Showing 539 items matching "war - history - maps"
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Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW1 NAVAL HISTORY, GUILLIATT Richard & HOHNEN Peter, " THE WOLF', 2009
"THE WOLF' How one German raider terrorised Australia and the Southern Oceans in the First World War.Soft cover book. Soft cover - cardboard, red and black print on front, spine and back. Cover - colour illustrated - front - top German symbol, bottom, ship at sea. Back - sepia photograph - sailor and girl. 366 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps.Nilbook, ww1, naval operations -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - EXHIBITION CATALOGUE, OSBORNE Therese, The Home Front - Australia during the First World War, 2015
Book produced for the National Museum Australia. "This book is a companion to the exhibition of the same name". "An exhibition at the National Museum of Australia/ 3 April 2015 to 11 October 2015"Soft Cover Book Soft Cover - cardboard, white print on dark red background on front and back. Illustrated - front - black and white montage of photographs. 40 pages, cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white and colour photographs, posters. End papers - illustrated in colour - maps.books, history, ww1, museums -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, History of the 5th Battalion AIF WWI, Albert William Keown, "Forward with the Fifth"
"Narrative of the service history of the Fifth (Victorian) Infantry Battalion 1st AIF". "A remarkable testimony of their sacrifice in the First World War".Hard cover with dust cover. Hard cover, cardboard with black coloured buckraw, red print on front and spine. Front - illustrated - silhouette drawing of soldier in uniform Back - black and white photograph of 2 soldiers on camel back. Small black over red rectangular colour patch front and back 342 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black and white photographs, portraits, maps and documents.Opposite Title Page - printed donation label - "Donated by 39th Australian Infantry Battalion (1941-1943) Association Inc. www.39battalion.com"books, military, history, wwi -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, Military History of Seymour and Puckapunyal Districts, "Military History of Seymour and Puckapunyal 1903 - 1969"
Seymour and Puckapunyal areas Military history. "Spans well over 130 years from the Colonial days, the post Federation era, the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War and 1st National Service scheme to the Vietnam War and the 2nd National Service scheme".Soft cover book. Soft cover - heavy gauge paper, black, red and white print on front and back. Front illustrated black and white photograph soldiers on parade with background of buildings. Bacl - illustrated lightly coloured map. 65 pages - cut, plain, sewn, gloss white. Illustrated black and white, sepia and colour photographs and maps.book, military history, seymour and puckapunyal -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Air War Against Japan 1943-1945 AIR Author George Odgers, First Published in 1957
The history of the Royal Australian Air Force in WWII beginning with the first offensive against Japan and ends with the return of the RAAF to Australia after the surrender of the Japanese Forces.Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Air War Against Japan 1943-1945 AIR Maps, Illustrations, Photographs, Australian War Memorialraaf, 1943-1945, japan, pacific war, phillipines, burma, minelaying, mindoro, catalinas, anti-submarine, tarakan, labuan, rabaul, new guinea -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume I - The Story of Anzac Author C.E.W Bean, 1937
Bean is the highly regarded and official expert, recorder of facts. From the outbreak of War to the end of the first phase of the Gallipoli Campaign May 4th 1915 Maps, Illustrations, PhotographsThe Story of ANZACRed hard cover with 602 pages worn covers deteriorated front page This is the 6th Edition 1937. First published 1921anzac, c.e.w bean, gallipoli, voyage of hms emden, a.i.f, dardanelles, turks, pine ridge, mustafa kemal, 400 plateau, anzac beach -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume IV - The AIF in France 1917 Author C.E.W.Bean, Fifth edition 1937
This volume discovers four of the five Australian Infantry Divisions expecting relief after their most depressing experience, the winter of 1916-17on the Somme.Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume IV - The AIF in France 1917 Hardcover cardboard, Chronology, Maps, Illustrationsaustralian infantry divisions, british armies, hindenburg line, bullecourt, battle of messines, battle of passchendaele, polygon wood, france, ypres, broodseinde ridge, hill 60 -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume V - The AIF in France 1918 Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18. Author C.E.W. Bean Volume V, Third Edition1938
