To Kokoda and Beyond

Melbourne University Press, Australia, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Signed by Author. Hardcover. 267 pages. Signed by Author. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Melbourne University Press, Australia, 1988. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust… Read more about this item

Sydney: Australian Military History Publications., 2007. xii, 319 pages, b/w ills, maps, three appendices: Nominal Roll, Honours and Awards, Casualties, index. Pictorial boards in jacket. Near new. This account of the short history of the 39th Battalion, which lasted for only 20 months of World War II, includes excerpts from the Japanese officers' diaries during the Papuan Campaign. Taken with… Read more about this item

Carlton: Melbourne University Press, 1988. xvi, 267 pages, b/w plates, maps, three appendices: Nominal Roll, Honours and Awards, Casualties, index. Prev owner's four-line name stamp on the half-title verso and by the upper edge of the title page. Cloth boards in lightly edge-worn dust-jacket. This account of the short history of the 39th Battalion, which lasted for only 20 months… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Melbourne U. P., 1988. 1st edition. Nice Copy. octavo. dust jacket xvi + 267pp., b/w plates, maps, appends.(inc. nominal roll), index, The most famous Australian ÔscratchÕ unit of WW2. Largely composed of 18 & 19-year-old boys with outdated weapons, they faced the full force of the resurgent Japanese in Papua. First edition. Tipped-in a 39th… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Melbourne U. P., 1988. 1st edition. As New. small octavo. dust jacket xvi + 267pp., b/w plates, maps, appends.(inc. nominal roll), index, The most famous Australian ÔscratchÕ unit of WW2. Largely composed of 18 & 19-year-old boys with outdated weapons, they faced the full force of the resurgent Japanese in Papua. First edition. Loosely inserted… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Melbourne U. P., 1988. 1st edition. As New. small octavo. dust jacket xvi + 267pp., b/w plates, maps, appends.(inc. nominal roll), index, The most famous Australian ÔscratchÕ unit of WW2. Largely composed of 18 & 19-year-old boys with outdated weapons, they faced the full force of the resurgent Japanese in Papua. First edition. Presentation copy… Read more about this item

Melbourne University Press. very nice copy . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1988.

Melbourne: Melbourne U. P., 1988. 1st ed. thus. Very Nice Copy. small octavo. stiff wrappers xvi + 267pp., b/w plates, maps, appends.(inc. nominal roll), index, The most famous Australian ÔscratchÕ unit of WW2. Largely composed of 18 & 19-year-old boys with outdated weapons, they faced the full force of the resurgent Japanese in Papua. Fine copy… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Melbourne U. P., 1988. 1st ed. thus. As New. small octavo. stiff wrappers xvi + 267pp., b/w plates, maps, appends.(inc. nominal roll), index, The most famous Australian ÔscratchÕ unit of WW2. Largely composed of 18 & 19-year-old boys with outdated weapons, they faced the full force of the resurgent Japanese in Papua. Fine copy of… Read more about this item

Melbourne: Melbourne U. P., 1990. reprint. Very Good. small octavo. stiff wrappers xvi + 267pp., b/w plates, maps, appends.(inc. nominal roll), index, The most famous Australian ÔscratchÕ unit of WW2. Largely composed of 18 & 19-year-old boys with outdated weapons, they faced the full force of the resurgent Japanese in Papua. Neat ownership signature o/w a… Read more about this item

Melbourne University Press 1988. Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

Melbourne: Melbourne U. P., 1990. reprint. Nice Copy. small octavo. stiff wrappers xvi + 267pp., b/w plates, maps, appends.(inc. nominal roll), index, The most famous Australian ÔscratchÕ unit of WW2. Largely composed of 18 & 19-year-old boys with outdated weapons, they faced the full force of the resurgent Japanese in Papua. Nice copy of a scarce… Read more about this item

Melbourne Univ Pr, 1988. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

Loftus, Australian Military History Publications REVISED edition - hard cover in laminated boards The 39th Battalion existed as a unit for only twenty months, but its story is one of the most proudest in the annals of Australian military history. The untried and largely untrained, 'garrison battalion' found itself in Port Moresby in the front line of Australia's defence, after… Read more about this item