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Canberra, Australia: Department of Home Security, 1942. 157pp., intext, demonstrative, b/w line-drawn illustrations throughout. Book clean, square. Side-staples. Cloth taped spine. Former owner's name on title-page, mildly tanned leaves. Printed limp wraps slightly edgeworn and splayed, with small chips on edges and short oblique creases on rear wrap. Issued for use by members of Stretcher Parties and First-Aid Posts in Australia during World War 11. Contents include Foreword, 22 chapters. Book weight approx. 160g. Postage charge will be reduced as this item will post under 500g. packed weight. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Staplebound Softcover. Good+.

Victoria, Australia: Janette G. Rogers , 1985. (x), + 222pp., illustrated throughout: b/white halftone plates, facsimiles, and line-drawn maps. Book clean. Spine firm, mildly sunned, title clearly legible. Leaves clean and unmarked, soft corner crease to several. Illustrated card wrapper has corresponding sunned strips adjacent to spine on front and rear panels, corner crease to lower foredge corner of front panel, minimal indentations and marks. Comprising 10 'diaries' written by Private James Maxwell (Max) Laidlaw (born Powlett Plains, Victoria, 26 March, 1887), beginning January 5th, 1916 - the day he embarked on the troopship 'Afric' bound for the Middle East . . . With minor editing (spelling/punctuation) by his granddaughter, J.G. Rogers, contents include: Prelims., Dedication, Acks., Metric Conversions, Foreword, World War One, Introduction, 10 'Diaries'. Code of Names Appearing in Diary. Abbs. Glossary. Appendices. 5th Battalion A.I.F. (Important Battles, Battle Honours, Honours and Awards),… Leer más

Canberra, A.C.T., Australia: Australian War Memorial, 2004. 172pp. B/white illustrations. Book clean, Spine firm. Colour-illustrated card wrapper has a soft corner crease to lower front panel, Corresponding soft corner crease to several leaves, else clean and unmarked. Parallel text in English and Japanese. Australia-Japan Research Project. Contents include: Foreword. Introduction. Japan in the Pacific War and New Guinea ((Tanaka Hiromi). "He's (Not) Coming South": The invasion that wasn't (Peter Stanley). Japanese Air Operations in New Guinea (Shindo Hiroyuki). The Naval Campaigns for New Guinea (David Stevens). Japanese Soldier's Experience of War (Tamura Keiko). "Yet They're Human Just As We Are": Australian attitudes to the Japanese (Mark Johnston). Japanese Forces in Post-Surrender Rabaul (Tanaka Hiromi). Searching For Dad: Unsolved mysteries of the war (Margaret Reeson). Book weight approx. 300g. (This book will post as a small parcel and postage charge will… Leer más

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Macmillan, 2001. 600pp., plus 2 x 16 page, b/white photographically illustrated sections. Illustrated endpapers. Book clean, square, Spine firm, white title there-on. Plain boards undamaged. Leaves clean. Illustrated dustjacket softly creased at head of spine and front panel only. "The struggle for the Gallipoli Peninsula was dominated by the terrain as much as by the men and steel, and author Les Carlyon makes the battlefields come alive, walking through them and capturing the landscape in a way no other writer has managed. Using a masterly blend of storytelling and scholarship, and an intimate knowledge of the ground itself, he has produced the most definitive account of the campaign yet written and a superbly readable story of one of the defining moments in our history." Contents include: List of Maps, 33 chapters, Endnotes, Select Bibliography, Acks., Index. "LEST WE FORGET". Book weight approx. 1.08 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will… Leer más

Newport, New South Wales, Australia : Big Sky Publishing, 2011. ix, + 358pp. Intext, b/white halftone plates and line-drawn maps throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper minimally bumped on lower foredge corner of front panel, else undamaged. Textblock ditto. "This book is the first book since Charles Bean's 'Official History' to provide a detailed narrative of the bloody and tragic battle for Hill 60, along with the other engagements that went on until the very last days at Anzac - viewed from both sides of the trenches. It also examines in detail the planning and execution of the evacuation of the troops from Anzac - the most successful part of the whole Gallipoli fiasco. David Cameron's detailed research and use of firsthand accounts including letters, diaries, and interviews, enables him to convey the confusion of battle while also telling a good story with a powerful emotional impact." Contents include: Prelims., Introduction. Part 1/ The… Leer más

Armadale, Victoria, Australia: Cliffe Books (In Association with the Geelong Grammar Foundation ), 1999. vi, + 286pp., colour plate frontispiece, two unpaginated colour plates, unpaginated b/white halftone section, plus a line-drawn theatre map section at rear. Book clean and square. Spine firm, bright gilt titles and school crest over mildly foredge-bumped maroon boards. A personal inscription (" . . . many thanks for your help, James") additiionally fully signed and dated (11th November, 1999 - the book's release date) on title page, else textblock unmarked. Plain glassine dustwrapper has several repaired closed tears, else good. The book pays tribute to and gives short biographies of some 417 Geelong Grammarians who served in the Great War, with one in five who enlisted paying the supreme sacrifice . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, Foreword. Editorials. The Supreme Sacrifice. Those who Returned. New From th4e War Years. Letters From the War. References, including Lists.… Leer más