This volume narrates the part played by the Australian Corps in the barring of the German advance upon Amiens in 1918. It also endeavours to explain the change of outlook which enhanced the spirit and performance of Australian soldiers throughout the last year of the war. The main subject necessarily involves a more than incidental reference to the performance of the British Army in the greatest battle ever waged.During the main German offensive 1918Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume V - The AIF in France 1918 Hardcover cardboard, Illustrations, Maps, Chronologymessines, ludenorff strike, australian corp, amiens, dernancourt, battle of lys, villers bretonneux, hangard wood, somme, st. quentin, fonquebillers, lancashire fusiliers, 53rd battalion, 35th battalion, sir henry wilson, arras, battle of hazebrouck, kemmel ridge -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume VI - The AIF in France 1918 Author C.E.W. Bean. The AIF in France May 1918- the Armistice, Published 1942
This volume deals with those months in which the first World War turned against the German Army on the western front, and shows in detail how, in the crucial Amiens sector that change was brought about. The completion of the story of the final offensive in 1918.An account of the conclusion of the first world war with Germany being defeated and surrendering.Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume VI - The AIF in France 1918. Hardcover cardboard. Maps, diagrams, illustrations, chronologygerman surrender, battle of aisne 1918, monash succeeds, battle of hamel, amiens, armistice, peace treaty signed, battle of montbrehain -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume VII - Sinai and Palestine H.S. Gullett, 19388. fifth edition
Records the work of the Australian Lighthorse in the British campaigns in Sinai, Palestine and Syria during the years of 1916-17-18. An account of the strategies and tactics employed for the whole force. Historical narrative of Palestine, Sinai and Syria and Australian Lighthorse.Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume VII - Sinai and Palestine. Maps and Illustrations.light horse, sinai, palestine, syria, horses, turkish advance, gaza, magdhaba, allanby, beersheba, jerusalem, jordan valley, abu tellul, damascus -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume VIII - Australian Flying Corps Author F.M.Cutlack. 6th edition, 1938
Historical record of the Australian Flying Corps from diaries of airmen and the Australian War Museum. No. 1 Squadron - private diaries of Lt. Colonel R. Williams. No, 2,3,and 4 Squadrons.Record of Australian Air Corps using personal diaries.Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume VIII - Australian Flying Corps. Maps and Illustrations Sixth editionmesopotamia, world war one, squadrons 1,2,3 and 4, private diaries, german offensive, air warfare, turkish retreat, gaza, mezzines ridge, somme, types of fighting aircraft -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume IX - The Royal Australian Navy Author A.W. Jose, 1937 fifth edition
Historically depicts the operations of the Royal Australian Navy duty occasioning navy vessels in addition to the drudgery of patrol work and the search for enemy vessels. Working in isolation because of being a vessel that is under their own control.This volume of the War Histories is concerned with the doings of an infant navy.Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 - Volume IX - The Royal Australian Navy Maps and Illustrationsgerman colonies, samoa, nauru, western pacific, africa, dardenelles, north atlantic, european waters, raiders and minefields, ran brigade, hospital ships, transports and dockyards, radio-telegraphy, suvla bay, sinking of the cumberland, german cruiser squadron, cocos, sydney-emden action, north sea -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, The War 1939-1945 Edited by Desmond Flower and James Reeves Dedicated to the 30,000,000 dead, First Published 1960
A documentary conspectus of the worst war in history beginning at the German invasion of Poland 1939 and ending with the last Japanese surrenders in September - October 1945. This book is an attempt to put together a chronicle of how it actually felt to be alive, to see, to hear, to smell, to feel the war first hand.The War 1939-1945 - Printed 1960 Dark blue cover with ware and tear around the edges MapsDate stamps from HMAS Albatross library wwii, phony war, winter war, norway -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Book, L J Richard Mooney, Origin and history of the Holgate family, 2014
Family history referencing old collegians George Holgate (1891), Stephen Holgate (1895), Harry (1896), Edward (1906), Robert (1908) and Thomas (1911). Spiral bound A4 book; coloured illustrations, maps and graphs; 61p. george holgate, stephen holgate, harry holgate, edward holgate, robert holgate, thomas holgate, world war one, ballarat college -
