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Book, John Parker, The Gurkhas: The inside story of the worlds most feared soldiers, 1999
... great britain - army - history.... great britain - army - history ghurkha soldiers The author has ...The author has travelled in Nepal and met many Gurkhas to investigate the background to their traditional service to Britain and the threat that this is now under. He recounts famous battles when they collected VC's and earned admiration.Index, ill (b/w plates), maps, p.276.non-fictionThe author has travelled in Nepal and met many Gurkhas to investigate the background to their traditional service to Britain and the threat that this is now under. He recounts famous battles when they collected VC's and earned admiration.great britain - army - history, ghurkha soldiers -
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Book, Overlook Press, Roosevelt and Churchill : men of secrets, 2000
... Great Britain - Diplomatic history... Great Britain - Diplomatic history United States - Diplomatic ...An intriguing look behind the congenial faȧde of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, this work reveals how each leader jealously guarded knowledge from the other in pursuit of separate national interests. David Stafford's masterly study shows that at the heart of their complicated relationship - which was always dynamic - was an extraordinary fascination with clandestine operations. On this foundation Roosevelt and Churchill constructed a fighting alliance unlike any other in history.Index, bib, ill, p.359.non-fictionAn intriguing look behind the congenial faȧde of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, this work reveals how each leader jealously guarded knowledge from the other in pursuit of separate national interests. David Stafford's masterly study shows that at the heart of their complicated relationship - which was always dynamic - was an extraordinary fascination with clandestine operations. On this foundation Roosevelt and Churchill constructed a fighting alliance unlike any other in history. world war 1939-1945 - diplomatic history, great britain - diplomatic history, united states - diplomatic history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Macmillan and Co, Sir Francis Drake, 1890
... Great Britain - Military history... Francis Drake p.209. Great Britain - Military history Great ...The life and times of Sir Francis Drakep.209.non-fictionThe life and times of Sir Francis Drakegreat britain - military history, great britain - admirals - biography -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Macmillan and Co, Nelson, 1890
... Great Britain - Military history... Nelson p.240. Great Britain - Military history Great Britain ...The life and times of Nelsonp.240.non-fictionThe life and times of Nelsongreat britain - military history, great britain - admirals - biography -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, J. Murray, Deeds that won the Empire : historic battle scenes, 1917
... Great Britain - Military history....328. Great Britain - Military history Napoleonic wars ...A patriotic tale of British wartime exploits primarily during the Napoleonic warsIll, maps, p.328.non-fictionA patriotic tale of British wartime exploits primarily during the Napoleonic wars great britain - military history, napoleonic wars -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Blackie, Landmarks in English industrial history, 1913
... Great Britain - Economic history... Landmarks in English industrial history Index, p.368. Great Britain ...An economic history of Britain from the Norman times.Index, p.368.non-fictionAn economic history of Britain from the Norman times.great britain - economic history, industrial revolution -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hutchinson, The Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 1950
... - Great Britain Hospitals - History Hutchinson C.G.T. Dean ...Index, ill, p.316.non-fictionmilitary hospitals - great britain, hospitals - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Longmans, Green, A century of British monarchy, 1951
... Great Britain - Monarchy - History... - History Great Britain - Royal family A century of British monarchy ...A century of British monarchy from 1851 to 1951Ill, p.274.non-fictionA century of British monarchy from 1851 to 1951great britain - monarchy - history, great britain - royal family -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Batsford, Royal progress : one hundred years of British monarchy, 1937
... Great Britain - Monarchy - History..., ill, p.114. Great Britain - Monarchy - History Great Britain ...One hundred years of British monarchy from 1837 to 1937Index, ill, p.114.non-fictionOne hundred years of British monarchy from 1837 to 1937great britain - monarchy - history, great britain - royal family -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hutchinson, His Majesty, King George VI : a study, 1952
... Great Britain - Monarchy - History... - Royal family Great Britain - Monarchy - History The life ...The life and times of King George VIIll, p.110.non-fictionThe life and times of King George VIgreat britain - royal family, great britain - monarchy - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Eyre and Spottiswoode, King Edward VIII : his life and reign, 1937
