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Book, Mostly Unsung Military History Research and Publications, Nothing short of war : with the Australian Army in Borneo 1962-66, 1999
An account of the Australian army involvement in Borneo 1962-1966 during the confrontation with IndonesiaIndex, bibliography, ill, maps, p.191.non-fictionAn account of the Australian army involvement in Borneo 1962-1966 during the confrontation with Indonesiaaustralian armed forces - borneo - 1962-1966, australian army - officers -
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Book, Bolinda Press, The soldier's story, 1986
The controversial Battle at Xa Long Tan was not only a critical episode in Australias Vietnam involvement, it was also a textbook nightmare in the history of jungle warfare. Reconstructing this dramatic action from secret documents and the vivid recollections of many diggers who fought at Long Tan, Terry Burstall challenges the official army version.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.253.non-fictionThe controversial Battle at Xa Long Tan was not only a critical episode in Australias Vietnam involvement, it was also a textbook nightmare in the history of jungle warfare. Reconstructing this dramatic action from secret documents and the vivid recollections of many diggers who fought at Long Tan, Terry Burstall challenges the official army version. vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – battles – long tan -
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Book, University of Queensland Press, Vietnam : the Australian dilemma, 1993
Vietnam : the Australian dilemma reveals why Australia entered the Vietnam war, coming to the aid of the United StatesIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.329.Vietnam : the Australian dilemma reveals why Australia entered the Vietnam war, coming to the aid of the United Statesvietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – history -
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Book, Lansdowne Press, The Eagle and the Lotus; Western Intervention in Vietnam, 1847-1968, 1969
An informed critical assessment of historical and contemporary events in Vietnam and their implications particularly for Australian foreign policy.Index, notes, p.250.An informed critical assessment of historical and contemporary events in Vietnam and their implications particularly for Australian foreign policy. vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement -
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Book, NewSouth Publishing, Australia's Vietnam : myth vs history, 2019
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Australia's Vietnam : myth vs history Index ...Why everything you think you know about Australia's Vietnam War is wrong. When Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasn't alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin reveals that every stage of Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and shrouded in myth. From army claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; and the level of atrocities committed by Australian troops; to the belief there were no welcome home parades until the late 1980s and returned soldiers were met by angry protesters. Australia's Vietnam is a major contribution to the understanding of Australia's experience of the war and will change the way we think about memory and military history.Index, notes, p.231.non-fictionWhy everything you think you know about Australia's Vietnam War is wrong. When Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every misconception. He wasn't alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin reveals that every stage of Australia's commitment to the Vietnam War has been misunderstood, misinterpreted and shrouded in myth. From army claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; and the level of atrocities committed by Australian troops; to the belief there were no welcome home parades until the late 1980s and returned soldiers were met by angry protesters. Australia's Vietnam is a major contribution to the understanding of Australia's experience of the war and will change the way we think about memory and military history.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – history -
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Book, Allen & Unwin et al, The men who persevered : Australia's most highly decorated unit to fight in the Viet Nam War, 2005
The story of the forst Australians to serve in Vietnam - the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.418.non-fictionThe story of the forst Australians to serve in Vietnam - the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, australian army training team vietnam - history -
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Book, Allen & Unwin, Vietnam : the complete story of the Australian War, 2012
