Search Results: HISTORY / Military / World War II from Lawrence Jones

Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1963. 378pp, index, roll of honour, nominal roll, bw ills, maps, pictorial endpapers. Green cloth in jacket. Jacket water stained, rubbed at folds with several very short tears to edges. Slight damp mark to top margin of first approx 90pp, prev owner detail on front pastedown. The 2/24 Battalion was known as the Rats of Tobruk. They served in the Western Desert, New Guinea and Borneo.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Fair. 8vo.

Canberra: The Author, 2000. 265pp, appendices, bibliography, bw ills, maps (some folding). Pictorial card. Near new. The 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade was part of Australia's northern defences during WWII both in Darwin and Townsville.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Sydney: Australian Military History Publications., 2001. xvi, 288pp, index, appendices, nominal roll, glossary, maps, bw ills. Pictorial glossy boards. As new. The 61st Australian Infntry Battalion was sent to Milne Bay in mid-1942 and within weeks found itself in the front line against the Japanese. The inexperiencedmilitia battalion soon learned on the job, as they slowed and stopped the first attacks. They played a key role in the defeat of the Japanese and later saw further action on Bougainville. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/None, as Issued.. Small 4to.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. xi, 276pp, index, bibliography, notes, Black cloth in jacket. Very light rubbing to jacket. Exposes Albert Speer's falsifications of history and his real role in the Third Reich.. First US De Luxe Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Osceola, Wi.: MBI Publishing Company, 1994. 96pp, index, num col ills. Or pictorial card. Near new. Includes Pershing, Sherman, Chaffee, Hellcat and more.. Apparent First. Soft Cover. Very Good. Square 4to.

Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2013. xv, 255pp, index, bibliography, notes, bw ills, maps. Or boards in jacket. As new. An exploration of the experiences of the more than 100000 Australian soldiers who fought in the Middle East during WWII. Examines their relationships between Australians and their allies, and how they related to the local people, including Greeks, Egyptians, Syrians, Lebanese and Palestinians.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. xviii, 347pp, index, bibliography, notes, appendices, bw ills, maps. Black cloth in jacket. Near new. Comparative study of Australian and British divisions at war-both divisions saw long service and suffered heavy casualties, and both encountered morale, discipline and battlefield effectiveness problems.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1968. xiii, 533pp, index, appendices, num bw ills, maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Jacket with light edge wear and a couple of very short tears, light foxing. Light foxing to edges, tear to half title page. Australia's air war against Japan in the latter stages of WWII.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

Canberra: Grimwade Publications, 1995. xi, 222pp, index, appendices (inc bibliography, maps of unit locations etc), bw ills. Pictorial card. Very slight edge wear to cover. Includes indigenous recruitment, defence plans for Darwin, Torres Strait, Thursday Island, Horn Island, service in Singapore and much more.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: Kangaroo Press, 2002. HEAVY. ix, 454pp, index, bibliography, glossary, appendices, notes, num bw ills, maps. Maroon cloth in jacket. Near new. A comprehensive battle history of the Royal New South Wales Regiment in WWII. The regiment served in the Middle East, Europe, New Guinea, Malaya, Singapore, New Guinea, Brunei and each of an extensive list of battles is dealth with individually.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

London: Michael Joseph, 1943. 143pp. Red cloth in jacket. Price clipped, some soiling and small chip to jacket. Paper lightly toned. The story of the day the tanks broke through British lines in Libya; the author's long trek back to Benghazi (following his capture by Rommel) and then to Italy and overland to Germany; five weeks solitary confinement in a Gestapo prison and 2 1/2 months in an Italian prison camp scheming for escape of liberation. The author was a journalist for the New York Times. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Canberra: Aerothentic Publications, 2000. 119pp, index, appendices, bw ills. Pictorial card. Crease and tiny tear to rear cover. . Second Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

San Jose: R. James Bender Publishing, 1987. 272pp, index, bibliography, 10 appendices, bw ills, maps. Pictorial boards. Light foxing to boards, edges and prelims. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

Australia: The Author, 1987. Paginated in parts (approx 180pp), maps, appendices, Rolls of Honour. Pale green card with green plastic comb binding. Slightest of edge wear. Unclear whether this is a stencilled manuscript or stencilled publication. The frontis portrait is of poor quality.The history covers both World Wars and the inter-war period. Extensive Rolls of Honour by Battalion.. First Edition. Comb Bound. Very Good. 4to.

Bassendean, WA: Advance Press, 2002. HEAVY. 607pp, nominal index, bibliography, appendices, bw ills.NOTE: includes 28th Battalion, 7th Brigade bookmark loosely inserted. Gray cloth in jacket. Jacket a bit faded on spine, moderate edge wear and very short tears to jacket, gutter cracked at title page but holding firm. No date c2002. INITIALED with personaised inscription by author on front free endpaper.The history of the 28th Battalion from its formation in April 1915 to its disbandment in 1919. Prior to this only a partial history by Collett published in 1922 had documented the 28th. The 28th fought on Gallipoli and was one of the first Australian units in France, fighting in most of the major battles on the western Front including Pozieres, Flers, Warlencourt, Bullecourt, Third Ypres, Lagnicourt, Morlancourt, Amiens and Mont St Quentin. The volume includes nominal roll, Honour Roll, awards and citations, POW lists and over 200 photographs, mainly from private collections and never before published..… Read More

Armidale, NSW: Kevin R. Smith, 1999. iii, 402pp, b/w photos, maps, documents, sketches, 5 appendices: calendar of events, AIF prisoner movements, Sandakan; Officers of 'B; and 'E' Forces; POW deaths; Australians in Outram Road Gaol, index. Pictorial card covers. Front cover creased, minor edge wear. SIGNED and inscribed (for Don) at top of title page. Based on extensive research and interviews with people in Borneo and Australia who recall some of the events of 1942-45, the book brings together the scattered evidence of what was happening in Borneo during the desolate years of captivity.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Very Good. Illus. by Sketches by Bill Young. 8vo.

London: Quadrant Books, 1984. 185pp + biographical index, appendix, map, bw & col ills. Green card. Light edge wear to cover. The original of this diary was buried in the cemetery at Chungkai for fear of discovery by the Japanese, and dug up in 1945. It tells the true story of the 16000 Allied POWs that died during the construction of the Birma Siam Railway from sickness, exhaustion and malnutrition. A remarkable contemorary record.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very Good. Small 4to.

Melbourne: Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1946. xxii, 425pp, index, appendix, 53 bw ills, 6 maps, pictorial endpapers. Or green cloth, no jacket. Page edges evenly toned, minor wear at top/bottom of spine, occasional minor foxing, prev owner name/date opposite half-title. The story of the Coast Watchers role in guarding Australia from Japanese attack in WWII. New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Hebrides.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo.

Bungendore, NSW: Notebook Publications, 2004. 64pp, bw ills. Pictorial card. Light edge wear to cover. The Catalina flying boat was the most widely used flying boat in WWII, operating on all fronts between 1939 and 1945 in a wide variety of offensive and secondary roles.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Sydney: The Anti-Submarine Officers' Association, 1994. HEAVY. xix, 490pp, index, appendicesbw ills. Blue faux-leather in jacket. Minor edge wear to jacket, small marks to page edges, slight thumb soiling to bottom corner. Australia's anti-submarine activities during WWII.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.