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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Alistair MacLean, South by Java head, 1958
A Singapore falls to the Japanese a small group of men and women set sail on desperate journey. One of them carries a cargo without price, the complete plans for the Japanese invasion of Australia. In order to get at there is nothing the Japanese will not do. They will stop at nothing.p.286.non-fictionA Singapore falls to the Japanese a small group of men and women set sail on desperate journey. One of them carries a cargo without price, the complete plans for the Japanese invasion of Australia. In order to get at there is nothing the Japanese will not do. They will stop at nothing. world war 1939-1945 - fiction, war stories -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Bryce Courtenay, The story of Danny Dunn, 2011
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - veterans - fiction bars ...In the aftermath of the Great Depression few opportunities existed for working-class boys, but at just eighteen Danny Dunn has everything going for him: brains, looks, sporting ability and an easy charm. His parents run The Hero, a neighbourhood pub, and Danny is a local hero. Luck changes for Danny when he signs up to go to war. He returns home a physically broken man, to a life that will be changed forever.p.610.fictionIn the aftermath of the Great Depression few opportunities existed for working-class boys, but at just eighteen Danny Dunn has everything going for him: brains, looks, sporting ability and an easy charm. His parents run The Hero, a neighbourhood pub, and Danny is a local hero. Luck changes for Danny when he signs up to go to war. He returns home a physically broken man, to a life that will be changed forever.world war 1939-1945 - veterans - fiction, bars - australia - fiction -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, Four thousand bowls of rice : a prisoner of war comes home, 1993
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners ...Over 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's survival in Japanese labor camps during WWII. Amazing photographs, taken secretly by other prisoners, chronicle this dark history of Allied troops in the Pacific theatre of war.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.179.non-fictionOver 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's survival in Japanese labor camps during WWII. Amazing photographs, taken secretly by other prisoners, chronicle this dark history of Allied troops in the Pacific theatre of war.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – australia, burma thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Macmillan, P.O.W. : Australian prisoners of war in Hitler's Reich, 2011
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners ...Australians from every field of conflict in World War II found themselves as prisoners in Hitler's notorious Stalags, or prisoner of war camps. Most were forced to labour in factories, down mines or on the land - often in conditions of enormous privation and hardship. All suffered from shortages, overcrowding and the mental strain of imprisonment. Peter Monteath's fascinating narrative history is exhaustively researched, and compelling in its detailed evocation.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.523.non-fictionAustralians from every field of conflict in World War II found themselves as prisoners in Hitler's notorious Stalags, or prisoner of war camps. Most were forced to labour in factories, down mines or on the land - often in conditions of enormous privation and hardship. All suffered from shortages, overcrowding and the mental strain of imprisonment. Peter Monteath's fascinating narrative history is exhaustively researched, and compelling in its detailed evocation.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – germany, prisoners of war - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchPenguin, We were there : Australian soldiers of World War II tell their stories, 1988
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia... – Australia World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Australia Aborigines ...Aborigines and army service - Australian women's Army - Burma-Thailand railway - Prisoners of war (POW's).Index, ill, p.470.non-fictionAborigines and army service - Australian women's Army - Burma-Thailand railway - Prisoners of war (POW's).world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Whitehorse Historical Society, Alwyn Terence Till : a brave Australian airman : a summary of his letters (1942-1944), 2010
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives ...The personal letters and correspondence of Alwyn TillIll, bibliography, maps, p.40.non-fictionThe personal letters and correspondence of Alwyn Tillworld war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, oral history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Melbourne University Press, Not as a duty only : an infantryman's war, 1976
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives ...An autobiographical account of the wartime experiences of Henry GullettIll, p.169.non-fictionAn autobiographical account of the wartime experiences of Henry Gullettworld war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, henry gullett - autobiography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Simon & Schuster, Smiles of fortune : a memoir of the war against Japan 1943-45, 2001
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges 2/13th Btattalion AIF - History World war 1939 ...An account of the 2/13th battalion's actions in World War TwoIndex, bibliography, ill, maps, p.119.non-fictionAn account of the 2/13th battalion's actions in World War Two2/13th btattalion aif - history, world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Rigby, War correspondent, 1964
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives ...Frank Legg was a war correspondent accompanying the Australian forces in the South Pacific area during World War TwoIll, p.265.non-fictionFrank Legg was a war correspondent accompanying the Australian forces in the South Pacific area during World War Twoworld war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, campaigns - south west pacific theatre -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Weldon Publishing, The Home front family album : remembering Australia 1939-1945, 1991
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Australia 1939-1945 - Social conditions World war ...Rationing - Red Cross - Women's role in wartime - Japanese midget submarines - Clothes rationing - Coalminers' strike - Censorship - Ration books.Index, ill, p.208.non-fictionRationing - Red Cross - Women's role in wartime - Japanese midget submarines - Clothes rationing - Coalminers' strike - Censorship - Ration books.australia 1939-1945 - social conditions, world war 1939-1945 - social aspects -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Collins, Australia 1942 : end of innocence, 1985