Bendigo Military Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS, 1) 6.11.1959; .2) 2.7.1931
See also Cat No's 3504P & 3505.23..1) Page 2. taken from The Sun Children's Supplement, 6.11.1959 with article on Sir John Monash. .2) Clipping from The Herald, 2.7.1931 with a further clipping stuck onto the reverse of the sheet, origin unknown. Map of front line on French / Belgian border from 1918 - The Hindenberg line & queries whether the Americans won the war. .3) Loose paper with biro portrait of man also in photos 3505.26Pdocuments - newspapers, illustrations - pen ink, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Map - MAP MIDDLE EAST, Dyag Press Ltd
Coloured map of Palestine, Syria, Iraq & Crete, countries involved in the war.documents - maps, military history, middle east -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK,HISTORY, Norman Bartlett for the Board of the Australian War Memorial, Australia at Arms, Reprinted: 1962
Hard, cardboard cover, mid green buckram, with gold print on spine. 265 cut, plain, beige, pages. Black / white photos & illustrations. End papers illustrated in green / cream. 2 Full length portraits of uniformed soldiers with maps in background.book, at arms, awm -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, POW, Angus and Robertson LTD, Behind Bamboo, First edition 1946
The story of Japanese Prisoners of War by Rohan Rivett “War Correspondent, POW on the Burma Siam Railway”Hard cover, buckram, dark fawn colour, blue print on spine, red print symbol on front cover, 400 pages, plain off white, illustrated B & W, colour and maps.Front fly leaf, hand written in grey lead pencil, “8a A.E. Lockwood 12/6”. Front end paper bottom right, book shop label in blue print intelligible.books, military history, pow’s -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, 1943, Australian War Memorial, Khaki and Green, 1943
The text in the book has been wholly written by serving members of the Australian Army scattered over the Commonwealth and in those places Australians are called apon to serve.Hard cover, buckram Kahki colour with light green print on front and spine, fly leaf and end papers,, illustrated khaki and white print and military equipment drawings, 204 pages plain of white paper, illustrated colour, B & W photographs, art work, line drawings and maps.books, military history, ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, NAVY, Wally Evens & Members of Her Ships Company, HMAS Bendigo Corvette
A story of HMAS Bendigo, a literacy sketch comprised of contributions from some of the men who served in her; contributions that reflect the humour, frustration, tragedy and discomfort of life at in war time.Soft cardboard cover, purple print on front & spine, red & black print on back. Sepia colour photo on front of HMAS Bendigo in camouflage paint. Back cover has a coloured photo of HMAS Bendigo banner which includes The Bendigo City Crest of the places served during WWII. 126 pages, cut plain paper, illustrated with black & white photos & maps.Hand written in black ink on notepaper attached with clear sticky tape to front end paper: “WK, DAVID INGRAM BORN IN BENDIGO”books-military/history/navy, hmas, bendigo -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, DIARIES 1942, Gabrielle Chan, War On Our Doorstep, 2003
War on our Doorstep. Diaries of Australians at the Frontline in 1942.Soft cardboard cover, black print on front & spine, black & white print on book. Background colour mid green & khaki colours. On front black & white photos of two soldiers sitting, behind them a group of soldiers standing. 316 pages, cut beige paper. Illustrated with black & white photos of battle scenes, portraits of soldiers & maps.books-military-history, diaries -
Bendigo Military Museum
Mixed media - PACKAGE - TEACHER'S AID BOOK, DVD & CD ROM, Australian Department of Veterans Affairs, Australian Women in War, 2008
.1) Book. Hard cover. Printed images of WWII women in armed forces, nursing & land army. Bottom image is photo of modern females in RAN. Red & blue printing. 108 pages, illustrated photos & maps. .2) DVD - Australian Government Department Veterans Affairs. Changing roles of women, 1899 - today. Images identical to front cover. .3) CD Rom identical cover to .2) above.books reference/military, audio-visual technology - audio/visual accessories, illustrations-prints, military history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, POW'S, P.O.W. Australian Prisoners of War in Hitler's Reich, 2011