... Great Britain - Monarchy - History... Edward VIII : his life and reign Ill, p.304. Great Britain ...A history of King Edward VIII 1936Ill, p.304.non-fictionA history of King Edward VIII 1936great britain - monarchy - history, king edward viii -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Constable, King George the Fifth : his life and reign, 1952
... Great Britain - Monarchy - History... - Monarchy - History Great Britain - Royal family Title A history ...Title A history of King George the Fifth - 1910-1936Ill, p.570.non-fictionTitle A history of King George the Fifth - 1910-1936great britain - monarchy - history, great britain - royal family -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Gollancz, The tragedy of Edward VII : a psychological study, 1928
... Great Britain - Monarchy - History... Britain - Monarchy - History Great Britain - Royal family The life ...The life and times of King Edward VIIIll, p.392.non-fictionThe life and times of King Edward VIIgreat britain - monarchy - history, great britain - royal family -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Macmillan and Co, Charles George Gordon, 1889
... Great Britain - Military history... Charles George Gordon p.255. Great Britain - Military history ...The life and times of Charles George Gordonp.255.non-fictionThe life and times of Charles George Gordongreat britain - military history, gordon of khartoum -
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Book, Macmillan and Co, Wellington, 1889
... Great Britain - Military history... Wellington p.254. Great Britain - Military history Arthur Wellesley ...The life and times of the Duke of Wellingtonp.254.non-fictionThe life and times of the Duke of Wellingtongreat britain - military history, arthur wellesley duke of wellington -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Macmillan and Co, Warren Hastings, 1889
... Great Britain - Military history... Warren Hastings p.235. Great Britain - Military history India ...The life and times of Warren hastingsp.235.non-fictionThe life and times of Warren hastingsgreat britain - military history, india - british occupation -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Macmillan and Co, Monk, 1889
... Great Britain - Military history... p.221. Great Britain - Military history English civil war ...The life and times of George Monkp.221.non-fictionThe life and times of George Monkgreat britain - military history, english civil war -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Macmillan and Co, Montrose, 1892
... Great Britain - Military history... Montrose p.229. Great Britain - Military history Scotland - History ...The life and times of the marquis of Montrosep.229.non-fictionThe life and times of the marquis of Montrosegreat britain - military history, scotland - history -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Macmillan and Co, Havelock, 1892
... Great Britain - Military history... Havelock p.223. Great Britain - Military history India - British ...The life and times of Henry Havelockp.223.non-fictionThe life and times of Henry Havelockgreat britain - military history, india - british occupation -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Macmillan and Co, Lord Lawrence, 1892
... Great Britain - Military history... Lawrence. p.203. Great Britain - Military history India - British ...The life and times of Lord Lawrencep.203.non-fictionThe life and times of Lord Lawrencegreat britain - military history, india - british occupation -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Macmillan and Co, Colin Campbell, 1892
... Great Britain - Military history... Colin Campbell p.222. Great Britain - Military history India ...The life and times of Colin Campbellp.222.non-fictionThe life and times of Colin Campbellgreat britain - military history, india - british occupation -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Macmillan and Co, Lord Clive, 1892
... Great Britain - Military history... Clive. p.221. Great Britain - Military history India - British ...The life and times of Lord Clivep.221.non-fictionThe life and times of Lord Clivegreat britain - military history, india - british occupation -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Seeley Service, A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army, 1954
... Great Britain - Army - History..., ill, p.333. Great Britain - Army - History Great Britain ...A history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army with illustrations in colourIndex, ill, p.333.non-fictionA history of the regiments and uniforms of the British army with illustrations in colourgreat britain - army - history, great britain - army - uniforms -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, G. Newnes, Celebrities of the army, 1900
... Great Britain - Army - History... Great Britain - Army - History A collection of biographical ...A collection of biographical sketches of British army commandersIll,p.144.non-fictionA collection of biographical sketches of British army commandersgreat britain - army - biography, great britain - army - history -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Book, In and around record repositories in Great Britain and Ireland, 1998
