Showing 40 items matching "world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – north africa"
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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Darren Paech, Adelaide to Alamein : based on the war diary of an Australian infantry officer, 2016
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – North Africa – Syria...World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – North Africa – Syria ...In June 1940, following the Nazi invasion of France, Ivor Paech, an ordinary primary school teacher from South Australia, enlisted in the Second AIF - the all-volunteer fighting component of the Australian Army in World War II. The unit he was assigned to would become Australia's most highly decorated infantry battalion of the conflict - the 2/48th Infantry Battalion. Ivor served in the front lines in North Africa during the Siege of Tobruk, both battles of Alamein, and bore witness to some of the most violent fighting undertaken by Australian soldiers during the war. This is Ivor's story, compiled by his grandson who is a former Army officer, based on the diary he kept during the conflict, background research and interviews with surviving members of the unitIll, maps, p.331.non-fictionIn June 1940, following the Nazi invasion of France, Ivor Paech, an ordinary primary school teacher from South Australia, enlisted in the Second AIF - the all-volunteer fighting component of the Australian Army in World War II. The unit he was assigned to would become Australia's most highly decorated infantry battalion of the conflict - the 2/48th Infantry Battalion. Ivor served in the front lines in North Africa during the Siege of Tobruk, both battles of Alamein, and bore witness to some of the most violent fighting undertaken by Australian soldiers during the war. This is Ivor's story, compiled by his grandson who is a former Army officer, based on the diary he kept during the conflict, background research and interviews with surviving members of the unitworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – north africa – syria, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, North Africa 1940 - 1942: The desert war, 1988
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa...World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement World War 1939 ...Australian involvement in the North African campaign 1940-1942Index, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian involvement in the North African campaign 1940-1942world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, Afrikakorps, 1990
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa...Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 ...Chronicles the operations of the Afrikakorps in North Africa during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles the operations of the Afrikakorps in North Africa during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, The war in the desert, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa...World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa Afrika Corps ...Examines the military leaders, campaigns, battles, tactics and strategy of the African theater of war during World War II.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionExamines the military leaders, campaigns, battles, tactics and strategy of the African theater of war during World War II.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, afrika corps -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Tobruk and El Alamein, 1966
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa...World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa World War ...The North African campaigns at the siege of Tobruk and the victory at El AlameinIndex, ill, maps, p.829.non-fictionThe North African campaigns at the siege of Tobruk and the victory at El Alameinworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, To Benghazi, 1952
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa...World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa World War ...Between the wars A second A.I.F. The volunteers To the Middle East After the fall of France Victory at Sidi Barrani Before Bardia The battle of Bardia The capture of Tobruk The engagement at Derna Beda Fomm and Benghazi The capture of Giarabub Appendixes : 1. The A.I.F. in the United Kingdom ; 2. The 6th Division's operation order for the capture of Bardia ; 3. Abbreviations ; 4. A.I.F. colour patches, 1941.Index, ill, maps, p.336.non-fictionBetween the wars A second A.I.F. The volunteers To the Middle East After the fall of France Victory at Sidi Barrani Before Bardia The battle of Bardia The capture of Tobruk The engagement at Derna Beda Fomm and Benghazi The capture of Giarabub Appendixes : 1. The A.I.F. in the United Kingdom ; 2. The 6th Division's operation order for the capture of Bardia ; 3. Abbreviations ; 4. A.I.F. colour patches, 1941. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, North Africa 1940-1942: the desert war
... - Australia World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Middle East World War ...world war, 1939-1945 - australia, world war, 1939-1945 - campaigns - middle east, world war, 1939-1945 - campaigns - africa, north -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Kangaroo Press, The war, the whores and the Afrika Korps, 1997
Personal account of the experiences of a soldier during the North African campaigns in World War twoIndex, ill, map, p.140.non-fictionPersonal account of the experiences of a soldier during the North African campaigns in World War twoworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives, world war two 1939-1945 - australian involvement - tobruk -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Ronald Lewin, The Life and Death of the Afrika Corps, 1977
History of the Afrika Korps - The German army in North AfricaIndex, ill, maps, p.207.non-fictionHistory of the Afrika Korps - The German army in North Africaworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - germany, afrika korps - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, The Southern Front, 1991
Chronicles the campaigns in Italy and in North Africa during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles the campaigns in Italy and in North Africa during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - italy
