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MILITARY

 

NEW & SECOND-HAND BOOKS

 

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S/C - Soft Cover

D/W - Dust wrapper

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(New)  - New Book (not second-hand)

 

TITLE 

AUD $

A DICTIONARY OF MILITARY UNIFORM. H/C + Damaged D/W (W.Y. Carman) 1st Edition, 1977. 140pp.

17.50

A LITERARY JOURNEY THROUGH WARTIME BRITAIN. Cloth cover. (A.C. Ward) 2nd Printing, March 1944. 96pp.

3.50

A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIANS AT WAR. H/C + Damaged D/W (R. Nelson, et al.) 1st Edition, 1970 / Hamlyn. 323pp.

20.00

ALL IN MY STRIDE. S/C (R. Harris) 1999. 204pp. John Gilmour's story: Changi to world champion. (New)

22.00

ALL MEN BACK - ALL ONE BIG MISTAKE. S/C (W.A. Bee) 1998. 143pp. This is the story and experiences of the author as a sailor on HMAS Perth sunk by the Japanese, and then as a POW on the Burma Railway and in Japanese coal mines. The appendix lists the crew of the HMAS Perth and their fate. An insert map shows all Japanese POW campsites. (New) 

22.00

ANZACS. S/C (G. McLeod) 1st Edition, 1985 / Paperback. 218pp.

2.00

AS IT SEEMED TO US: The 1st Australian Mountain Battery RAA AIF 1942 - 1945.  S/C (Edited by: J. Allan & C. Cutts) 1994. 213pp.  Ex lib copy.  Page repaired. Special.

SOLD

AUSTRALIA GOES TO WAR. H/C + D/W (J. Robertson) 1984. 224pp. This book is a concise account of Australia's contribution to the war effort during the years 1939 to 1945.

19.95

AUSTRALIA'S ARMED FORCES OF THE EIGHTIES. H/C + D/W (Edited by: R. Gillett) Revised, Enlarged Edition 1986. 158pp.

16.50

AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES Series:

By: Australian War Memorial

ACTIVE SERVICE (With Australia in the Middle East) D/W

SOLD

AS YOU WERE - 1948 D/W

SOLD

AS YOU WERE - 1950 D/W

SOLD

H.M.A.S. Mk II (The R.A.N's Second Book)

SOLD

H.M.A.S. Mk III (The R.A.N's Third Book) D/W

SOLD

H.M.A.S. Mk IV (The R.A.N.'s Fourth Book)

SOLD

JUNGLE WARFARE (With the Australian Army in the South West Pacific)

SOLD

ON GUARD (With the Volunteer Defence Corps) D/W

SOLD

SIGNALS (Story of the Australian Corps of Signals) D/W

SOLD

SOLDIERING ON (The Australian Army at Home and Overseas)

SOLD

STAND EASY D/W

SOLD

AUSTRALIAN MILITARY UNIFORMS: 1800 - 1982.  H/C + D/W   (Monty Wedd) 1982.  144pp.  An excellent reference book on all colonial and state uniforms and those worn in the various wars. Fully illustrated. Good reference copy. Ex lib. Special.

25.00

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN AT WAR. H/C + D/W (P. Adam-Smith) 1st Edition, 1984. 386pp. This book is in excellent condition.

30.00

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN AT WAR. S/C (P. Adam-Smith) 1996 / Penguin. 302pp. This is the same as above except as a Paperback edition. Excellent condition.

12.50

BEHIND BAMBOO. H/C (R.D. Rivett) Reprint, May 1947. 400pp. An inside story of the Japanese Prison Camps.

16.50

BORNEO SURGEON: A Reluctant Hero. H/C (P. Firkins) 1995. 151pp. The story of Dr. James P. Taylor, a civilian tortured and imprisoned by the Japanese in Borneo. (New)    ......   (Soft Cover copies also available.  Price: $22.00)

28.00

BREAKER MORANT. S/C (F.M. Cutlack) 3rd Impression, 1980. 176pp. A Horseman who made history.

SOLD

BULLWINKEL. H/C + D/W (N.G. Manners) 2000. 248pp. The first full biography of Sister Bullwinkel, sole survivor of a group of Australian nurses murdered by the Japanese on Banka Island in 1941. (New) 

(Soft Cover copies are still available.    Price: $30.00)

SOLD

CAPTIVES. S/C (Catherine Kenny) 1st Edition, 1986. 173pp. Australian Army Nurses in Japanese Prison Camps.

16.50

DIGGERS SONGS.  H/C  (Warren Fahey)  1996.  234pp.  Songs of the Australians in eleven wars.  Ex lib. 

20.00

FLIGHT OF DIAMONDS. H/C (W.H. Tyler) 1987. 126pp. The story of Broome's war and the Carnot Bay diamonds. (New)  

(Soft Cover copies also available.   Price: $22.00)

28.00

GHOSTS IN KHAKI. H/C + D/W (L. Cody) 1997. 374pp. The History of the 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, 8th Australian Division A.I.F. (New)

60.00

GALLIPOLI. S/C (J. Bennett) Reprint, 1981. 280pp. A wartime novel.

