Purple over green: The history of the 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion, 1939-1945 Tapa dura - 1977

Sydney: 2/2 Aust. Inf. Bn. Assoc. (printed by Printcraft Press), 1977. x, 454pp, index, 20 appendices, nominal roll, honour roll, bw illsmaps. Or green cloth in jacket. Minor rubbing to bottom of boards, jackety rubbed at folds with several very short tears to edge, signs of spine label having been removed. Stamp of the Royal Australian History Society on copyright page with ancelled stamp. SIGNED by F.O. Chilton (Former Commanding Officer/foreword); S. Wick (author/historian) and a personalised presentation inscription after foreword from D Beresford Goslett (Capt, Military Cross). Comprehensive history of 2/2 Battalion including formation of battalion, training in Egypt and Palestine and numerous campaigns (Bardia, Tobruk, Greece, Crete, Syria, Ceylon. Kokoda, Aitape, Wewak). POWs, traing in the Atherton Tablelands and the 39th Battalion.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.