... World war 1939-1945 - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Australia World war 1939-1945 ...A vivid description of the events leading up to 1942 when the war became Australia's war.Index, Bibliography, ill, p.200.non-fictionA vivid description of the events leading up to 1942 when the war became Australia's war.world war 1939-1945 - australia, world war 1939-1945 - social life and customs - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian Department of Defence, Recollections of the Roving Staff Officer, 1993
The personal experiences of John Buckley as the roving staff officer in a variety of theaters during World War Two.Index, bibliography, ill, p.341.non-fictionThe personal experiences of John Buckley as the roving staff officer in a variety of theaters during World War Two.world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives, world war 1939-1945 - political aspects -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books in association with John Ferguson, Prisoners of war, 1988
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Prisoners of war - Australia World war 1939-1945 ...This is a profoundly courageous story of Australians struggling to survive the consequences of a war-ravaged world. It is a singularly outstanding account of men wrenched from battle, but not from the annals of their nation's history.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.168.non-fictionThis is a profoundly courageous story of Australians struggling to survive the consequences of a war-ravaged world. It is a singularly outstanding account of men wrenched from battle, but not from the annals of their nation's history.prisoners of war - australia, world war 1939-1945 - prisons and prisoners -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Nelson, The war diaries of Weary Dunlop, 1986
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons ...A personal recollection of the experiences of Weary Dunlop during the war and as a prisoner of war.Index, ill, maps, p.301.non-fictionA personal recollection of the experiences of Weary Dunlop during the war and as a prisoner of war.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners and prisons, prisoners of war - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australia Post et al, White ensign 1939-1945 : the Navy goes to war, 1993
... - Australia A philatelic representation of the Australian Navy at war ...A philatelic representation of the Australian Navy at war 1939-1945Ill, p.40.non-fictionA philatelic representation of the Australian Navy at war 1939-1945warships - australia, warships on postage stamps - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pelorus Publications, Seagulls, cruisers and catapults : Australian naval aviation, 1913-1944, 1989
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Airplanes - Military - Australia World War 1939 ...In 'Seagulls, Cruisers and Catapults' Ray Jones has written an authoritative account of the technical, operational and political aspects of Australian naval aviation from Admiral Creswell's 1913 plan for naval aviation until the last aircraft catapult was removed from an Australian cruiser in 1944.The Navy's role as catalyst in the formation of the Air Force is outlined for the first time and details of the sometimes acrimonius struggle between Navy and Air Force over naval aviation are provided. No serious work of RAN history can deal with the mid-war years without taking account of advice from London and the Admiralty's influence on RAN aviation planning is made clear. Operation of aircraft, such as the Seagull III and Seagull V amphibians, from Australian warships are described and the rationale of cruiser aircraft operations are illustrated by the number shot down or damaged performing their essential task in wartime. The vital role of aircraft operating from cruisers searching for raiders and taking part in fleet operations defending Australia in 1942 is stressed. Extensive archival research in Melbourne, Canberra and London, combined with hours of interviews with the men who flew aircraft from cruisers and carrier, has ensured a balanced and well-rounded narrative which is an essential addition to the library of any naval or aviation history enthusiast.Index, notes, Appendices, ill, p.134.In 'Seagulls, Cruisers and Catapults' Ray Jones has written an authoritative account of the technical, operational and political aspects of Australian naval aviation from Admiral Creswell's 1913 plan for naval aviation until the last aircraft catapult was removed from an Australian cruiser in 1944.The Navy's role as catalyst in the formation of the Air Force is outlined for the first time and details of the sometimes acrimonius struggle between Navy and Air Force over naval aviation are provided. No serious work of RAN history can deal with the mid-war years without taking account of advice from London and the Admiralty's influence on RAN aviation planning is made clear. Operation of aircraft, such as the Seagull III and Seagull V amphibians, from Australian warships are described and the rationale of cruiser aircraft operations are illustrated by the number shot down or damaged performing their essential task in wartime. The vital role of aircraft operating from cruisers searching for raiders and taking part in fleet operations defending Australia in 1942 is stressed. Extensive archival research in Melbourne, Canberra and London, combined with hours of interviews with the men who flew aircraft from cruisers and carrier, has ensured a balanced and well-rounded narrative which is an essential addition to the library of any naval or aviation history enthusiast.airplanes - military - australia, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, William Heinemann, Sandakan : the untold story of the Sandakan Death Marches, 2013
The untold story of the Sandakan death marches of World War II. After the fall of Singapore, in February 1942, the Japanese conquerors rounded up tens of thousands of British and Australian soldiers and shipped them to prison camps scattered throughout Hirohito's newly won Empire. The fall of Britain's 'impregnable fortress' was the greatest humiliation in British military history, for which Churchill never forgave the Japanese. But nothing would surpass the wretched fate of some 2,700 British and Australian prisoners who were shipped to British North Borneo later that year. They landed in Sandakan, on the east coast of the island, after a 10-day voyage on a Japanese 'hell' ship, and were herded into a jungle camp some eight miles inland. Thus began the three-year ordeal of the Sandakan prisoners of war - a barely known story of unimaginable horror.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.688.non-fictionThe untold story of the Sandakan death marches of World War II. After the fall of Singapore, in February 1942, the Japanese conquerors rounded up tens of thousands of British and Australian soldiers and shipped them to prison camps scattered throughout Hirohito's newly won Empire. The fall of Britain's 'impregnable fortress' was the greatest humiliation in British military history, for which Churchill never forgave the Japanese. But nothing would surpass the wretched fate of some 2,700 British and Australian prisoners who were shipped to British North Borneo later that year. They landed in Sandakan, on the east coast of the island, after a 10-day voyage on a Japanese 'hell' ship, and were herded into a jungle camp some eight miles inland. Thus began the three-year ordeal of the Sandakan prisoners of war - a barely known story of unimaginable horror.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - sandakan, japan - prisons and prisoners of war -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Kangaroo Press, The war, the whores and the Afrika Korps, 1997
