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To Kokoda and Beyond.. The Story of the 39th Battalion 1941-1943
by Austin, Victor -- Compiler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0522843743
- ISBN 13
- 9780522843743
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Victoria, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. By the Author on the Half Title Page. xviii, 267 pp.,; 12 pages of plates, 10 maps, 3 appendices (nominal roll, honours and awards, casualties), index; there are two inscriptions on the half title page; 1 from Kevin Crowley -- Chairman of the Battalion Association History Subcommittee, and 2 from Vic Austin the author. The 39th Australian Infantry Battalion existed as a unit for only 20 months of World War II, but its story is one of the most unusual and proudest in the annals of Australian military history. Light bumping off the head and tail of the backstrip, rubbing of the dust jacket around the head of the backstrip section. Slight dustiness to the page edges, otherwise a very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Military History -- Australia; Unit Histories; Military History -- World War II; Papua New Guinea; By the Author on the Half Title Page. ISBN: 0522843743. ISBN/EAN: 9780522843743. Inventory No: 0209653. . 9780522843743
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0209653
- Title
- To Kokoda and Beyond.. The Story of the 39th Battalion 1941-1943
- Author
- Austin, Victor -- Compiler
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0522843743
- ISBN 13
- 9780522843743
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Press
- Place of Publication
- Carlton, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Military History Military & Warfare; Military History -- Australia; Unit Histories; Military History -- World War II; Papua New Guinea; Photographic By the Author on the Half Title Page Unbranded ISBN: 0522843743 EAN: 9780522843743 Austin, Vic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Unit Histories; Military History -- World War II; Military History -- Australia;
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Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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