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The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney
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Author : Doctor Tom Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-01-03
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney written by Doctor Tom Lewis and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-03 with History categories.
HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia’s main combat vessels. On the 19th November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia, The Sydney engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with the German raider Kormoran. Following this action, The Sydney failed to return to port. An extensive search and rescue carried out, but the warship had disappeared with all 645 men on board. Whilst the battle lasted little more than an hour, this single ship engagement remains Australia’s greatest naval disaster. More Australian servicemen died in the battle between the German raider Kormoran and the light cruiser HMAS Sydney than perished in the Vietnam War. It was not until 2008 that the wreck was discovered. The passage of time between the sinking and the discovery led to numerous mystery and conspiracy theories, all of which started replacing the truth. Now, with an explanation of how those on board lived, fought, and died, this book tells the full story.
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney
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Author : Tom Lewis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-02-13
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney written by Tom Lewis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-13 with History categories.
HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia's main combat vessels. On the 19th November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia, the Sydney engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with the German raider Kormoran. Following this action, the Sydney failed to return to port. An extensive search and rescue carried out, but the warship had disappeared with all 645 men on board. Whilst the battle lasted little more than an hour, this single ship engagement remains Australia's greatest naval disaster. More Australian servicemen died in the battle between the German raider Kormoran and the light cruiser HMAS Sydney than perished in the Vietnam War. It was not until 2008 that the wreck was discovered. The passage of time between the sinking and the discovery led to numerous mystery and conspiracy theories, all of which started replacing the truth. Now, with an explanation of how those on board lived, fought, and died, this book tells the full story.
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney
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Author : David L Mearns
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2018-06-01
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney written by David L Mearns and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-01 with History categories.
The gripping account of how Australia's greatest warship was lost and found. 'We just found Sydney. We've got it. It's absolutely crystalclear. She's sitting upright in a small debris field. There's no doubt aboutit.' For sixty-six years it was Australia's greatest maritimemystery: what happened to the 'pride of the fleet' HMAS Sydney - was she beatenin a fair fight with the German cruiser Kormoran, or was there treacheryinvolved? Could the Kormoran survivors' account of the battle and itsaftermath be believed? Why were there no survivors from Sydney? And where wasthe wreck? One of the world's foremost shipwreck hunters, David L. Mearns firstheard the story of the Sydney in 1996. It left an indelible impression on him. Hunting the Sydney ten years later tested all his skills as a detective, engineer,marine scientist and navigator. But find it he did, and with that momentous discovery came answers to the mystery; closure to relatives still grieving the 645 men dead; accountability to the RAN, which had all but given up hopeof ever finding its most iconic ship; and a sad but gripping explanation of the staggering naval disaster, allowing Australians to finallymake sense of the conflicting, conspiratorial and painful event.
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney
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Author : Richard Summerrell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney written by Richard Summerrell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Hmas Sydney
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Author : Tom Frame
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-06-01
Hmas Sydney written by Tom Frame and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-01 with History categories.
The complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, and the recent finding of her wreck. 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.
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney
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Author : Richard Summerrell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Sinking Of Hmas Sydney written by Richard Summerrell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Australian archives categories.
The Search For Hmas Sydney
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Author : Ted Graham
language : en
Publisher: UNSW Press
Release Date : 2014-09-01
The Search For Hmas Sydney written by Ted Graham and has been published by UNSW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-01 with History categories.
In November 1941 HMAS Sydney, the pride of Australia's wartime fleet, and its crew of 645 disappeared without a trace off the Western Australian coast. All that was known was Sydney had come under fire from the German raider HSK Kormoran, which also sank. After numerous unsuccessful searches from the mid 1970s onwards, the Finding Sydney Foundation was set up and in March 2008 one of Australia's greatest maritime mysteries was solved when both wrecks were finally discovered. The Search for HMAS Sydney pieces together the incredible story of Sydney, its crew and the families left behind. It details the innovative and powerful research procedures implemented by the Foundation to locate the wrecks of Sydney and Kormoran, their discovery and the detailed forensic analyses and commemorations that followed.
Hmas Sydney
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Author : Tom Frame
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Hmas Sydney written by Tom Frame and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Cruisers (Warships) categories.
First published in hardback in 1993, this edition contains a new preface commenting on the controversy surrounding the sinking of the Australian Navy's light cruiser, HMAS Sydney during WW11. Examines the events leading up to the event and speculates on the failure to locate the wreck. Includes references, a bibliography and an index. The author is a former naval officer.
From Great Depths
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Author : M. McCarthy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
From Great Depths written by M. McCarthy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Shipwrecks categories.
Long considered one of the world's most significant wartime mysteries, the fateful dusk encounter between HMAS Sydney (II) and the German raider Kormoran stands as Australia's single largest naval disaster. The loss of both ships on the night of 19 November 1941 with Sydney's full war complement of men and boys sparked a growing mystery spanning sixty-six years for Australia's most famous fighting ship and for one of Germany's best known raiders. The 2008 discovery of the wrecks captured the imagination of two young researchers who dreamt and then lived their impossible dream -- bringing what lies in total darkness on the seabed nearly three kilometres beneath the waves and over 100 kilometres from the coast to the surface for all to experience. From Great Depths features the results of their astounding success, presenting absolutely stunning underwater photography and fascinating new discoveries, brought together with inspiring and heartrending personal accounts of wartime service on the ships, and their fierce battle with the devastating loss of over 700 souls from both sides.
The Search For Hmas Sydney
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Author : Ted Graham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The Search For Hmas Sydney written by Ted Graham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Cruisers (Warships) categories.
In November 1941 HMAS Sydney, the pride of Australia's wartime fleet, and its crew of 645 disappeared without a trace off the Western Australian coast. All that was known was Sydney had come under fire from the German raider HSK Kormoran, which also sank. After numerous unsuccessful searches from the mid 1970s onwards, the Finding Sydney Foundation was set up and in March 2008 one of Australia's greatest maritime mysteries was solved when both wrecks were finally discovered. The Search for HMAS Sydney pieces together the incredible story of Sydney, its crew and the families left behind. It details the innovative and powerful research procedures implemented by the Foundation to locate the wrecks of Sydney and Kormoran, their discovery and the detailed forensic analyses and commemorations that followed.