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Book, Aston Publications, The Short Sunderland, 1989
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain ...Describes the operation of the Short Sunderland flying boat during World War IIIndex, ill, p.19.non-fictionDescribes the operation of the Short Sunderland flying boat during World War IIworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, sunderland flying boat -
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Book, Aston Publications, The Handley Page Halifax, 1990
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain ...Describes the operations of the Halifax bomber during World War IIIll, p.232.Describes the operations of the Halifax bomber during World War IIworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, handley pagehalifax -
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Book, Brooklands Books, Hawker Typhoon portfolio, 1986
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain ...Technical and operational description of the Typhoon fighter in World war IIIll, p.72.non-fictionTechnical and operational description of the Typhoon fighter in World war IIworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, hawker typhoon -
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Book, Time-Life Books, Battle of Britain, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Battle of Britain 1940... World War 1939-1945 - Battle of Britain 1940 An account ...An account of the aircraft, pilots, tactics, and results of the three-month Battle of Britain in 1940.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionAn account of the aircraft, pilots, tactics, and results of the three-month Battle of Britain in 1940. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, world war 1939-1945 - battle of britain 1940 -
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Book, Time-Life Books, The RAF at war, 1982
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain ...Details the contributions of Britain's Royal Air Force during World War II.Index, bib, ill, p.171.non-fictionDetails the contributions of Britain's Royal Air Force during World War II. world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, royal air force - history -
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Book, Chancellor Press, The Battle of Britain : a nation alone, 1997
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain ...A fresh and absorbing account of the greatest air battle in history.Index, ill, , map, p.208.A fresh and absorbing account of the greatest air battle in history.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operarions - britain, battle of britain, royal air force -
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Book, Doubleday & Co, Terror from the sky, 1971
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain ...The Luftwaffe's winged assault on Europe and the Battle of Britain. An illustrated history of air power in the Second World WarIndex, ill, p.175.The Luftwaffe's winged assault on Europe and the Battle of Britain. An illustrated history of air power in the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operarions - britain, battle of britain -
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Book, Bison Books, Battle of Britain, 1990
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Battle of Britain World War 1939-1945 - Aerial ...Charts the ebb and flow of one of the most important battles of World War TwoIndex, ill, maps, p.80.non-fictionCharts the ebb and flow of one of the most important battles of World War Twobattle of britain, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operarions - britain -
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Book, I Allan, Bomber squadron at war, 1983
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain ...Relates the experiences of RAF bomber squadron 101 to illustrate their social and operational conditionsbib, ill, maps, p.144.non-fictionRelates the experiences of RAF bomber squadron 101 to illustrate their social and operational conditions world war 1939-1945 - aerial operarions - britain, royal air fore - 101 squadron -
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Book, Ian Allan, Path finders at war, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain ...Details the experience of No8 PFF group - the most experienced and highly trained elite created in the RAFIll, maps, p.160.Details the experience of No8 PFF group - the most experienced and highly trained elite created in the RAFworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operarions - britain, royal air force - pathfinder group -
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Book, Kookaburra Technical Publications et al, Combat aircraft of the Battle of Britain, 1971
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Battle of Britain World War 1939-1945 - Aerial ...Technical descriptions of the aircraft involved in the Battle of BritainIll, diagrams, p.25.Technical descriptions of the aircraft involved in the Battle of Britainbattle of britain, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain -
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Book, MacDonald and Company, Raid on St Nazaire, 1970
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France World War ...The raid that destroyed the St Nazaire docks and rendered them inoperative for the remainder of the warIll, p.159.non-fictionThe raid that destroyed the St Nazaire docks and rendered them inoperative for the remainder of the warworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain -
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Book, Pan Books, Commando, 1969
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Secret operations – Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Secret operations – Britain ...The origins, training and actions of the Commando BrigadeIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe origins, training and actions of the Commando Brigadeworld war 1939 – 1945 – secret operations – britain, commando forces - britain -
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Book, St Ermin's Press, The secret history of SOE : the Special Operations Executive, 1940-1945, 2000
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Secret operations – Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Espionage World war 1939 ...At the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to both personnel and surviving wartime files, Mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agenices in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of Whitehall insidersIndex, bib, maps, p.814.non-fictionAt the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to both personnel and surviving wartime files, Mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agenices in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of Whitehall insidersworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, world war 1939 – 1945 – secret operations – britain -
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Book, Bison Books, Battle of Britain, 1981
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain ...This book is an evocative account of Britains finest hourIndex, ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionThis book is an evocative account of Britains finest hourworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, battle of britain -
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Book, Salamander Books, The Battle of Britain: The greatest battle in the history warfare, 1990
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain ...By the summer of 1940, the overwhelming might of the German air force had triumphed over Poland, Norway, France, Holland and Belgium. As the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe amassed on the north west coast of Europe, they had no reason to believe that the heavily outnumbered squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF) would prove any more difficult to overcome than their earlier opponents. However, these illusions of invulnerability were soon to be shattered in whirling combats over southern England in the conflict that would be known as the Battle of Britain.Index, ill, maps, p.193.non-fictionBy the summer of 1940, the overwhelming might of the German air force had triumphed over Poland, Norway, France, Holland and Belgium. As the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe amassed on the north west coast of Europe, they had no reason to believe that the heavily outnumbered squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF) would prove any more difficult to overcome than their earlier opponents. However, these illusions of invulnerability were soon to be shattered in whirling combats over southern England in the conflict that would be known as the Battle of Britain.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, battle of britain -
