{"product_id":"9781460756379_the-sinking-of-hmas-sydney","title":"The Sinking of HMAS Sydney","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe gripping account of how Australia's greatest warship was lost and found.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'We just found \u003cem\u003eSydney\u003c\/em\u003e. We've got it. It's absolutely crystalclear. She's sitting upright in a small debris field. There's no doubt aboutit.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor sixty-six years it was Australia's greatest maritimemystery: what happened to the 'pride of the fleet' HMAS \u003cem\u003eSydney\u003c\/em\u003e - was she beatenin a fair fight with the German cruiser \u003cem\u003eKormoran\u003c\/em\u003e, or was there treacheryinvolved? Could the \u003cem\u003eKormoran\u003c\/em\u003e survivors' account of the battle and itsaftermath be believed? Why were there no survivors from \u003cem\u003eSydney\u003c\/em\u003e? And where wasthe wreck? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's foremost shipwreck hunters, David L. Mearns firstheard the story of the \u003cem\u003eSydney\u003c\/em\u003e in 1996. It left an indelible impression on him. Hunting the \u003cem\u003eSydney\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David L Mearns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46896464298133,"sku":"9781460756379","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781460756379_97b9e00d-923c-4945-881a-f44f921d362e.jpg?v=1776888433","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781460756379_the-sinking-of-hmas-sydney","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}