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Picador, 2007. xi, + 863pp., b/white maps, plus 3 x 16 page, b/white photographically-illustrated sections. Book clean, square. Spine firm, minor reading crease there-on. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper very good+. Contents include: List of Maps, Key to Maps, Prologue, 50 chapters (Three 'parts', plus Aftermath), Australian Divisions in France and Belgium 1916-1918, Endnotes, Select Bibliography, Acks., Index. "LEST WE FORGET". Book weight approx. 1.4 KG. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it weighs over 1KG. Please email for quote. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good +.

Crows Nest, N.S.W., Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2013. xx, + 506pp. Unpaginated, colour and b/white photographic section. Intext maps throughout. Book clean. Spine firm, nominally askew. Illustrated card wrapper trivially bumped only. Textblock unmarked. 'Hell's Battlefield' is the "first book to tell the whole story of the Australians against the Japanese in Papua New Guinea during World War II." Contents include: Prelims., List of Maps. Abbreviations. Introduction. Invasion. Kokoda to Milne Bay. The Papuan Beachheads. Wau-Salamaua. The New Guinea Offensives. Endgame. Appendix 1: Casualties. Notes. Bibliography. Acks., Index. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 795g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing.. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23cm x 15cm).

Carlton, Vic, Australia: Pagemasters Pty. Ltd., 1995. vi, + 153pp. Intext, b/white halftone plates and line-drawn maps throughout. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper lightly bumped only. Two former owner's names on title page, else textblock unmarked. Released fifty years after the events of the Pacific Theatre of World War Two, historian Robert Piper has compiled, over several decades, stories that few Australians knew about during these war years . . . Contents include: Prelims., Foreword. Author Bio., Introduction. Dedication. Acks. 15 stories. Book weight approx. 335g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 24cm x 17.25cm).

Rydalmere, NSW, Australia: Hodder and Stoughton, 1993. xv, 300pp., plus 24 page unpaginated b/white illustrated section. B/white maps, figures. Book clean. Spine firm, slight lean, bright gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards have a bump to upper foredge corner of rear panel. Leaves clean and unmarked. Colour-art illustrated dustjacket (detail from the painting 'Engagement of Hilfskreuzers, Kormoran and the Australian cruiser Sydney on 19 November, 1941 off the West Australian coast', by Jochin Sachse) dustjacket mildly edge-creased only. From the jacket flap: "The loss of 'Sydney' was Australia's greatest wartime naval loss. Why did Captain Burnett in 'Sydney' bring his ship so close to the 'Kormoran' that he risked a mortal engagement? Why was 'Kormoran' able to inflict so much damage that her ship's company were apparently unable to communicate with assistance ashore and could not save their ship from sinking? Why was the Australian cruiser and… Leer más

North Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Vintage Books (Random House Australia), 2008. (xiii), + 257pp., unpaginated colour and b/white halftone plate sections (various sources), plus an intext map section. Book clean and square. Spine firm, a soft reading crease there-on. Illustrated card wrapper nominally edgeworn only. Textblock lightly tanned only. Private Edward Lynch was a member of the 45th Battalion A.I.F. and in this contextual history the author Will Davies traces Lynch and the 45th Battalion's travels - long route marches, front line at Messines, Dernancourt, Stormy Trench and Villers-Bretonneux . . . Contents include: Prelims., Maps, Introduction, 20 chapters, Acks., Glossary. Notes. Bibliography. Book weight approx. 420g. . First Impression. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Henley Beach, South Australia : Seaview Press, 2000. xviii, + 224pp., b/white halftone plate illustrated section, plus line-drawn maps and facsimiles. Book clean. Spine firm, minor repair on head. Colour-art illustrated (Tom Offord) gloss wrapper noticeably creased on front, else lighty bumped, plus a minor dampstain on plain inner. A short personal inscription on the title page, signed and dated by the author, else textblock unmarked. Including a listing of names and citations for Australian military personnel recommended for gallantry awards in the first air raid on Darwin, this book is a tribute to R.A.N.'s somewhat unrecognised heroism in Darwin . . . Contents include: Prelims., Introduction, 7 chapters. Appendices x 3. References, and Notes. Index. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 325g. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. First Edition. Softcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Richmond, Victoria, Australia: William Heinemann Australia, 1984. xxxiii, 225pp. B/white halftone plate frontispiece and like, unpaginated plates throughout (all called-for plates extant and attached). Intext, line-drawn maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Signed and dated (May 1984) on title page by author Bernard Callinan, else textblock mildly edge-tanned. Illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn, small surface scratch. Introduction by Nevil Shute. Contents include: Preface. List of Illustrations. Foreword. Introductory Chapter. List of Officers. 13 chapters. Index including Map References. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 451g. (This book will post as a small parcel within Australia only, and postage charge will be reduced accordingly). Signed by Author. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 21cm x 13.5cm).