2.00

HELL and HIGH FEVER.  H/C + damaged D/W    (D. Selby)

7.95

HEROES HAVE WINGS. S/C (P. Firkins) 1993. 212pp. The stories of Australian Airmen in the Great Air battles of World War II. (New)

28.00

HEY NURSE ! . S/C (E.I. Ellis) 1989. 231pp. A factual account of the life of the author and her nursing experiences prior to and during the Second World War. Signed by author.

4.00

I LOVED THOSE YANKS. S/C (M.C. Meadows) No date (circa 1946 ?) 336pp. An account of the American servicemen in Brisbane, Queensland during World War II. Scarce. Unfortunately this book is rather foxed and has a twisted spine.

20.00

LIGHT HORSE. H/C + D/W (E. Mitchell) 1st Edition, 1978. 112pp. This is the story of Australia's Mounted Troops.

19.95

MEN OF VISION OVER CAPRICORN. S/C (G.S. Cousins) 1st Edition, 1994. 370pp. A story of Aviation History in Central Queensland. (New)

SOLD

NO PASSING GLORY. H/C + D/W (A. Boyle) 2nd Edition, 1955. 384pp. The full and authentic biography of group Captain Leonard Cheshire.

5.00

ONE MAN'S WAR. S/C (S. Arneil) Reprint, 1982. 288pp. The private diary of the author and the events of Changi and Singapore in WWII.

7.50

OUR WAR: Australia during World War 1. H/C + D/W (B. Lewis) 1st Edition, 1980. 328pp.

7.50

OUT OF THE SHADOWS. H/C - Board (E. Anson) 1945. 134pp. The story of the Second World War. Damaged cover. Special.

4.00

PROUD STORY. H/C (C.O. B. Jackson) 1949. 336pp. The Official History of The Australian Comforts Fund.

16.50

QUEENSLAND NURSES: Boer War to Vietnam. H/C (R. Goodman)  1985. 280pp.  An account of traditions and service. Ex lib. Cover a little worn. Scarce.

SOLD

REMINISCENCES OF AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSE.  S/C  (E. McQuade White) Reprint, 1992. 56pp. Deals mainly with her experiences in the  Northern Territory.

16.00

SAILOR & COMMANDO. S/C (A.E. Jones) 1998. 173pp. A R.A.N. Special Service Commando's WWII experiences in training and on service in the East Indies and Borneo. (New)

22.00

THE ANZAC SQUADRON. S/C (N. Ashworth) 1994. 275pp. A history of No. 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force 1942 - 1945. Includes details of the planes and men. (New)

33.00

THE ANZACS. H/C + D/W (P. Adam-Smith) Reprint, 1979. 372pp.

25.00

THE DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA. S/C (B.A. Santamaria) 1970. 147pp. Ex lib.

2.00

THE MAKING OF ANZACS. S/C (Compiled by: J. Cribbin) 1985. 135pp. This Australian television series was screened by Channel 9.

6.00

THE REMOTE GARRISON: The British Army in Australia 1788 - 1870. H/C + D/W (P. Stanley) 1986. 96pp. (New)

32.50

THE TRENCHES IN THE SKY. S/C (D. Conway) 1995. 248pp. What it was like flying in RAF Bomber and Transport Commands in World War II. (New)

30.00

THE VALIANT FEW. H/C + D/W (L. Tinkle) 1964. 90pp. Crisis at the Alamo.

3.00

THE VIETNAM WAR: Day By Day. H/C + D/W (Edited by: J.S. Bowman) 1st Edition,  1989. 224pp.

22.00

THE WAR DIARIES OF WEARY DUNLOP. H/C + D/W (E.E. Dunlop) Reprint, 1986. 401pp. An account of Java and the Burma - Thailand Railway in 1942 - 1945.

15.00

TOBRUK: 1941 Capture, Seige, Relief. H/C (C. Wilmot) 1944. 348pp. A cheap 'reading copy'. Special.

4.00

WARCO. H/C + D/W (P. Burgess) 1st Edition, 1986. 254pp. Australian reporters at war. Ex lib. copy.

10.50

WARTIME RECOLLECTIONS. S/C (M. Byrnes) 1995. 85pp. This book was produced by the Moreton Commemorative Committee for the 'Australia Remembers 1945 - 1995' programme. Contains Queensland information.

11.00

WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: THE SECOND WORLD WAR Vol. 2: Their Finest Hour. 1st Australian Edition, 1949. 684pp. A cheap ex lib. 'reading / reference' copy. Special.

4.00

PLEASE NOTE:  Some more titles on this subject can also be found on our AUSSIE BOOKS - Hesperian Press page.

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