Battalion Into Battle: The History of the 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion, 1939-1945 Tapa dura -

The Author, Hilton, Western Australia, 2011. Hardcover. Original cloth.. FINE.  AUSTRALIAN MILITARYThe first infantry battalion to be raised in Western Australia for overseas service in the Second World War.Limited numbered First Edition (#648/1,000) x, 509 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.index, includes Nominal Roll. Signed by Author. SCARCE  #310123R/081223 NO DUSTJACKETHistory of the 2/11th Battalion during it's World War 2 service in North Africa, Middle East, Greece, Crete and in the Pacific.The battalion was formed at Northam Camp in November 1939.The 2/11th Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army which saw service during World War II. Raised shortly after the outbreak of war in 1939, the 2/11th was formed from Second Australian Imperial Force volunteers who were recruited mainly from the state of Western Australia. Assigned to the 6th Division, the 2/11th completed its training in Western Australia and New South Wales before deploying to the Middle East in 1940. Its… Leer más