Showing 707 items
matching books-history, military
-
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Studio Editions Ltd, Jane's Fighting Aircraft of WWI, 1990
... goldfields books military history aircraft Blue buckram hard cover ...Blue buckram hard cover with title on spine in gold letters. Blue end papers. Illustrated blue dust cover with title in blue letters. Title on spine in white letters. 320 cut edge pages. Contains black & white illustrations, comprehensive encyclopedia covering aircraft of World War I. Contains technical details of each aircraft features.books, military, history, aircraft -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, William Collins Pty Ltd, Australians at War 1885 - 1972, 1984
... . The introduction was written by Michael McKernan. books military history ...Photographs from the Australian War Memorial's collection selected by Peter Stanley & Michael McKernan. Quotations in the book come from personal diaries, letters & papers. The introduction was written by Michael McKernan.Pale green, buckram, hard cover with title on spine in white letters. Illustrated dust cover with title on front & spine in black letters. Illustrated end papers. 259 cut edge pages. Contains black & white illustrations.books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Australian - Thai Chamber of Commerce, Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway, 1998
... books-military-history... of the railway. books-military-history memorials On title page: John W ...6th Edition updated by Rod Beattie. Contains many contemporary & modern photographs of the Thai - Burma railway. Book details the construction of the memorial & reclamation of the railway.Illustrated soft card cover. Title in blue letters. Stapled binding. 40 cut edge pages. Contains black & white & colour illustrations.On title page: John W Toon ex POW, Jack Fitzgerald (?) OAM ex POW, Donated by Dean Hayes.books-military-history, memorials -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Allen & Unwin, You'll Never Get Off the Island. POW Changi Singapore, 1989
... with their Japanese captors. books military history imprisonment On front end ...A personal memoir of Changi POW, Keith Wilson. The author details the daily lives of prisoners & their interaction with their Japanese captors.Black, buckram hard cover with title on spine in gold letters. Blue end papers. Blue & white dust cover with illustrations front & back. Title on front in white letters. Title on spine in black letters.On front end paper: L K Morgan 8/90books, military, history, imprisonment -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Lothian Books, Defying the Odds: Surviving Sandakan & Kuching, 2006
... military history valour On first page: Len Burke 12.10.06, Donated ...Defying the Odds tells the story of officers of B & E Forces interred at Sandakan & Kuching during World War II.Soft card cover. Red & cream cover illustrated front & back. Title on cover & spine in black letters. 237 cut edge pages. Black & white illustrations.On first page: Len Burke 12.10.06, Donated by Len Burke.books, military, history, valour -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Alan J Dunlop, BA, Little Sticks. The Story of Two Brothers, 1985
... goldfields Books military history biography On front fly leaf ...Hard buckram cover, dark red with gold print on spine. Dust cover sepia drawing of trees & buildings, dark red print on front, back & spine. 124 cut plain pages, illustrated, black & white photos, biography of 2 brothers, E E Dunlop & Alan J Dunlop.On front fly leaf handwritten in black ink: Donated by Bgo YMCA On title page handwritten in blue ink: John W Toon OAM Ex POW 8th Div AASC Front fly leaf in black ink: RSL Stamp Front end paper purple stamp: Further copies of Little Sticks can be obtained from R E Dunlop. Phone 03 439 7059books, military, history, biography -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, Across the Sea to War, 2003
... & writer books military history Front flyleaf hand written in black ...Australian & New Zealand Troop Convoys from 1865 through 2 World Wars to Korea & Vietnam. On front flyleaf in black ink: RSL Stamp Peter Plowman is a noted maritime researcher & writerSoft cover, cardboard, white print title on front & spine, white & pale blue print on back. Coloured photos of troops boarding a ship & a ship painting on front.Front flyleaf hand written in black ink: Donated by W Lancasterbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Times Press & Anthony Gibbs & Phillips, Spotlight on Singapore, 1965
