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Wrens park publishing, Air Battle of the Ruhr : RAF Offensive March - July 1943, 2001
First published to acclaim in 1992, this book deals with the exploits of Bomber Command during their offensive against German Industry in the Ruhr during World War II. The author begins by describing the role of Bomber Command and goes on to define the Ruhr area and its great importance in terms of industrial output to the Germans. The author provides the statistics for bombers dispatched, the number, which actually got to the targets and those, which never made it for one reason or another. Air Battle of the Ruhr is a complete overview of a major aspect of the air war against mainland Germany.Index, ill, p.137.non-fictionFirst published to acclaim in 1992, this book deals with the exploits of Bomber Command during their offensive against German Industry in the Ruhr during World War II. The author begins by describing the role of Bomber Command and goes on to define the Ruhr area and its great importance in terms of industrial output to the Germans. The author provides the statistics for bombers dispatched, the number, which actually got to the targets and those, which never made it for one reason or another. Air Battle of the Ruhr is a complete overview of a major aspect of the air war against mainland Germany.bombimg - ruhr region - germany, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain -
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Book, David W Cameron, 25 April 1915: The day the ANZAC legend was born, 2007
A detailed account of what happened to the Australian, New Zealand and Turkish troops on the beaches and hills of the Gallipoli peninsula on that fateful day - the day the ANZAC legend was born. On the 25th of April 1915 Australian troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in what is now called Anzac Cove. They rushed from the beach up to Plugge's Plateau into Australian military history suffering many casualties on the way. Just after midday troops from New Zealand landed at Gallipoli and together the Australians and New Zealanders created the Anzac legend. It was the events of this first day that set the course of the whole battle leading to the evacuation of the Anzac troops in December 1915. This is the story of that day telling the Australian, New Zealand and Turkish side of what was to become a tragedy for all three countries and an ultimate triumph for Turkey. It concludes with the visit of Charles Bean, the official Australian war correspondent, to the peninsula in 1919 as part of the Australian Historical mission to organise the burial of the dead that had lain exposed to the elements for the last four years, and to the formation of the cemeteries that are today visited by thousands. About the Author : Dr David Cameron is a biological anthropologist who has written several books. In early 2003 he conducted a preliminary survey of the Anzac Gallipoli battlefields and held numerous discussions with Turkish and Australian government officials about conservation issues relating to the Anzac area. He became interested in the actual landing and decided to write this book.--publisher. A detailed account of what happened to the Australian, New Zealand and Turkish troops on the beaches and hills of the Gallipoli peninsula on that fateful day - the day the ANZAC legend was born.Index, bibliography, notes, maps, ill, p.324.non-fictionA detailed account of what happened to the Australian, New Zealand and Turkish troops on the beaches and hills of the Gallipoli peninsula on that fateful day - the day the ANZAC legend was born. On the 25th of April 1915 Australian troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in what is now called Anzac Cove. They rushed from the beach up to Plugge's Plateau into Australian military history suffering many casualties on the way. Just after midday troops from New Zealand landed at Gallipoli and together the Australians and New Zealanders created the Anzac legend. It was the events of this first day that set the course of the whole battle leading to the evacuation of the Anzac troops in December 1915. This is the story of that day telling the Australian, New Zealand and Turkish side of what was to become a tragedy for all three countries and an ultimate triumph for Turkey. It concludes with the visit of Charles Bean, the official Australian war correspondent, to the peninsula in 1919 as part of the Australian Historical mission to organise the burial of the dead that had lain exposed to the elements for the last four years, and to the formation of the cemeteries that are today visited by thousands. About the Author : Dr David Cameron is a biological anthropologist who has written several books. In early 2003 he conducted a preliminary survey of the Anzac Gallipoli battlefields and held numerous discussions with Turkish and Australian government officials about conservation issues relating to the Anzac area. He became interested in the actual landing and decided to write this book.--publisher. A detailed account of what happened to the Australian, New Zealand and Turkish troops on the beaches and hills of the Gallipoli peninsula on that fateful day - the day the ANZAC legend was born. world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, australian army - anzac corps -
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Book, David W Cameron, The battle for Lone Pine: Four days of hell at the heart of Gallipoli, 2012