Take a journey back to the front line with two Australian veterans as they retrace the footsteps of soldiers and politicians, villagers and the enemy in a meticulously researched new history of the Vietnam War. Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam war comes an objective analysis of Australia's involvement. The book shows the extent of Australia's engagement in the Vietnam war and its contribution compared to its allies. "For Australians, Vietnam remains one of the most difficult-and controversial-wars we have fought. On the fiftieth anniversary of Australia's first involvement comes Vietnam: the complete story of the Australian war, for anyone who wishes to understand why Australia went to war, and who wants to make sense of the intensely unrelenting warfare. For Bruce Davies and Gary McKay, the history of Vietnam-its wars, colonial domination, its search for freedom and its subsequent loss-speaks to an Australian anxiety of a very small population far away from the centre of an empire to which it was firmly committed. The rise of Japan, the war in the Pacific and the postcolonial independence of the peoples of southeast Asia, coupled with the mercurial influence of Ho Chi Minh and the rise of communism, form the background to the commitment of Australian forces. Vietnam takes the reader to the front line, describing the experiences of soldier, politician, villager, enemy; and into the war room to unpick the military and political strategies. We see the challenges the Australians faced against not only a dogged enemy, but also those by the allies in the quest to defeat a powerful counterinsurgency. ... Meticulously researched and marked with acute critical analysis and a deep understanding of the place and the war, Vietnam shows the experience of Australian soldiers as never before.Index, notes, ill, p.601.non-fictionTake a journey back to the front line with two Australian veterans as they retrace the footsteps of soldiers and politicians, villagers and the enemy in a meticulously researched new history of the Vietnam War. Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam war comes an objective analysis of Australia's involvement. The book shows the extent of Australia's engagement in the Vietnam war and its contribution compared to its allies. "For Australians, Vietnam remains one of the most difficult-and controversial-wars we have fought. On the fiftieth anniversary of Australia's first involvement comes Vietnam: the complete story of the Australian war, for anyone who wishes to understand why Australia went to war, and who wants to make sense of the intensely unrelenting warfare. For Bruce Davies and Gary McKay, the history of Vietnam-its wars, colonial domination, its search for freedom and its subsequent loss-speaks to an Australian anxiety of a very small population far away from the centre of an empire to which it was firmly committed. The rise of Japan, the war in the Pacific and the postcolonial independence of the peoples of southeast Asia, coupled with the mercurial influence of Ho Chi Minh and the rise of communism, form the background to the commitment of Australian forces. Vietnam takes the reader to the front line, describing the experiences of soldier, politician, villager, enemy; and into the war room to unpick the military and political strategies. We see the challenges the Australians faced against not only a dogged enemy, but also those by the allies in the quest to defeat a powerful counterinsurgency. ... Meticulously researched and marked with acute critical analysis and a deep understanding of the place and the war, Vietnam shows the experience of Australian soldiers as never before.vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement -
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Book, Longman Cheshire, War without end : conflict in Indo-China, 1995
Indo-China war - Australian involvement in Vietnam - Laos and Cambodia ; Jim Cairns - Harold Holt - Ho Chi Minh - John F. Kennedy - Robert Menzies - My Lai - Richard Nixon - Lyndon B. Johnson (L.B.J.) - Tet Offensive - Fall of Saigon - Why America lost - Cambodia & the Sihanouk years - Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot - Agent Orange & Post-traumatic stress disorder - Vietnamese boat people & resettlement destinations.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.183.non-fictionIndo-China war - Australian involvement in Vietnam - Laos and Cambodia ; Jim Cairns - Harold Holt - Ho Chi Minh - John F. Kennedy - Robert Menzies - My Lai - Richard Nixon - Lyndon B. Johnson (L.B.J.) - Tet Offensive - Fall of Saigon - Why America lost - Cambodia & the Sihanouk years - Khmer Rouge & Pol Pot - Agent Orange & Post-traumatic stress disorder - Vietnamese boat people & resettlement destinations.vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, indochina - history -
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Book, HarperCollins, Vietnam : the Australian war, 2007
The participation by Australian soldiers in the Vietnam conflict (1962-1975), including political background, accounts of battles and operations in Vietnam, soldiers' personal histories, and with reference to the anti-war movement.Index,bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.814.non-fictionThe participation by Australian soldiers in the Vietnam conflict (1962-1975), including political background, accounts of battles and operations in Vietnam, soldiers' personal histories, and with reference to the anti-war movement.vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement -
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Book, William Collins, Vietnam : an epic tragedy history of a tragic war, 2018
Vietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of an epic struggle. He portrays the set pieces of Dienbienphu, the Tet offensive, the air blitz of North Vietnam, and less familiar battles such as the bloodbath at Daido, where a US Marine battalion was almost wiped out, together with extraordinary recollections of Ho Chi Minh's warriors. Here are the vivid realities of strife amid jungle and paddies that killed 2 million people. Many writers treat the war as a US tragedy, yet Hastings sees it as overwhelmingly that of the Vietnamese people, of whom forty died for every American. While all the world has seen the image of a screaming, naked girl seared by napalm, it forgets countless eviscerations, beheadings and murders carried out by the communists. The people of both former Vietnams paid a bitter price for the Northerners' victory in privation and oppression. Here is testimony from Vietcong guerrillas, Southern paratroopers, Saigon bargirls and Hanoi students alongside that of infantrymen from South Dakota, Marines from North Carolina, Huey pilots from Arkansas.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.722.non-fictionVietnam became the Western world's most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for France in 1954, then a vastly greater one for the United States in 1975. Max Hastings has spent the past three years interviewing scores of participants on both sides, as well as researching a multitude of American and Vietnamese documents and memoirs, to create an epic narrative of an epic struggle. He portrays the set pieces of Dienbienphu, the Tet offensive, the air blitz of North Vietnam, and less familiar battles such as the bloodbath at Daido, where a US Marine battalion was almost wiped out, together with extraordinary recollections of Ho Chi Minh's warriors. Here are the vivid realities of strife amid jungle and paddies that killed 2 million people. Many writers treat the war as a US tragedy, yet Hastings sees it as overwhelmingly that of the Vietnamese people, of whom forty died for every American. While all the world has seen the image of a screaming, naked girl seared by napalm, it forgets countless eviscerations, beheadings and murders carried out by the communists. The people of both former Vietnams paid a bitter price for the Northerners' victory in privation and oppression. Here is testimony from Vietcong guerrillas, Southern paratroopers, Saigon bargirls and Hanoi students alongside that of infantrymen from South Dakota, Marines from North Carolina, Huey pilots from Arkansas.vietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections -
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Book, Penguin Books, Vietnam : A History, 1985
... -and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Vietnam : A History Index, bibliography, notes ...A summation "of over two centuries of conflict in Indochina. Chronicling a tragic history, Karnow presents a balanced and synmpathetic view of Vietnamese aspiration and the mishaps that led to American involvement in a 'war nobody wonIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.752.non-fictionA summation "of over two centuries of conflict in Indochina. Chronicling a tragic history, Karnow presents a balanced and synmpathetic view of Vietnamese aspiration and the mishaps that led to American involvement in a 'war nobody wonvietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam - history 1945-1975 -
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Book, Thomas Dunne Books et al, SEAL warrior death in the dark : Vietnam, 1968-1972, 2009
A vivid, riveting account of highly decorated Navy SEAL Thomas H. Keith's Vietnam tour of duty and his profoundly revealing first-hand experience with the emergence of modern guerrilla warfare. The old battle tactics were useless for the U.S. soldiers in Vietnam, who were fighting a guerrilla war on foreign soil for the first time in American historyIndex, bibliography, ill, p.268.non-fictionA vivid, riveting account of highly decorated Navy SEAL Thomas H. Keith's Vietnam tour of duty and his profoundly revealing first-hand experience with the emergence of modern guerrilla warfare. The old battle tactics were useless for the U.S. soldiers in Vietnam, who were fighting a guerrilla war on foreign soil for the first time in American historyvietnam war 1961-1975 - guerilla operations, vietnam war 1961-1975 - us involvement -
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Book, University of North Carolina Press, A Vietnam War reader : a documentary history from American and Vietnamese perspectives, 2010
An essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiersIndex, bibliography, p.223.non-fictionAn essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary sources opens a valuable window on an extraordinarily complex conflict. The materials gathered here, from both the American and Vietnamese sides, remind readers that the conflict touched the lives of many people in a wide range of social and political situations and spanned a good deal more time than the decade of direct U.S. combat. Hunt brings together the views of the conflict's disparate players--from Communist leaders, Vietnamese peasants, Saigon loyalists, and North Vietnamese soldiersvietnam war 1961-1975 – history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - sources -
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Book, Allen & Unwin, The Fighting First : combat operations in Vietnam, 1968-69, the First Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, 1991
An account of the combat operations in Vietnam of the first battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.Index, ill, maps, p.283.An account of the combat operations in Vietnam of the first battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – regimental histories - australia -
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Book, The Team : Australian Army advisers in Vietnam 1962-1972, 1984
the official history of the Australian army training team in Vietnam between 1962 and 1972Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.534.the official history of the Australian army training team in Vietnam between 1962 and 1972vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – regimental histories - australia -
