The drowned man /
Murray, Brendan J.
The drowned man / Drowned man : a true story of life, death and murder on HMAS Australia Brendan James Murray. - Richmond, Vic. : Echo Publishing, 2016. - 374 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, 1 facsimile ; 24 cm.
"A true story of life, death and murder on HMAS Australia" -- Front cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
"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.' 'This is a spellbinding story told by a powerful new Australian voice."--Back cover.
9781760401207
Australia. Royal Australian Navy --Gays.
Australia. Royal Australian Navy.
Australia (Battlecruiser)
Australia (Battlecruiser)
Murder--Investigation--Australia.
Gay sailors--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Australian.
Sailors--Biography.
Gay military personnel.
Sailors--Australia--Biography.
Gay sailors--Australia--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Gay.
Gay military personnel--Australia.
Warships--History--Australia--1939-1945.
Warships--History--Australia--20th century.
Warships--History.--Australia
Australian
VA715 .A87 / M87 2016
363.259523
The drowned man / Drowned man : a true story of life, death and murder on HMAS Australia Brendan James Murray. - Richmond, Vic. : Echo Publishing, 2016. - 374 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, 1 facsimile ; 24 cm.
"A true story of life, death and murder on HMAS Australia" -- Front cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
"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.' 'This is a spellbinding story told by a powerful new Australian voice."--Back cover.
9781760401207
Australia. Royal Australian Navy --Gays.
Australia. Royal Australian Navy.
Australia (Battlecruiser)
Australia (Battlecruiser)
Murder--Investigation--Australia.
Gay sailors--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Australian.
Sailors--Biography.
Gay military personnel.
Sailors--Australia--Biography.
Gay sailors--Australia--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Gay.
Gay military personnel--Australia.
Warships--History--Australia--1939-1945.
Warships--History--Australia--20th century.
Warships--History.--Australia
Australian
VA715 .A87 / M87 2016
363.259523
