{"product_id":"9780733640179-hmas-sydney","title":"HMAS Sydney","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralia's Greatest Naval Tragedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS \u003ci\u003eSydney\u003c\/i\u003e, and the finding of her wreck in 2008.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS\u003ci\u003e Sydney\u003c\/i\u003e, and the finding of her wreck in 2008.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On 19 November 1941, the pride of the Australian Navy, the light cruiser \u003ci\u003eSydney\u003c\/i\u003e, fought a close-quarters battle with the German armed raider HSK \u003ci\u003eKormoran\u003c\/i\u003e off Carnarvon on the West Australian coast. Both ships sank - and not one of the 645 men on board the \u003ci\u003eSydney \u003c\/i\u003esurvived. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Was \u003ci\u003eSydney\u003c\/i\u003e's captain guilty of negligence by allowing his ship to manoeuvre within range of \u003ci\u003eKormoran\u003c\/i\u003e's guns? Did the Germans feign surrender before firing a torpedo at the \u003ci\u003eSydney\u003c\/i\u003e as she prepared to despatch a boarding party? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This updated edition covers the discovery of the wreck - with the light this sheds on the events of that day in 1941, and the closure it has brought to so many grieving families. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Tom Frame has produced the most comprehensive and compelling account of the loss of HMAS \u003ci\u003eSydney\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449783497078,"sku":"9780733640179","price":7.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_14861361_jpg.jpg?v=1760446693","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780733640179-hmas-sydney","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}