... military history Front fly leaf hand written in grey lead pencil ...Spotlight on Singapore - A Tribute to the Men & Women Who Were There On front fly leaf in blue ink: oval RSL StampHard, pale khaki coloured buckram cover, red print on spine, 301 cut plain pages, illustrated, maps, & black & white photos.Front fly leaf hand written in grey lead pencil: 200.1.00books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Angus & Robertson Ltd, Behind Bamboo, 1954
... on the Burma - Siam Railway. books military history Bookshop label ...Rohan D Rivett, War Correspondent, Prisoner of War on the Burma - Siam Railway. Hard, dark fawn coloured buckram cover, green print on spine, 335 cut plain pages, illustrated, colour & black & white illustrations, & maps.Bookshop label, front end paper: Austral Book Shop 263 Collins Street Melbvourne - FJ 3739books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Robert Hale Limited, You'll Die in Singapore, 1955
... goldfields books military history imprisonment Front fly leaf ...Hard, black coloured buckram cover, gold print on spine, 189 cut plain pages, illustrated, black & white photo of author, black & red map. Autobiography - an account of Charles McCormac's escape from a Japanese prison camp in Singapore.Front fly leaf in black ink: RSL Stampbooks, military, history, imprisonment -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Angus & Robertson, White Coolies, c.1997
... goldfields books military history imprisonment On first page written ...An account of the true story which inspired the film Paradise Road. Black, soft cover book with photo of a group of women walking & carrying tools, 104 pages.On first page written in pen: Wilma Aram Young 27.7.97 Donated by Bgo Y Mens Clubbooks, military, history, imprisonment -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Stan Arniel, One Man's War, c.1982
... goldfields books military history biography Hand written in pen ...Black & brown soft cover book. Front cover has sepia photo of a soldier holding a rifle in his left hand. 288 pages.Hand written in pen on page following title page: Author's details & address of NOK plus directions if diary is found. books, military, history, biography -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Hesperion Press, Sailors in Slouch Hats, c.2001
... goldfields books military history navy Blue & white, soft cover book ...Blue & white, soft cover book, 160 pages. 3 pictures on front cover of Australian flag with crossed swords, an anchor within a frame, & larger drawing of a boat pulled up on the edge of a river. 3 sheets of paper posted in inside front cover, inside back cover, & on last page.books, military, history, navy -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Dr Richard Reid, The Burma Thailand Railway 1942 - 1943, c.1998
... goldfields books military history forced labour Written on title page ...Soft cover book, 34 pages, background on cover black & white photo of railway. Small inset of picture of drawing of men working underground excavating a cutter.Written on title page in pen: Donated by Bgo YMCAbooks, military, history, forced labour -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Angus & Robertson, The Night of a Thousand Suicides, c.1970
... goldfields books military history Front page signature in pen: Roy ...The Japanese Outbreak at Cowra. Translated from Japanese by Ray Cowan. Black, hard cover book with black dust jacket, 125 pages. Dust jacket has a drawing of 2 men attempting to climb over a barbed wire fence. Front page signature in pen: Roy Taylorbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Pan Macmillian Australia, The Spirit of the Digger Then and Now, 2004
... goldfields books military history Front fly leaf hand written ...Soft cover, cardboard book, gold, white & black colour print on cover. 324 cut plain pages, illustrated black & white photographs & maps.Front fly leaf hand written in black ink: Donated by Robyn Schultzbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Helen Colijn et al, Song of Survival, 1997
... goldfields books military history music Alan Holmes Soft paper cover ...Soft paper cover. Author's name in green print, colour photo, title in gold print, black & white photos throughout, black print on white paper, 280 pages.Alan Holmesbooks, military, history, music -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, James C Hilton, First Reconnaissance of the Burma - Siam Railway, 1995
... goldfields books military history burma Cover colour illustration ...Cover colour illustration on black & white firm paper cover, coloured sketches throughout, brown print on white paper, 132 pages.books, military, history, burma -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Leslie Bell et al, Destined Meeting, 1960
