World War Noir. Sydney's Unpatriotic War

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Newsouth Publishing
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2019
Edition: First Edition

Description: 329 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: 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