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives World War ...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, The Miegunyah Press, A merciful journey : recollections of a World War II patrol boat man, 2005
... World war 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia ...In 1939 Marsden Hordern's mother refused to sign the paper allowing her seventeen-year-old son to fight overseas with the Royal Australian Air Force. 'I did not rear you to be killed in an airplane,' she said. 'Join the navy.' He took her advice and in doing so determined his future. In small patrol boats, Fairmiles and a Harbour Defence Motor Launch, he patrolled the shores of Japanese-held territory, assisted beleaguered commandos in Timor, and was finally caught up in the drama of rounding up Japanese prisoners of war and guarding them in New Guinea.Index, bibliography, notes,maps, ill, p.334.non-fictionIn 1939 Marsden Hordern's mother refused to sign the paper allowing her seventeen-year-old son to fight overseas with the Royal Australian Air Force. 'I did not rear you to be killed in an airplane,' she said. 'Join the navy.' He took her advice and in doing so determined his future. In small patrol boats, Fairmiles and a Harbour Defence Motor Launch, he patrolled the shores of Japanese-held territory, assisted beleaguered commandos in Timor, and was finally caught up in the drama of rounding up Japanese prisoners of war and guarding them in New Guinea.world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Wilkinson Publishing, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell's war stories : the heroes, the battles, the tragedies and the triumphs of World War II, 2009
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement ...ollow Bud's journey from his early days as a young radio announcer in Sydney to his training and voyages across the oceans to Canada, Europe Europe and the Middle East, to his experiences flying aircraft and ground fire while doing his part in providing a valuable service to allied war effort. This book includes many the biographies of soliders.Index, ill, p.360.non-fictionollow Bud's journey from his early days as a young radio announcer in Sydney to his training and voyages across the oceans to Canada, Europe Europe and the Middle East, to his experiences flying aircraft and ground fire while doing his part in providing a valuable service to allied war effort. This book includes many the biographies of soliders.world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, charles (bud) tingwell -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, John Laffin, Greece, Crete, Syria, 1989
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement World ...Australian troops fighting in Greece, Crete and Syria during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian troops fighting in Greece, Crete and Syria during World War IIworld war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, , world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - greece, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - crete and syria -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, War against Japan 1941-1942, 1988
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement World ...Australian troops fighting against Japan in 1941 and 1942Index, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian troops fighting against Japan in 1941 and 1942world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, War against Japan 1942-1945, 1989
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement World ...Australian troops fighting against Japan in 1941 and 1942Index, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian troops fighting against Japan in 1941 and 1942world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, North Africa 1940 - 1942: The desert war, 1988
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement World ...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, Air battle Europe 1939-1945, 1987
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement World ...Australian involvement in the air war in Europe 1939-1945Index, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian involvement in the air war in Europe 1939-1945world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Pictorial history of Australia at war 1939-1945 Vol One, 1957
... Pictorial history of Australia at war 1939-1945 Vol One...world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement world ...A pictorial essay of The Australian experience in World War II in five volumesIll, p.256.non-fictionA pictorial essay of The Australian experience in World War II in five volumesworld war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Pictorial history of Australia at war 1939-1945 Vol Two, 1957
... Pictorial history of Australia at war 1939-1945 Vol Two...world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement world ...A pictorial essay of The Australian experience in World War II in five volumesIll, p.256.non-fictionA pictorial essay of The Australian experience in World War II in five volumesworld war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Pictorial history of Australia at war 1939-1945 Vol Three, 1957
... Pictorial history of Australia at war 1939-1945 Vol Three...world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement world ...A pictorial essay of The Australian experience in World War II in five volumesIll, p.256.non-fictionA pictorial essay of The Australian experience in World War II in five volumesworld war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Pictorial history of Australia at war 1939-1945 Vol Four, 1958
... Pictorial history of Australia at war 1939-1945 Vol Four...world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement world ...A pictorial essay of The Australian experience in World War II in five volumesIll, p.256.non-fictionA pictorial essay of The Australian experience in World War II in five volumesworld war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Pictorial history of Australia at war 1939-1945 Vol Five, 1958
... Pictorial history of Australia at war 1939-1945 Vol Five...world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement world ...A pictorial essay of The Australian experience in World War II in five volumesIll, p.256.non-fictionA pictorial essay of The Australian experience in World War II in five volumesworld war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works - australia
