Bitter Victory: The Death of the Hmas Sydney Tapa dura - 2000

University of Western Australia, 01/09/2000 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 3.1976 in x 24.3815 in x 17.3868 in.

University of Western Australia Press, 2000. Hardcover in Dustjacket. FINE. AUSTRALIAN MILITARYFirst Edition. Signed by Author.What did happen just off the Western Australian coast on 19 November, 1941? Certainly a tragedy: 600 men were killed when the HMAS Sydney was torpedoed by a German cruiser; but why? Olsen sets out to answer these questions, and in doing so, pulls apart the accepted theories about the causes of Australia's greatest maritime disaster. Illustrations. # 280215/0318/0420/1020.0221D/021221/151123 pp ix, 431 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. (Please note: Over standard weight or size. Orders via ABE Books or Biblio or from Overseas may incur… Leer más

Nedlands, WA; University of Western Australia Press; 2000. hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition, spine a little rolled. 431 pages, b/w photos and maps

UWA Publishing. hardcover. Very Good. Very Good text, slight reading wear to edges and dustjacket.. Most items shipped via US Mail. Please provide a US Mail delivery address at checkout. Biblio's shipping charge based on a 2 lb weight. Oversize and heavy books will require an additional shipping charge.

UWA Publishing, 2000-06-01. Hardcover. Good. good condition, pages are clean and free of markings, light wear to corners and edges, has dust jacket where applicable, ships same or next business day

Nedlands, University of Western Australia Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The disappearance of 'Sydney' is one of the greatest maritime mysteries in Australian history. Many attempts have been made to unravel the events and answer questions raised by this extraordinary episode. But no account has so far managed to cope convincingly with the problems and puzzles. Why did 'Sydney' sink? Why was it lost without a trace? And why were there no survivors? 247 x 180mm., pp. ix , 431, b/w plates, index, fold-out map. H/cover in d.j. Board corners sl. 'bumped' FINE/VG ISBN: 1876268492

Uwa Pub. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1876268492 . Edges and endpapers lightly foxed. Boards lightly foxed; 7 X 1 X 9.5 inches; 431 pages .

Nedlands, University of Western Australia Press first edition - hard cover in dust jacket The disappearance of the 'Sydney' is one of the greatest maritime mysteries in Australian history. Many attempts have been made to unravel the sequence of events and answer the questions raised by this extraordinary episode. This book deals convincingly with the 'facts' and 'fiction' that made up the puzzle of the 'Sydneys' demise. 248 x 175m., pp. ix, 431, b/w plates, maps, fold-out plan, notes, biblio., index. Hard cover in dust jacket. Contents, no inscriptions; d.j., slightly rubbed. .FINE/NEAR FINE ISBN: 1876268492

Nedlands, WA: University of Western Australia, 2000. ix, 431pp, index, notes, roll of honour, bw ills, folding plan. Or boards in jacket. Near new. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Large 8vo.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.