Australians from every branch of our armed forces in WWII found themselves captives in Hitler's notorious prisoner of war camps.Cover - soft cardboard,black, cream & white print on front, spine & back. Background photo in black, white & red of soldiers in uniform sitting & standing. 523 pages, cut plain white paper. Illustrated with black & white photos & maps.books-military-history, pow's, reich -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, NAVY, First In Last Out. The Navy at Gallipoli, 1990
Two of the least well known stories of Australia at war are that of Australian submarine AE2 & the Australian Naval Bridging Train both at Gallipoli in 1915. Written by: "Lieutenant Thomas Frame RAN & Sub Lieutenant Greg Swinden RAN"Cover is hard cardboard, black coloured buckram, gold print on spine. Dust cover is black & navy blue print on front & spine. Background coloured copy of the painting 'Sea of Marmara' by Charles Bryant with a sepia coloured portrait photo of three men in uniform above on front. 208 pages cut plain white paper. Illustrated with black & white photos, maps & illustrations. End papers front & back, sepia photos of a group of men in uniform 'Smoko in the Desert.'.books-history, military history-navy -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BOER WAR, The Sting ........ in Reids Raid, 2018
From the book cover: Reids Raid is a true story with all the qualities of a good Aussie yarn. It occurred in the 1899 - 1902 Boer War in South Africa.Soft cardboard cover, white print on glossy black background on front, spine & back. 107 pages cut, plain, white, illustrated with black & white & sepia photos, maps & illustrated.books-military-history, boer war -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, KOREA, Out in the Cold, 2000
Out in the Cold - Australia's involvement in the Korean War 1950 - 1953.Soft cardboard cover, black white & gold print on front, spine & back. Front cover has 3 black & white photos - top navy, middle air force, bottom army; with a muted black & white photo of a group of soldiers in a single file in the background. Spine has dark gold background. Book is black, front end paper & fly leaf black & white photo. 92 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white & colour photos & maps.books, korea, military -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, THE GREAT WAR, Remember Them, A Generation of Victorians at the Great War, 2010
Soft cardboard cover. Black & white print on front, spine & back. Black background with sepia colour photo of a group portrait of soldiers on front in foreground. Inscription front fly leaf. 192 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos, maps & illustrations.Handwritten in black ink on title page front fly leaf: "To Bendigo District RSL Museum with best wishes Katrina" On title page on front fly leaf: "RSL stamp"books-military-history, great war, victorians -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, EPITAPHS WW1, We Will Remember Them, AIF Epitaphs of World War I
We Will Remember Them, AIF Epitaphs of World War I. From back cover: No consolidated list of epitaphs exists but John and Hazelle Laffin have been collecting them from the graves themselves for decades. These inscriptions, in their great variety, present a picture of Australians of the period.Soft cardboard cover. Black, white & gold print on front, spine & back. On front cover background is a sepia photo of a soldier in uniform with his wife & 2 children. Smaller colour photo in foreground of a headstone. On back cover is a small colour photo of John & Hazelle Laffin. 158 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos & hand drawn maps. Hand written notes in grey lead pencil on numerous pages.books-military-history, epitaphs ww1 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW1, Stephen Bull, Trench, A History of Trench Warfare on the Western Front, 2010
Dr Stephen Bull, Author, is Curator of Military History and Archaeology for Lancashire Museums.Hard cardboard cover, buckram, black colour white print on spine. Dust cover is dark brown. Black / red / white print. Front background has sepia photo of soldiers in a trench. Back has small sepia photo of soldiers in a battle scene, dark brown background. Front & back fly leaf & end papers have black & white photo of soldiers & a tank ditched in a trench. 272 pages, cut glossy, white. Illustrated, colour, / black & white / sepia, photos, diagrams & maps.book, trench war fare -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW2, 2/2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion, 1953
From page following title page: "2/2 Pioneer Battalion History. To the memory of All Ranks of the 2/2 Pioneer Battalion who were killed or died, as free men or prisoners during the Second World War" Refer Cat No 4072.2P, John Donald (Jock) VX19003, POW twice. Hard cover, cardboard, buckram, dark red colour, gold print on spine. 228 pages, cut plain white. Illustrated with black & white photos & maps. Front & back fly leaf & end papers illustrated, grey & white drawing of a scene with trees & soldiers in action. book, 2/2nd, pioneer