The drowned man
Murray, Brendan James19UU
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A chance encounter in a fish-'n'-chip shop set Brendan Murray on the trail of a mystery. Had a gay man been secretly murdered on HMAS Australia during the Second World War? The veteran he spoke to was certain. 'I knew about it,' he said. 'We all did. 'But was the story true? If so, who was the dead man? And why was it so hard to find out? The Drowned Man is a search for the answer, almost stymied by cover-up and silence. In the end, it brings us to the lies that have shrouded our understanding of war, and especially of war at sea. As one of the survivors poignantly says, 'I want to pass it on to the next generation. What it was like. What it was really like.
Main title:
The drowned man / Brendan James Murray.
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Imprint:
Richmond, Vic. Echo Publishing, 2016.©2016
Collation:
374 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references."A true story of life, death and murder on HMAS Australia"--Cover.
ISBN:
176040120X
Dewey class:
363.2595
Language:
English
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BRN:
15923
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