Sydney, cipher and search : solving the last great naval mystery of the Second World War /

Sydney, cipher and search : solving the last great naval mystery of the Second World War /

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Author / Creator:Hore, Peter.
Imprint:Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 2009.
Description:314 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Sydney (Cruiser)
Sydney (Cruiser)
World War (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Australian.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7921101
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ISBN:9781591148371
1591148375
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-303) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Detmers' dictionary
  • 2. Dots but no dashes
  • 3. Stormy petrel
  • 4. Nemesis
  • 5. Ruse de guerre
  • 6. The intelligence plot
  • 7. The flight of the cormorant
  • 8. Eyewitness
  • 9. Fight to the finish
  • 10. Lucky Strike
  • 11. A neutral steamer
  • 12. Sunday in Sydney Harbour
  • 13. The green dog kennel
  • 14. Learning from the prisoners
  • 15. The cover-up
  • 16. Dr Habben's mind game
  • 17. Escape and evasion
  • 18. Decoding Detmers
  • 19. The black box
  • 20. The Golden Horseshoe
  • 21. Contrast and compare
  • 22. The mistakes of others
  • 23. What happened to Sydney?
  • 24. Sydney found
  • Appendix A. Astronomical data
  • Appendix B. Comparison of the different versions of Detmers' battle summary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Captain Peter Hore

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