repeatedefforts Failed Tolocate The Wreck Of This Once Celebrated Australian Warship.No Australian Survivors. More Than 300 Germans Recued Or Recovered.…

Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reprint Edition. 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.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Book condition is very good. Soft cover. No dust jacket. Front and back clean. Book block clean. Text body clean except ex-owner name on first page. Spine intact. Overall a great quality book.

Card Covers. Zustand: VG. 1st. Extensive investigation of the sinking of this Leader class cruiser in 1941 in action with the German commerce raider Kormoran. 302pp, illustrated. VG cpopy in card covers.

paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Very Good. Dust Jacket may NOT BE INCLUDED.CDs may be missing. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.