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Book, Fontana / Collins, Douglas Bader, fight for the sky : the story of the Spitfire and the Hurricane, 1975
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain ...Douglas Bader tells the inspiring story of the Battle of Britain from the viewpoint of 'The Few'. Using superb illustrations he traces the development of the Spitfire and Hurricane and describes the nail-biting actions of those who flew them against far superior numbers of enemy aircraft. As an added bonus, other well-known fighter aces including Johnnie Johnson, 'Laddie' Lucas and Max Aikten contribute to Douglas's book, no doubt out of affe.Index, ill, p.190.non-fictionDouglas Bader tells the inspiring story of the Battle of Britain from the viewpoint of 'The Few'. Using superb illustrations he traces the development of the Spitfire and Hurricane and describes the nail-biting actions of those who flew them against far superior numbers of enemy aircraft. As an added bonus, other well-known fighter aces including Johnnie Johnson, 'Laddie' Lucas and Max Aikten contribute to Douglas's book, no doubt out of affe.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operarions - britain, spitfire, hurricane -
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Book, Jonathan Cape, Battle of Britain, 1980
... World War 1939-1945 - Battle of Britain 1940...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Battle of Britain 1940 World ...In this text, Deighton and Hastings look at how the few defended Britain in the Battle of Britain. They depict the reality of the battle and how it was enacted by those who took part, whether in the air, on the ground, in the planning rooms or at home in towns and villages.Index, ill, p.224.non-fictionIn this text, Deighton and Hastings look at how the few defended Britain in the Battle of Britain. They depict the reality of the battle and how it was enacted by those who took part, whether in the air, on the ground, in the planning rooms or at home in towns and villages.world war 1939-1945 - battle of britain 1940, world war 1914-1918 - aerial operations - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, W. Blackwood, The valley of the shadow, 1949
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - Espionage - France World War 1939-1945 - Personal ...De Wet gives his experiences as a secret agent of France in Prague, and of his capture and imprisonment by the Gestapo.Ill, p.298.non-fictionDe Wet gives his experiences as a secret agent of France in Prague, and of his capture and imprisonment by the Gestapo.world war 1939-1945 - espionage - france, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hamish Hamilton, A Year of battle, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...The travels of a British war correspondent during World war twoIndex, ill, maps, p.256.non-fictionThe travels of a British war correspondent during World war twoworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
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Book, C. Denis Freeman et al, The road to Bordeaux, 1942
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...The story of two Englishmen who enlisted in the French Army in 1940.Ill, maps, p.345.The story of two Englishmen who enlisted in the French Army in 1940.world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, world war 1939-1945 - ambulance drivers -
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Book, Faber & Faber limited, Dunkirk, 1945
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain Operation Dynamo ...This is the story of Dunkirk and of the men who planned it (insofar as it was planned) and of the men who carried it out, and of their ships. Mr Divine, who was himself with the small boats, writes with the authority of direct knowledge. He had the assistance of the men who were intimately concerned with planning and organising the operation. This is the true story of Dunkirk from its almost nebulous beginnings to the astonishing triumph of its end. Originally published in 1945, this is the best contemporaneous account, detailing all the big and little ships that rescued the men trapped on the beaches in late May 1940.Map, p.307.non-fictionThis is the story of Dunkirk and of the men who planned it (insofar as it was planned) and of the men who carried it out, and of their ships. Mr Divine, who was himself with the small boats, writes with the authority of direct knowledge. He had the assistance of the men who were intimately concerned with planning and organising the operation. This is the true story of Dunkirk from its almost nebulous beginnings to the astonishing triumph of its end. Originally published in 1945, this is the best contemporaneous account, detailing all the big and little ships that rescued the men trapped on the beaches in late May 1940. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, operation dynamo -
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Book, John Masefield, The nine days wonder : (the operation Dynamo), 1941
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain Operation Dynamo ...An account of the evacuation from DunkirkIll, p.61.non-fictionAn account of the evacuation from Dunkirkworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, operation dynamo -
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Book, Francis Wilfred De Guingand, Operation Victory, 1947
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - History World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives ...A personal account of the war years by Major General de GuingandIndex, ill, p.488.non-fictionA personal account of the war years by Major General de Guingandworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
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Book, George Allen & Unwin, Triumph over Tunisia : being the story of the part of the Royal Air Force in the African victory, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operaations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Aerial operaations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...An account of the air war in the Tunisian campaignIll, maps, p.22.non-fictionAn account of the air war in the Tunisian campaignworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operaations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
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Book, "Blake", Readiness at dawn, 1941
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...A fictional account of British aerial operations in the first years of the warIll, p.144.fictionA fictional account of British aerial operations in the first years of the warworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - fiction -
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Book, George Allen & Unwin, "Wings over Olympus" : the story of the Royal Air Force in Libya and Greece, 1942
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...The story of the Royal Air Force in Libya and Greece during the early years of the warIll, maps, p.221.non-fictionThe story of the Royal Air Force in Libya and Greece during the early years of the warworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
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John Lane, The monastery, 1945
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain Italy - Battle ...An account of the battle of Cassino in Italy in 1944Ill, p.115.non-fictionAn account of the battle of Cassino in Italy in 1944world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, italy - battle of cassino -
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Book, Eyre & Spottiswoode, With pennants flying : the immortal deeds of the Royal Armoured Corps, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - Tank warfare World War 1939-1945 - Personal ...A history of the Royal Armoured Corps during World War TwoIndex, ill, p.200.non-fictionA history of the Royal Armoured Corps during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - tank warfare, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
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Book, Jarrolds, Battle of the oceans, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain Britain - Merchant Navy ...The story of the British merchant navy in World War TwoIll, p.183.non-fictionThe story of the British merchant navy in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, britain - merchant navy