Surprisingly, as we near the 100th anniversary of the legendary Gallipoli campaign, this is the first book solely dedicated to one of its key battles - that at Lone Pine, where Australian and Turkish soldiers fought an ultimately futile battle that claimed thousands of lives in incredibly close quarters. Seven Victoria Crosses were earned by Australia's Anzacs in the intense four days of fighting, in pursuit of a flawed strategy to distract Turkish forces from larger incursions, which themselves failed. David W. Cameron has pulled together first-hand accounts from the men and women involved (including from the Turkish army) to detail what transpired and to follow some of their personal stories throughout the ordeal. By including the stories of non-combatants, such as engineers, nurses, sappers, commanders and more, he not only gives due credit to those who labored in support of the troops, but provides a wider understanding of the mammoth undertaking of such warfare. Many Australians travel to the Lone Pine Memorial and Cemetery each year to commemorate Anzac Day and remember the fallen - this work of popular history highlights the fate of those who fought on the very ground where they gather. Most Australian have heard of Lone Pine. Too few know why. Over four days in August 1915, Australians and Turks were thrown into some of the fiercest fighting of the war, on a small plateau in Gallipoli known as Lone Pine. Thousands of lives were lost. Seven of Australia's nine Gallipoli VCs were earned during brutal hand-to-hand combat in dark tunnels and in trenches just metres apart, bombarded by terrifying volleys of grenades. The Battle for Lone Pine is the first book devoted to this cornerstone of the Anzac legend, drawing on unforgettable first-hand accounts scratched into diaries and letters home. The stories of the diggers, as well as the engineers, nurses, sappers, commanders and more, provide an invaluable record of the battle and serve as moving testimony to their courage in appalling conditions. Today, pine trees are planted in remembrance around Australia. In Gallipoli, the Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial attracts large crowds to commemorate Anzac Day. David W. Cameron's absorbing history reveals the fate of those who fought on the ground where they gather. 'David Cameron not only leads the way for the battalions of books on Australia in World War I to come in the next six years, he sets a standard for authors to emulate'Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.349.non-fictionSurprisingly, as we near the 100th anniversary of the legendary Gallipoli campaign, this is the first book solely dedicated to one of its key battles - that at Lone Pine, where Australian and Turkish soldiers fought an ultimately futile battle that claimed thousands of lives in incredibly close quarters. Seven Victoria Crosses were earned by Australia's Anzacs in the intense four days of fighting, in pursuit of a flawed strategy to distract Turkish forces from larger incursions, which themselves failed. David W. Cameron has pulled together first-hand accounts from the men and women involved (including from the Turkish army) to detail what transpired and to follow some of their personal stories throughout the ordeal. By including the stories of non-combatants, such as engineers, nurses, sappers, commanders and more, he not only gives due credit to those who labored in support of the troops, but provides a wider understanding of the mammoth undertaking of such warfare. Many Australians travel to the Lone Pine Memorial and Cemetery each year to commemorate Anzac Day and remember the fallen - this work of popular history highlights the fate of those who fought on the very ground where they gather. Most Australian have heard of Lone Pine. Too few know why. Over four days in August 1915, Australians and Turks were thrown into some of the fiercest fighting of the war, on a small plateau in Gallipoli known as Lone Pine. Thousands of lives were lost. Seven of Australia's nine Gallipoli VCs were earned during brutal hand-to-hand combat in dark tunnels and in trenches just metres apart, bombarded by terrifying volleys of grenades. The Battle for Lone Pine is the first book devoted to this cornerstone of the Anzac legend, drawing on unforgettable first-hand accounts scratched into diaries and letters home. The stories of the diggers, as well as the engineers, nurses, sappers, commanders and more, provide an invaluable record of the battle and serve as moving testimony to their courage in appalling conditions. Today, pine trees are planted in remembrance around Australia. In Gallipoli, the Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial attracts large crowds to commemorate Anzac Day. David W. Cameron's absorbing history reveals the fate of those who fought on the ground where they gather. 'David Cameron not only leads the way for the battalions of books on Australia in World War I to come in the next six years, he sets a standard for authors to emulate'world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - battles - lone pine -
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Book, Johnson Beharry, Barefoot soldier : a story of extreme valour, 2007
The exploits of private Johnson Beharry during the invasion of Iraq in 2003Ill, p.548.non-fictionThe exploits of private Johnson Beharry during the invasion of Iraq in 2003iraq war 2003 - personal narratives, johnson beharry -
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Book, Presidio Press, Military lessons of the gulf war, 1991
This book presents an international perspective on the military, operational and technological aspects of the gulf war together with political, foreign policy and strategic considerationsIndex, ill, maps, p.256.This book presents an international perspective on the military, operational and technological aspects of the gulf war together with political, foreign policy and strategic considerationsgulf war 1991, middle east - political considerations -
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Book, McMillan, On Radji Beach:The story of the Australian nurses after the fall of Singapore, 2010
