Search Results: Austalian Militaria from Lawrence Jones

Sydney: Macmillan, 1986. viii, 296pp, index, bw ills. Or brown cloth in jacket. Sliught edge wear to jacket, front flap creased. First written/published in 1959 the author states that this edition is a complete re-writing of the earlier work with the addition of material on Indonesia and Vietnam. He brings together a wealth of anecdotes to illustrate the Digger experience and show why the Australian soldier is unique.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Rigby: Adelaide Botanic Gardens, 1963. 54 pages followed by photographic section of 80 stills from battle-films of Tobruk, the Western Desert, Greece, Syria and the Pacific area. Blue cloth in jacket. Minor edge wear/rubbing to jacket, small bookseller label inside front cover, offset toning to endpaper, gift note on front free endpaper. The pictorial story of Australia's ace war-time cameraman.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1955. 166pp. Green cloth in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket, light even toning to page edges, offset toning to endpapers. Novel of an RAAF Kityhawk squadron in the islands at a time when the war had begun to turn against the Japanese and the Allies were "iland hopping" towards victory.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Canberra: Australian National University, 1978. 351pp, appendix. Pictorial khaki card. Some surface silverfishing to covers, faint prev owner stamps in several places. Chapters include General Sources; Pre-Federation Defence Policy 1891-1901; South African War 1899-1902; China Field Force 1900-1901; Pre-WWI Defence Policy 1901-1914; World War I 1914-1918; and Defence Policy Between the World Wars 1919-1939. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to.