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Book, Australian Military History Publication, Viet Nam diggers' language : abbreviations, acronyms, terms and jargon, of the Viet Nam war, 2006
A reference book intended to help those who struggle with military jargon, especially in relation to the Vietnam conflictIndex, bibliography, ill, p.212.non-fictionA reference book intended to help those who struggle with military jargon, especially in relation to the Vietnam conflictvietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, english language - australia - slang -
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Book, Robin Droogleever, Colonel Tom's boys : being the regimental history of the 1st and 2nd Victorian contingents in the Boer War, 2013
This book focuses on the raising, equipping and dispatch of the 514 young colonials who served in the first two contingents which were sent in response to Britans call for aid when the Anglo Boer war broke out in 18999Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.613.non-fictionThis book focuses on the raising, equipping and dispatch of the 514 young colonials who served in the first two contingents which were sent in response to Britans call for aid when the Anglo Boer war broke out in 18999boer war - participation - victoria - australia, soldiers - victoria - biography -
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Book, Hawthorn Books, Who fired the first shot? And other untold stories of the Civil War, 1963
This book unfolds the human side of the American civil war - the flesh and blood drama of men and women to whom the war was an intimate, emotional experience.Index, p.218.non-fictionThis book unfolds the human side of the American civil war - the flesh and blood drama of men and women to whom the war was an intimate, emotional experience.american civil war 1861-1865, united states - history -
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Book, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hil, Lincoln on war, 2011
President Lincoln used his own weapons--his words--to fight the Civil War as brilliantly as any general who ever took the field. In Lincoln on War, historian Harold Holzer gathers and interprets Lincoln's speeches, letters, memoranda, orders, telegrams, and casual remarks, organizing them chronologically and allowing readers to experience Lincoln's growth from an eager young Indian War officer to a middle-aged dove congressman to a surprisingly hardened and determined hawk as the Union's commander-in-chief. We observe a man willing to sacrifice life and treasure in unprecedented quantities, to risk wounding the pride of vain generals, and even to mislead the public if it meant the preservation of an unbreakable union of states, the destruction of slavery, and the restoration of America as an example to inspire the world. This volume covers strategy; tactics; the endless hiring, sustaining, motivating, and dismissal of commanders; military discipline; and military technology. Modern commanders-in-chief have repeatedly quoted Lincoln to justify their own wars, so it behooves us as citizens to know Lincoln's record well. From masterpieces such as the Gettysburg Address to lesser-known meditations on God's purposes, Lincoln on War is the first book to highlight exclusively Lincoln's sublime and enduring words on warIndex, ill, p.296.President Lincoln used his own weapons--his words--to fight the Civil War as brilliantly as any general who ever took the field. In Lincoln on War, historian Harold Holzer gathers and interprets Lincoln's speeches, letters, memoranda, orders, telegrams, and casual remarks, organizing them chronologically and allowing readers to experience Lincoln's growth from an eager young Indian War officer to a middle-aged dove congressman to a surprisingly hardened and determined hawk as the Union's commander-in-chief. We observe a man willing to sacrifice life and treasure in unprecedented quantities, to risk wounding the pride of vain generals, and even to mislead the public if it meant the preservation of an unbreakable union of states, the destruction of slavery, and the restoration of America as an example to inspire the world. This volume covers strategy; tactics; the endless hiring, sustaining, motivating, and dismissal of commanders; military discipline; and military technology. Modern commanders-in-chief have repeatedly quoted Lincoln to justify their own wars, so it behooves us as citizens to know Lincoln's record well. From masterpieces such as the Gettysburg Address to lesser-known meditations on God's purposes, Lincoln on War is the first book to highlight exclusively Lincoln's sublime and enduring words on waramerican civil war 1861-1865 - history, abraham lincoln 1809-1865 - leadership -
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Book, Macmillan, Australia and the great war, 1914-1918: narrative and selection of documents, 1969
Dr Robson here makes the first serious attempt to address and recapture the spirit of Australia in the Great WarIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, p.113.non-fictionDr Robson here makes the first serious attempt to address and recapture the spirit of Australia in the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - australia - history, world war 1914-1918 - australia - sources -
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Book, Pan McMillan et al, In the line of fire : real stories of Australians at war, from Gallipoli to Vietnam, 2005