When Singapore fell dramatically to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, hundreds of people scrambled to leave. Amongst the evacuees were 65 Australian nurses. They boarded a coastal freighter named the Vyner Brooke, which was sunk by the Japanese. From a group of 60 shipwreck survivors including 22 nurses, Vivian Bullwinkel was the only survivor.Index, bibliography, ill, p.360.When Singapore fell dramatically to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, hundreds of people scrambled to leave. Amongst the evacuees were 65 Australian nurses. They boarded a coastal freighter named the Vyner Brooke, which was sunk by the Japanese. From a group of 60 shipwreck survivors including 22 nurses, Vivian Bullwinkel was the only survivor. royal australian army nursing corps, vivian bullwinkel -
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Book, Heinemann, The courage of the early morning : the story of Billy Bishop, 1966
the story of Billy Bishop, the famous air ace, who came out of World War One with 72 kills.Index, ill, maps, p.206.non-fictionthe story of Billy Bishop, the famous air ace, who came out of World War One with 72 kills.world war 1914-1918 - aerial operations - britain, great britain - royal flying corps -
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Book, Ian Allan, Swordfish at war, 1984
Describes the operations of the Swordfish torpedo bomber during World War IIill, p.128.non-fictionDescribes the operations of the Swordfish torpedo bomber during World War IIworld war ii - aerial operations - britain, royal air force - history -
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Book, W. H. Allen, The camera at war : a history of war photography from 1848 to the present day, 1978
The camera at war examines the nature of war photography and its relationship to society's view of warIndex, bib, ill, p.240.non-fictionThe camera at war examines the nature of war photography and its relationship to society's view of war"war photography - history, war photography -
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Book, Kola, Military helicopters, 1984
Illustrated and Textual description of helicopter developmentIll, p.63.non-fictionIllustrated and Textual description of helicopter developmenthelicopters, military helicopters -
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Book, Leon Bramson, War: Studies from psychology, sociology, anthropology, 1968
Part I: Studies from psychology Introduction Instinct theories and comparative psychology The moral equivalent of war / William James The instinct of pugnacity / William McDougall Emotion and society / D.O. Hebb & W.R. Thompson Psychoanalytic perspectives Why war? / Sigmund Freud Personal aggressiveness and war / E.F.M. Durbin & John Bowlby Toward a psychiatry of peoples / Harry Stack Sullivan Wholeness and totality / Erik H. Erikson Authoritarian personality and foreign policy / Daniel J. Levinson Social learning and intergroup relations War, peace, and social learning / Mark A. May Drives toward war / Edward C. Tolman The role of expectancy / Gordon W. Allport Part II: Studies from sociology and anthropology War / William Graham Sumner The social function of war / Robert E. Park An anthropological analysis of war / Bronislaw Malinowski Warfare is only an invention not a biological necessity / Margaret Mead Primitive warfare: a methodological note / Joseph Schneider Part III: War, liberal democracy, and industrial society The military and the industrial society / Herbert Spencer The garrison state / Harold D. Lasswell On war, society, and the military / Alexis de Tocqueville Military elites and the study of war / Morris Janowitz War and industrial society / Raymond Aron.Index, bib, p.438.non-fictionPart I: Studies from psychology Introduction Instinct theories and comparative psychology The moral equivalent of war / William James The instinct of pugnacity / William McDougall Emotion and society / D.O. Hebb & W.R. Thompson Psychoanalytic perspectives Why war? / Sigmund Freud Personal aggressiveness and war / E.F.M. Durbin & John Bowlby Toward a psychiatry of peoples / Harry Stack Sullivan Wholeness and totality / Erik H. Erikson Authoritarian personality and foreign policy / Daniel J. Levinson Social learning and intergroup relations War, peace, and social learning / Mark A. May Drives toward war / Edward C. Tolman The role of expectancy / Gordon W. Allport Part II: Studies from sociology and anthropology War / William Graham Sumner The social function of war / Robert E. Park An anthropological analysis of war / Bronislaw Malinowski Warfare is only an invention not a biological necessity / Margaret Mead Primitive warfare: a methodological note / Joseph Schneider Part III: War, liberal democracy, and industrial society The military and the industrial society / Herbert Spencer The garrison state / Harold D. Lasswell On war, society, and the military / Alexis de Tocqueville Military elites and the study of war / Morris Janowitz War and industrial society / Raymond Aron.armed conflict - history and teaching, conflict - history -
Bay Steamers Maritime Museum
Book, James Pryd, Mathematical Tables
Dark maroon hard cover book 454 pagesHandwritten inside front cover in blue pen "J.T. Young / 1941 / Probably printed / c.1900 or earlier" Handwritten in pencil on front page "H.B Freeman / Eastern Cable Coy / Sydney NSW"" second page handwritten in black ink "M. Henry -
Bay Steamers Maritime Museum
Book, W. Laws, Electricity Applied to Marine Engineering, 1943
Green hard cover book of 286 pagesSticker on inside front cover ÄDMIRALTY CHART AGENTS / BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS / J. DONNE & SON / 349 POST OFFICE PLACE / MELBOURNE -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Equipment - Performance Computer And Cruise Data Guide
White 20cm round plastic disc with information on Weight plus Torque PSI plus Hover Gross Weight and Pressure Altitude for a UH - IH Huey Helicopter for use of The Royal Australian Air Force.UH-IH Performance Computer + Cruise data guide.computer and cruise data guide, uh-1h helicopter, raaf -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Plaque, Grand Order Of Tape Dragons