... goldfields books military history On fly leaf: L Schilling Red hard ...Red hard cover, blue patch on spine with title & author. Dust cover worn edges, damaged back, authors photo on back. Front red, brown, & mauve colours scene through barbed wire fence with Japanese flag on hut. 256 illustrated pages.On fly leaf: L Schillingbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Hugh Clarke, Escape to Death
... goldfields books military history Soft cover book, title on front ...Soft cover book, title on front, spine & back. Small photos of escape, red Japanese Rising Sun, soldier figure with camp in background & description of title on back cover. 129 illustrated pages.books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Bill Young, Long ago in Borneo
... goldfields books military history borneo Part 1 & Part 2. Black print ...Part 1 & Part 2. Black print on white paper. .1) 41 pages, blue binding. .2) 25 pages.books, military, history, borneo -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Geoffrey Pharoah Adams, The Thailand to Burma Railway
... goldfields books military history forced labour Thailand Hellfire ...Soft cover paper book, black print on white paper. Black & white photos, illustrated, maps, 16 pages.Thailand Hellfire Pass Ex POW Project J W Toon VX30397 Ex POW D Force Thailand 1943 Stamp: Fund Sec John W Toon 11 Lloyd Ave, Narre Warren 3805 7046866books, military, history, forced labour -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Philip Crosbie, Penciling Prisoner, 1955
... goldfields books military history On fly leaf: Green Whitcombe ...Red, hard cover book, title & author in black lettering on spine. 195 pages, 1 page of illustrations.On fly leaf: Green Whitcombe & Tomps sticker Inside fly leaf: Donated by Bgo Y Mens Clubbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Michael P Garnett, Mystery on an Island Paradise - Sandakan, 2008
... goldfields books military history Hard paper cover, coloured photo ...Hard paper cover, coloured photo, no dust cover, 46 pages, illustrated, black & white photos, black text on white paper.books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, William E Thomason, March to Ranau - Australian Servicemen at Sandakan, Borneo 1943 - 1945, 1989
... goldfields books military history Green hardcover, black ink drawing ...Green hardcover, black ink drawing, certificate on back cover, 54 pages. Black & white photos throughout, black text on white paper.books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Gordon S Seagrave, Burma Surgeon, 1944
... goldfields books military history Book, khaki colour, buckram cover ...Book, khaki colour, buckram cover, title in blue print, black text on white paper, black & white photos, maps on inside covers, 190 pages.books, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Harry Gordon, Die like the Carp!, c.1978
... military history Written on 1st page: Nancy Brown Written on back ...Folded page inside front of book. One side has a map of Cowra,New South Wales, the other has a map & information about the Japanese Garden & Cultural Centre, Cowra, New South Wales.Book, 240 pages, orange hard cover with yellow & black dust jacket. Front of dust jacket has photo of the body of a soldier lying on the ground & the back a photo of 2 men & 1 woman looking at photos. Written on 1st page: Nancy Brown Written on back of 2nd page: Alan W Brown Written on title page: Donated by Bgo Y Mens Clubbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Hyland House Publishing, The Albert Coates Story, c.1977
... goldfields books military history biography Book, 190 pages, dark ...Book, 190 pages, dark blue hard cover with black & white dust jacket. Front of dust jacket has an oval photograph of Albert Coates in uniform holding a book. Back of dust jacket has a black & white drawing of 2 soldiers, 1 helping the other to walk. books, military, history, biography -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Arthur Campbell, The Seige. A Story from Kohima, 1956
... goldfields books military history Edith L Johnson Book, 216 pages ...Book, 216 pages, maroon buckram hard cover. Black & white photos & sketches, black print on white paper, illustrated maps inside covers.Edith L Johnsonbooks, military, history -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Dr Richard Reid et al, Sandakan 1942 - 1945, 2008
... goldfields books military history Book, black & grey soft paper cover ...Book, black & grey soft paper cover, no dust cover, abstract design. 867 cut edge pages, black & white photos.books, military, history