In the line of fire' explores the nature of combat from the perspective of the men doing the actual fighting. From the heights of Gallipoli to the trenches of the Western Front, from the deserts of North Africa to the jungle POW camps of the Thai-Burma Railway, from the savage cold of a Korean winter to the steamy heat of Vietnam this book details what it's really like to be in the line of fire. Also it reveals the experiences of Australian women at war and the combat photographers.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.358.non-fictionIn the line of fire' explores the nature of combat from the perspective of the men doing the actual fighting. From the heights of Gallipoli to the trenches of the Western Front, from the deserts of North Africa to the jungle POW camps of the Thai-Burma Railway, from the savage cold of a Korean winter to the steamy heat of Vietnam this book details what it's really like to be in the line of fire. Also it reveals the experiences of Australian women at war and the combat photographers.military participation - australia, sustralia - history - military -
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Book, Australian War Memorial, The government and the people, 1939-1941, 1952
A political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the warIndex, ill, p.644.non-fictionA political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the waraustralia - politics and government 1939-1941, australia - social conditions - 1939-1941 -
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Book, McDonald, Modern warfare: from 1939 to the present day, 1987
Every major conflict since 1939 is discussed and analysedIndex, ill (col), maps, p.288.non-fictionEvery major conflict since 1939 is discussed and analysedmilitary history - 20th century, world conflict - 1939 - -
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Book, Carlton books, Battles that changed history: Fifty decisive battles from 2,500 years of warfare, 2006
Offers an account of 50 decisive battles that have had a long-term impact on the course of world history. Using maps and illustrations, this work not only examines the background and consequences of each battle, but also re-creates the intense fighting, analyses the tactics and profiles key commanders and weaponry used.Index, ill, p.224.non-fictionOffers an account of 50 decisive battles that have had a long-term impact on the course of world history. Using maps and illustrations, this work not only examines the background and consequences of each battle, but also re-creates the intense fighting, analyses the tactics and profiles key commanders and weaponry used.military history, warfare - history -
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Book, McMillan, Great commanders and their battles, 1987
This book presents a visual analysis of twenty famous victories won by a broad cross-section of history's most outstanding commanders, from Alexander the Great's triumph against the Persians in 331 B.C. to Israeli general Moshe Dayan's Sinai campaign of 1956.Index, bibliography, ill, p.200.non-fictionThis book presents a visual analysis of twenty famous victories won by a broad cross-section of history's most outstanding commanders, from Alexander the Great's triumph against the Persians in 331 B.C. to Israeli general Moshe Dayan's Sinai campaign of 1956.generals - biography, battles - history -
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Book, Columbia House, The illustrated encyclopaedia of 20th century weapons and warfare, 1978
An illustrated list of 20th century weapons presented in alphabetical order in 24 volumes.Index, Ill, p.2624.non-fictionAn illustrated list of 20th century weapons presented in alphabetical order in 24 volumes.military technology - history, weaponry - history -
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Book, Landsdowne, Diggers : Australian army, navy and air force in eleven wars, from 6 June 1944 to 1994, 1994
Australian involvement in military conflict during and after the second World WarIndex, notes, ill, p.531.non-fictionAustralian involvement in military conflict during and after the second World Warmilitary history - australia, australia - armed forces - history -
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Book, Marshall Cavendish, How weapons work, 1976
This book explains the technology behind weaponsIndex, ill, p.246.non-fictionThis book explains the technology behind weaponsarms and ordnance - history, weapons - technology -
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Book, Peerage books, Encyclopedia of war machines, 1984
This encyclopedia details the breakthroughs in military technology from the earliest days.Index, ill, p.386.non-fictionThis encyclopedia details the breakthroughs in military technology from the earliest days.weaponry - history, military technology - history -
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Book, Five mile press, Where they fell : a walker's guide to the battlefields of the world, 2000
Combining vivid illustrations, dramatic photos in color and black-and-white, battle maps, landscape diagrams, and fascinating features, this volume recounts 17 military campaigns that changed the course of history. It also serves as a superb travel guide ..., suggesting points of interest and significanceIndex, ill, p.160.non-fictionCombining vivid illustrations, dramatic photos in color and black-and-white, battle maps, landscape diagrams, and fascinating features, this volume recounts 17 military campaigns that changed the course of history. It also serves as a superb travel guide ..., suggesting points of interest and significancebattlefields - guidebooks, battles - history