Prisoners of the Kormoran (1955) By James Taylor
 
Prisoner of the Kormoran ' W. A. Jones edited by James Taylor.
 
In 1941, the Australian Freighter "Mareeba " and all her crew disappeared without a trace, when bound for Calcutta. However there was one survivor, W.A.'Syd' Jones, the only survivor, relates how the vessel was sunk in the Indian Ocean by the " Kormoran " which later was destroyed by and in turn destroyed HMAS Sydney.
 
He was taken prisoner by the German raider for five months, later being transferred to a prison ship. At Cape Horn, the prison ship was sunk.

Jones and companions suffered exposure on the high seas until they were picked up by a German U Boat. Later he was sent as a POW to Bremen.
 
Interesting story especially with it's relation to Australian's greatest single wartime loss the mystery of the sinking of HMAS Sydney .
 
Soft Cover
192 pages
In Fair to Good Condition