{"product_id":"2026100009553-secondhand-in-the-wake-the-true-story-of-the-melbourne-evans-collision-conspiracy-and-cover-up","title":"In The Wake: The True Story Of The Melbourne-Evans Collision, Conspiracy And Cover-Up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Minor crease on front cover, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the dead of a dark night in June 1969, two warships collided in the waters off the Australian coast — and the truth of what followed proved more shocking than the disaster itself. In the Wake chronicles the catastrophic collision between HMAS Melbourne, Australia's aircraft carrier, and the USS Frank E. Evans, an American destroyer, a tragedy that claimed the lives of 74 American sailors and ignited a firestorm of political and military controversy. Jo Stevenson, drawing on meticulous research and first-hand accounts, reconstructs the fateful moments of impact and the years of institutional silence, deflection, and deliberate obfuscation that buried the full story from public view.\n\nBeyond the immediate tragedy, this work stands as a damning indictment of the military and governmental machinery that conspired — whether through negligence or design — to suppress accountability. Stevenson writes with the unflinching resolve of an investigative journalist and the moral clarity of an advocate for the bereaved, presenting a narrative that is as much about the mechanics of a cover-up as it is about loss at sea. With a foreword by The Honourable Gordon Samuels, AC, Governor of New South Wales, In the Wake carries an authority that demands attention — leaving the reader to wonder just how many other inconvenient truths remain buried beneath the waves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203222839515,"sku":"2026100009553-SECONDHAND","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/211baa5f-e432-4b3d-a92e-48bdb73d0a23.png?v=1788146090","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100009553-secondhand-in-the-wake-the-true-story-of-the-melbourne-evans-collision-conspiracy-and-cover-up","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}