Hodder and Stoughton Sydney Date: 1993.. 1993. Hardcover. Large 8vo. hardcover. 302pp. index. + b/w plates.very good, light foxing to edges. / very good d/w. . 1993. Hodder and Stoughton Sydney 1993. ISBN 0340584688 9780340584682 [AU]

Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, Date: 1993. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0340584688. ISBN/EAN: 9780340584682. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 44562. . 9780340584682 1993. Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 0340584688 9780340584682 [AU]

Rydalmere, NSW, Australia: Hodder and Stoughton, Date: 1993. xv, 300pp., plus 24 page unpaginated b/white illustrated section. B/white maps, figures. Book clean. Spine firm, slight lean, bright gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards have a bump to upper foredge corner of rear panel. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-art illustrated dustjacket (detail from the painting 'Engagement of Hilfskreuzers, Kormoran and the Australian cruiser Sydney on 19 November, 1941 off the West Australian coast', by Jochin Sachse) dustjacket mildly edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "The loss of 'Sydney' was Australia's greatest wartime naval loss. Why did Captain Burnett in 'Sydney' bring his ship so close to the 'Kormoran' that he risked a mortal engagement? Why was 'Kormoran' able to inflict so much damage that her ship's company were apparently unable to communicate with assistance ashore and could not save their ship from sinking? Why was the Australian cruiser and her 645 men lost virtually without trace? . . . Discusses recent developments in archival research and scientific analysis and examines the questions and some of the answers generated by this mysterious and controversial naval action." Contents include: Acks. Introduction. 17 chapters over two 'parts'. Appendixes 1-4. Notes and References. Bibliography. Index. List of Figures. Book weight approx. 706g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very ...

Sydney Hodder & Stoughton 1993 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good jacket 9780340584682. Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Ships & the Sea; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0340584688. ISBN/EAN: 9780340584682. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 44562.

Hodder & Stoughton 1993 Hardcover New in Fine jacket Book. 6 1/4 By 9 3/4" 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.

ISBN10: 0340584688, ISBN13: 9780340584682, [publisher: Hodder & Stoughton,] Hardcover First Edition Book condition is near fine. Dust is near fine. 1st edition. Text bosy clean throughout the book. Book block clean all sides. Book boards clean front and back. Spine intact. Over-all an excellent and neat copy. See photos for synopsis and more information. Extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book weight is over 500grams.
[Boyanup, WA, Australia] [Publication Year: 1993]
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