{"product_id":"a-cooks-tour-hmas-perths-mediterranean-war-1941-by-norris-roy","title":"A Cook's Tour: HMAS Perth's Mediterranean War 1941 by Norris, Roy.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Cook's Tour: HMAS Perth's Mediterranean War 1941 by Norris, Roy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher:\u003cbr\u003eNaval Historical Society of Australia. Sydney. 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftback, minor shelf\/edge-wear, small chip to base of spine, minor marks otherwise excellent with no inscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoy Norris was one of the commissioning crew of HMAS Perth and served during Perth’s deployment to the Mediterranean in 1941.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorris kept a diary and recorded the events he and the Perth experienced. He was also a talented artist and painted a number of watercolours of scenes from the Med.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2005, the Society published the diary under the title, “A Cook’s Tour”. The book is a substantial and unique historical reference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese extracts demonstrate Norris’s skill for story-telling, and relate some of the key events in the Mediterranean campaign\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50971804434679,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_1010_bffc0857-4ce2-42fe-ab33-e993ca649521.jpg?v=1785033390","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/products\/a-cooks-tour-hmas-perths-mediterranean-war-1941-by-norris-roy","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}