... in Great Britain and Ireland archives research Great Britain ...archives, research, great britain, ireland, family history, genealogy, family tree magazine -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, John Murray, Wingate of the Sudan : the life and times of General Sir Reginald Wingate, maker of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, 1955
... . Generals - Great Britain - Biography Sudan - History The life ...The life and times of General Sir Reginald WingateIndex, ill, maps, p.274.non-fictionThe life and times of General Sir Reginald Wingategenerals - great britain - biography, sudan - history -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, History of the Royal Navy
... Great Britain. Royal Navy - History... Newhaven gippsland Great Britain. Royal Navy - History History ...great britain. royal navy - history -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Book, James H Whitehead, "Proceedings of a Symposium on the SS Great Britain", 2002
... on the history of the SS Great Britain. Was used as a migrant ship... Britain" Book on the history of the SS Great Britain. Was used ..."Proceedings of a Symposium on the SS Great Britain" Book on the history of the SS Great Britain. Was used as a migrant ship in the period following the discovery of gold in Victoria. The Symposium was held at St Hilda's College, University of Melbourne, 10 November 2002. Spiral bound pages.piers and wharves - railway pier, james h whitehead, ss great britain -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
Taken some time between 1914-18, the photograph depicts an aerial view of trenches in France. The image mostly shows rural landscape, although there is a house in the bottom right corner. A dotted line has been drawn across the photograph, marking the section of trenches that belonged to British forces during World War I. It is believed that the line marking on this record denotes a section of the Western Front. The Western Front was the main theatre of war during World War I. Following the outbreak of war in August 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The German advance was halted with the Battle of the Marne. Following the Race to the Sea, both the French-British and German armies dug in along a meandering line of fortified trenches, stretching from the North Sea to the Swiss frontier with France. Between 1915 and 1917 there were several offensives along the Western Front. The attacks employed massive artillery bombardments and massed infantry advances. Entrenchments, machine gun emplacements, barbed wire and artillery repeatedly inflicted severe casualties during attacks and counter-attacks and no significant advances were made. Among the most notable of these offensives were the Battle of Verdun (1916), the Battle of the Somme (1916), and the Battle of Passchendaele (1917).The record is historically significant due to its connection to World War I. This conflict is integral to Australian culture as it was the single greatest loss of life and the greatest repatriation of casualties in the country's history. Australia’s involvement in the First World War began when the Australian government established the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in August 1914. Immediately, men were recruited to serve the British Empire in the Middle East and on the Western Front. The record has strong research potential. This is due to the ongoing public and scholarly interest in war, history, and especially the ANZAC legend, which is commemorated annually on 25 April, known as ANZAC Day.Sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Obverse: A.3FE.O.146 / G2R 29 . 6 . 18 (Y p.m) / F= 10 1/4 / British Line / ------------------------------------------ / P. 250 1040 / 0. 30d. 0010 / 0. 30d. 3070 /military album, military, war, wwi, world war i, france, great britain, trenches, village, rural, western front -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Journal (item) - Periodicals-Annual, Shiplovers' Society of Victoria, The Annual Dog Watch
This journal provides the reader with glimpses of the adventures and hardships of a seaman's life. Many of the stories are of sailing ships.Contributes to our knowledge of the importance of shipping and places on record those stories of the sea which would otherwise be lost.Contents Foreword - P. C. Kelly, F.C.I.T. - 9 The Pamir's Last Australian Voyage - Ross Osmond - 13 Store of the "Wyatt Earp" - - 19 The Old Ship - C. E. Bonwick - 24 Rescue From Skull Rock - Jane Brett Hilder, F.R.G.S - 25 The End of H.M.A.S. Canberra - D. J. Bull - 31 Monkey Business - Constance Gurd Taylor - 37 The s.s. Great Britain Comes Home - L. W. Rogers - 41 Pearling Off the Aru Islands - Capt. W. J. Cowling - 47 The Wreck of the Jane Lovett - J. M. MacKenzie - 59 Captain Dale's Torpedo - C. Halls - 61 After Thoughts - - 71 Two Incidents - 73 More Light On The Early P.P. Pilots - 74 Lighthouses of U.S.A. - N. S. Smith - 78 Voyage In The s.s. Orange Branch -- 1918 - I. L. Barton - 85 A Dramatic Rescue - - 98 A New Record Discovered In Australia / America Passages - W. G. Watson - 99 Some Highlights of Western Ports Maritime History - Arthur E. Woodley - 103 Going To Sea In The Last Of The British Sailing Ships - Lionel Adams - 108 More About Willemein - E. W. R. Peterson - 119 Piracy On The China Coast - Capt. W. E. Eglen - 123 Book Reviews - - 125 Glossary - - 129sailing ships, steamships, shipping, seafaring life, shiplovers' society of victoria, dog watch