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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10561382449444 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1407 (745) |
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| New / Used: | Used |
Description
OUT OF THE SMOKE: The Story of a Sail
by Ray Parkin
introduction by Laurens van der Post
DESCRIPTION
Format: medium hardcover with dust jacket
Published: The Hogarth Press 1960, reprinted
Size (mm): 150 w x 225 h x 30 h
Pages: 310
SKU: A4/2408/0365/K569
ABOUT
Tells of the author's experiences as Action Chief Quartermaster on HMAS Perth, which was sunk while engaging an overwhelming Japanese naval force in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia.
Two cruisers, HMAS Perth and USS Houston, fought until their ammunition was exhausted. Thus defenceless and surrounded, sunk by four torpedoes and gunfire. It had been a night action, desperate and determined until the inevitable end. A small party of the survivors tried to sail a derelict lifeboat to safety, only to land at a port in enemy hands.
Illustrated with fine line illustrations and maps.
Maps on end papers.
CONDITION
Excellent with wear/repairs to dust jacket and page edges, spotting on page edges, faint marks on end papers, pages clean with the odd mark, no stamps or inscriptions. Images depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce locally
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