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World War Noir: Sydney’s unpatriotic war

$34.99

World War Noir: Sydney’s unpatriotic war

SKU: 9781742236049 Category: Product ID: 12814

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Title: World War Noir: Sydney’s unpatriotic war
Author: DUFFY MICHAEL/HORDERN NICK
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 01/04/2019
Imprint: NEW SOUTH WALES UNI PRESS
Price: $34.99
Publishing status: Active

It seems that not even world war could stop crime in Sydney. In fact, World War Noir confirms that war and crime — in the form of sex, drugs, alcohol, racketeering and other illicit activities — go hand in hand. A companion book to the later glory days of the Sydney underworld from Sydney Noir, here Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern tell the story of a time when many Australians were not as patriotic as we have been told. With soldiers’ pockets full of cash and the freedom of being on leave, criminal possibilities opened up during World War II.

Told from the ground — or the gutter — up, World War Noir is a raw and broad-ranging tale that confounds expectations and reveals a grittier truth.

ISBN: 9781742236049
Dimension: 234mm X 153mm

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Dimensions 234 × 153 mm