AUSTRALIAN MILITARY NAVY R.A.N. –

No other warship in the history of the Royal Australian Navy has inspired and fired the public imagination like HMAS Sydney (II). This is the story of the ship and the men who served in her.

The definitive history of Australia’s most famous warship. The story is told through official documents, as well as the diaries, letters and memoirs of the officers and men who served in the ship. The 610-page hardbound book, covers Sydney’s life and death, and is lavishly illustrated with maps, track charts and over 250 photographs, many of which were previously unpublished. It also contains full crew lists for 19 July 1940 and 19 November 1941. Dust jacketed with ship’s plans inside, bibliography and full indexing included. Peace and War also covers Sydney’s battle with Kormoran, drawing on German eyewitness accounts, the findings of the 2008 discovery of both ships, and the evidence presented to the 2009 Cole Commission.

• x, 610 pages : illustrations, maps(some colour), portraits, facsimiles ; 26 cm #120825
• Signed by Author

• • Contains biographical information.
  • Illustrations inside the dust cover.
  • Includes bibliographical references (578-586) and index.

  • • Australia. Royal Australian Navy — History
    • Sydney (Cruiser : 1934-1941) — History
    • World War, 1939-1945 — Naval operations, Australian
    • World War, 1939-1945 — Naval operations, British
    • Cruisers (Warships) — Australia — History
    • Australian