Khaki and Green: with the Australian Army at Home and Overseas

Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. foreword by General Blamey, Commander-in-Chief, Australian military forces, editorial notes. Illustrated endpapers, showing a kit of a general soldier, with the names of places fought by Australian soldiers above. Illustrated frontispiece, "Australian jungle fighters" by B3/59. Within the text there are 28 coloured illustrations, numerous black and white illustrations, halftone illustrations and red wash illustrations, along with black and white photographs. All illustrations within the book were done by serving military personnel. Green coloured boards with yellow coloured decoration on front panel with green and yellow coloured titles to the front panel and yellow coloured titles on the spine. Plain text dustwrapper, with kaki and green background with kaki and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titled to the spine. "Khaki and Green' sums up in one telling phrase the scope of the activities of the Australian soldiers since last day related their experiences, in book form, to their homeland. It speaks of desert and jungle, epitomising the two major regions of the campaign in which Australians have participated since October, 1942 -- the overthrow of Rommel's forces at El Alamein, and smashing of the Japanese in Papua. Brief summaries of these campaigns are recounted in this book." – from the foreword page 5. Softening and a little rubbing of the back strip edges; with bumping and minor rubbing of the book corners. Tanning and foxing of the text block edges with light tanning of the pages. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners lower book edges and the top quarter inch of the top back strip edge is missing. Numerous small tears to the top edge of the dustwrapper with associated creasing. There is a 2 inch split to the top fold over edge. Sunning, marks and staining to the rear panel. There is a 'V' piece missing from the lower edge of the rear panel. Browning and staining to the verso. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [10], 11 - 204 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History; WW II; Inventory No: 0286751. .