
HMAS Sydney
Australia's Greatest Naval Tragedy
Tom Frame(Author)
Hachette Australia (Publisher)
Published on 5. February 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-7336-2363-9 (ISBN)
Description
On 19 November 1941, the pride of the Australian Navy, the light cruiser Sydney, fought a close-quarters battle with the German armed raider HSK Kormoran off Carnarvon on the West Australian coast. Both ships sank and not one of the 645 men on board the Sydney survived. 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 the Sydney as she prepared to despatch a boarding party? This updated edition covers the recent discovery of the wreck with the light this sheds on the events of that day 67 years ago, and the closure it has brought to so many grieving families. Tom Frame has produced the most comprehensive and compelling account of the loss of HMAS Sydney to date. His judgements are fair and his conclusions reasoned. If you only read one book on this tragic event in Australian naval history, and want all the facts and theories presented in a balanced way, Tom Frame s book is for you. Vice Admiral Russ Shalders AO CSC RANR Chief of Navy, 2005-08.
Reviews / Votes
Tom Frame has produced the most comprehensive and compelling account of the loss of HMAS Sydney to date. His judgements are fair and his conclusions reasoned. If you only read one book on this tragic event in Australian naval history, and want all the facts and theories presented in a balanced way, Tom Frame's book is for you - Vice Admiral Russ Shalers AO CSC RANR, Chief of Navy 2005-2008More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Sydney
Australia
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
Section: 8, b/w photos
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7336-2363-9 (9780733623639)
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06/2012
Hachette Australia
€7.99
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Person
Tom Frame is a well-known and highly regarded historian, former naval officer, and bishop to the armed forces. He is now Head of the School of Theology Charles Sturt University, Canberra.