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02920aam a2200481 i 4500 001 5D928D62FE2B11EAA9C7A44D1FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20200924010052 008 190510t20192019xnaabc e 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018493963 020 $a 1742236049 020 $a 9781742236049 035 $a (OCoLC)1066738912 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXIT $d OCLCF $d NZAUC $d AU@ $d OCLCO $d OCL $d YUS $d OCL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a u-at-ne 050 00 $a HV7175.S9 $b D845 2019 100 1 $a Duffy, Michael, $d 1957- $e author. 245 10 $a World war noir : $b Sydney's unpatriotic war / $c Michael Duffy and Nick Hordern. 246 30 $a Sydney's unpatriotic war 264 1 $a Sydney, NSW : $b NewSouth Publishing, $c 2019. 300 $a 329 pages : $b illustrations, maps, portraits ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-321) and index. 520 $a 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. 505 0 $a Introduction: Sydney in wartime -- Important people in our story -- 1939 Phoney war -- 1940 Waiting gaily here -- 1941 A lot of gazelles -- 1942 'In the mood' -- 1943 As bad as can be conceived -- 1944 Normal, banal, familiar -- 1945 You'll shoot out the other side of Christmas -- Epilogue: 'Don't fence me in' -- Notes on sources. 650 0 $a Organized crime $z Sydney $z Sydney $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Crime $z Sydney $z Sydney $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Corruption $z Sydney $z Sydney $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a War and crime $z Sydney $z Sydney $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Social aspects $z Sydney. $z Sydney. 650 7 $a Social aspects. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01354981 650 7 $a Organized crime. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01047884 650 7 $a Crime. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00882984 650 7 $a Corruption. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01352550 650 7 $a War and crime. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01170428 651 7 $a New South Wales $z Sydney. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204574 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 653 $a Australian 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 700 1 $a Hordern, Nick, $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20210721013749.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5D928D62FE2B11EAA9C7A44D1FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search