Military historian Dr Tom Lewis OAM, then a serving naval officer, wrote several analytical articles about the controversies surrounding the battle, all of which argued that the "Kormoran" account was right. "What may the wreck of the Sydney reveal", published in "Warship" Vol 42; the RUSI Journal "United Service" in Feb 2008, and in the Australian Naval Institute's "Headmark" in Dec 2007, was the first battle-damage assessment of what the wreck of the "Sydney" – if it was found – would look like. Lewis argued if the wreck damage matched the article then it would show the "Kormoran" account was accurate. Following the discovery of the two ships, the damage did indeed match the article. Lewis also argued in "The truth about Sydney – conspiracy theorists should crawl back into the bilges." "Wartime" magazine, Issue 45, that speculation the "Sydney" crew were massacred was damaging to the well-being of the families concerned.