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

Sydney, N.S.W., Australia: Macmillan, 2014. 314pp. Unpaginated (16 page) b/white halftone plate section. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper minimally edgeworn only. Textblock unmarked. When Australia, as a member of the British Empire, entered World War I, volunteers swarmed to enlist. Among the recruits, however, were criminals with extensive police records . . . This interesting book tells the story of some of these men . . . Contents include: Prelims. Introduction. Part 1/ Military Misadventure. 2/ Services No Longer Required. 3/ The Professionals. 4/ Beyond the Reach of Law and Order. Acks. Bibliography. Notes on Images. Index. Book weight approx 490g. . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 23.5cm x 15.5cm).

Australia: Hugh Dolan, 2012. 47pp. Colour-art (comic panel format) throughout by Tea Seroya, in a style in which a young adult can follow the story-line. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Colour-illustrated (Tea Seroya) card wrapper mildly edgeworn and bumped on foredge corners. An inspiring quote (to an unspecified recipient) signed by David Howell on author bio. page, together with a nondescript gift inscription on upper margin of same, else illustrated textblock minimally bumped on foredge corners. This title is the second in a proposed series illustrating in a unique and engaging way how Australian soldiers faced a formidable enemy in three major, fierce, and costly battles against the Japanese. The story of Australia's eventual triumph remains one of its greatest stories. "May their deeds live on forever more.", David Howell. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 290g. . Inscribed and Signed by David Howell . First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 4to - (approx. 29.5cm x 21cm).

Mosman, NSW, Australia : Allen & Kemsley, 1996. 96pp. Intext, monochrome halftone plate illustrations throughout (interviewee portrait photographs by Steven Siewert, others archival). Book clean and square. Backstrip firm, but colour-faded (no text loss). Illustrated gloss boards undamaged. Tinted endpapers. Textblock unmarked. At the time of publication it was believed to be less than twenty original Anzacs still alive - men who had seen action at Gallipoli . . . This book is a collection of personal narratives/interviews from most of these original 'Diggers'. Contents include: Prelims., Acks. Foreword. ANZAC: Then and Now. ANZAC: The Battlefield. ANZAC: The Men. The Interviews: Jack Buntine to Albert White. Poems. Bibliography. Author Bio's. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 914g. *Customers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Folio - (approx. 32.5cm… Leer más

South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Macmillan, 1978. vii, + 112pp. Line-drawn, map endpapers (different front and rear). Four unpaginated leaves of colour-plates (courtesy AWM), plus intext b/white halftone plates (and one sketch-art) (various sources) throughout. Book clean and square. Backstrip firm. Plain black boards undamaged. A former owner's name on ffep., else textblock good. Colour-art illustrated (detail, 'Into Damascus', H. Septimus Power. Courtesy AWM) dustjacket edgeworn, with short closed tear, else good. Australian author Elyne Mitchell OAM (1913-2002) tells the story of our WWI Light Horse Brigade - legendary men and their beloved horses charging into battle, led by the author's father, General Sir Henry ('Harry') George Chauvel, GCMG, KCB. Contents include: Prelims., Author's Note. Acks. 15 chapters. Glossary. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 680g. . First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good`/Good. 8vo -… Leer más

North Sydney, Australia: Random House Australia, 2007. xxi, + 596pp., unpaginated, b/white halftone plate sections, plus several intext theatre maps. Book clean and square. Spine firm. Illustrated card wrapper undamaged. Textblock unmarked. This book tells the story of Australia's greatest military commander and tactician who, post-war as an engineer, oversaw the growth of Victoria's State Electricity Commission. The immense contribution that Sir John Monash (1865-1931) paid to innovative tactics and planning led to a succession of major battle wins leading to the end of the Great War . . . Contents include: Prelims., List of Maps. Introduction: Engineer of Victory - 8 August 1918. 24 chapters. Acks. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Book weight approx. 625g. . First Thus, 5th Impression . Softcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Newport, N.S.W., Australia: Big Sky Publishing, 2016. xii, + 195pp. B/white halftone illustrations intext. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has a 'Local Author' (Australian Booksellers Association) sticker affixed to front panel. From the rear panel: "Early one cold, wintry morning in late May 1942, the bullet-ridden body of Driver Roy Willis was found on the side of the road. He had been shot a number of times with a military revolver. Despite extensive enquiries by some of the Victoria Police’s most experienced homicide detectives, the murderer was not found. Then three months later, the killer struck again. In September 1942 Gunner John Hulston went missing whilst on guard duty . . . This story has more twists and turns than the Great Ocean Road. They range from black market operations, confessions, suspects identified in later years, lost or missing police files, disagreements between the police and the army over the… Leer más