It Happened to Us: The Unique Experiences of 20 Members of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment Tapa dura - 1994

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: C.E. and D.J. Finkemeyer, 1994. viii, 352pp. B/white illustrated endpapers and frontis, two b/white maps. Book clean. Spine firm, slight lean, bright gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. A personal inscription to named previous owner, signed by author/editor Colin Finkemeyer, on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edge-creased, tiny spot of surface abrasion to lower rear panel. From the jacket flap: "These stories are about the members of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment. Three batteries of the regiment were sent to Singapore in the hope that they could prevent the Japanese Juggernaut from invading Australia. The regiment succeeded in stemming the use of tanks by the Japanese Army, but fell with the rest of 8th Division when Singapore was captured by them. Thereafter the paths of the men in the regiment took different directions, so that together their stories cover a broad spectrum of the life experienced by… Leer más