That Magnificent 9th : An Illustrated History of the 9th Australian Division 1940-46 Tapa blanda - 2005

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2005. xvi, 272pp, index, bibliography, endnotes, appendices, bw ills, maps. Pictorial card. Lightest of edge wear to cover, very light foxing to page edges. A powerful visual history of the men who fought in the 9th Australian Division seeing service at Tobruk, El Alamein, New Guinea and Borneo.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Fine. Small 4to.

Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2005. 2005 edition . Softcover. Very Good Condition. Quarto. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges clean, neat and free of foxing This is a unique and powerful visual history of the men who fought in the 9th Division, the most famous Australian division of World War II. Many never before published photographs, some from veterans' private collections, illustrate dramatic and moving stories of Tobruk, El Alamein, New Guinea and Borneo.The 9th Division gained renown as 'Rats of Tobruk' in 1941, were eulogised as 'that magnificent 9th' by General Montgomery after the battle of El Alamein in 1942, and drew praise from their formidable opponent, Field Marshal Rommel. On the eve of the D-day landing in Normandy, Montgomery's chief-of-staff said, 'My God, I wish we had 9th Australian Division with us this morning, don't you?'In 1943, the Division… Leer más