Silver plaque mounted on solid wood depicting seven fighter jets, five at top, one flying downwards with a dragon in the cockpit, one at bottom with a full length dragon atop of fighter jet. Sgn Ld Alan r Reed is a Life member of the Grand Order Of tap DragonsFor head-sup, hook-down excellence in the emergency snaggin' and draggin' of the nylon tape of the land-based aircraft arresting equipment at Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam on 21st Sept 1968plaque, alan reed, tan son nhut -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, RAAF Vietnam Commeration Plague
Framed Document - Poem "New Memory for Old Blokes" Photo one - Unveiling plaque by "Woff" Snow Coughlan & AirCor Ken Watson Photo two - RAAF Vietnam Memorial Plaquedocument, photograph, melbourne shrine of remembrance, raaf vietnam commemeration plaque, woff couglan, aircor watson -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item), William Alexander et al, The Observer's Handbook on Maps, Charts and Projections, January 1940
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item), G. F. van Tets et al, Recognition of aerodrome bird hazards, 1977
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item), W. E. Pannett, Radio Installations: their design and maintenance, 1951
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item), W. R. Evans, Radio Navigation Volume 1 VOR: A Pilots' Guide to the VHF Omnirange, 1971
Sticker on the front provides an owner, Moorabbin Aircraft SPares Pty. Ltd., and a customer (borrower or buyer?), L. Gilbert. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (item), A. W. Morley, Aircraft Propulsion: Theory and Performance, 1953
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Drawing (Item) - Labelled Diagrams of the CAC Boomerang, Wirraway and Woomera, C. W. Gooding, Boomerang, Wirraway and Woomera, 1994-2000
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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Shaw, Ian W, Operation Babylift, 2019
the incredible story of the inspiring Australian women who rescued hundreds of orphans at the end of the Vietnam War.the incredible story of the inspiring Australian women who rescued hundreds of orphans at the end of the Vietnam War.refugee children -- vietnam -- history -- 20th century, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- children, volunteer workers in social service -- australia -- biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Nolan, Keith W, Ripcord: Screaming Eagles Under Seige, Vietnam 1970, 2000
I.ve never read a better account of a battle.I.ve never read a better account of a battle. 1961-1975 - united states, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - united states, united states. army. airborne division, 101st., 155mm howitzer, a battery, 2d battalion, 11th field artillery -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, After My Lai: My Year Commanding First Platoon, Charlie Company, 2010
Gary Bray landed in South Vietnam as a recently married, freshly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His assignment was not enviable: leading the platoon whose former members had committed the My Lai massacre - the murder of Vietnamese civilians - eighteen months earlier. In this compelling memoir, he shares his experiences of Vietnam in the direct wake of that terrible event.Gary Bray landed in South Vietnam as a recently married, freshly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His assignment was not enviable: leading the platoon whose former members had committed the My Lai massacre - the murder of Vietnamese civilians - eighteen months earlier. In this compelling memoir, he shares his experiences of Vietnam in the direct wake of that terrible event. 1961-1975 - personal narratives - american, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, charlie company, my lai massacre -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Huan Lenh Dieu Hanh can Ban (in Vietnamese language), 1971
In English - Uniforms, Flags & Insignia of South Vietnam.vietnamese uniforms, vietnamese flags, vietnamese insignia -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The Bloody Jungle, 1966
A powerful novel of the Green Berets in Vietnam.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - fiction -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The lessons of Vietnam
vietnam war, 1961-1975 - congresses -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Kahin, George McTurnan and Lewis John W, The United States in Vietnam: An Analysis in Depth of the Histort of America's Involvement in Vietnam (Copy 1)
So much has been written from so many divergent points of view about the involvement of the United States in Vietnam that the entire issue has become obscured and the truth is difficult, if not impossible, for the general public to discern.So much has been written from so many divergent points of view about the involvement of the United States in Vietnam that the entire issue has become obscured and the truth is difficult, if not impossible, for the general public to discern.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam - politics and government -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Allen, George W, None So Blind: A Personal Account of the Intelligence Failure in Vietnam, 2001
None So Blind is a unique work by a unique author. Beginning in the early 1950s and continuing far longer that any of his contemporaries, George Allen had the guts to spear truth to power - telling successive senior authorities in Vietnam and Washington, D.C. that their conduct of the war was la losing one.None So Blind is a unique work by a unique author. Beginning in the early 1950s and continuing far longer that any of his contemporaries, George Allen had the guts to spear truth to power - telling successive senior authorities in Vietnam and Washington, D.C. that their conduct of the war was la losing one.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - secret service - united states, indochine war, 1947-1954-secret service - united states