World war noir : Sydney's unpatriotic war

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Label

World war noir : Sydney's unpatriotic war

Title remainder

Sydney's unpatriotic war

Statement of responsibility

Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern

Title variation

World war noir

Title variation remainder

home front Sydney

Creator

• trueDuffy, Michael, 1957-

Contributor

• Hordern, Nick

Author

• trueDuffy, Michael, 1957-
• Hordern, Nick

Subject

• Organised crime -- New South Wales | Sydney
• Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History -- 20th century
• War and crime -- Australia | Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History -- 20th century
• trueAustralian
• World War, 1939-1945
• War and crime -- New South Wales | Sydney -- History -- 20th century
• Corruption -- New South Wales | Sydney
• Crime -- New South Wales | Sydney

Language

eng

Summary

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

Cataloging source

AU@

Dewey number

364.1

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography