Showing 1374 items matching "world war- 1939-1945"
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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
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Germany...-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 BranchBook, Herald-Sun Readers Book Club, Wingless victory : the story of Sir Basil Embry's escape from occupied France in the summer of 1940 / related by Anthony Richardson, 1954
... World war 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Escapes World war 1939-1945 - Personal narratives ...The escape of Basil Embrey from occupied FranceIll, maps, p.288.non-fictionThe escape of Basil Embrey from occupied France escapes, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Ebury Press, Forgotten voices of the Second World War, 2004
... World war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - Britain ...Following the publication of the remarkable 'Forgotten Voices of the Great War', Max Arthur has once again gone deep into the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive to create this landmark oral history of the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen, the Second World War. The Imperial War Museum holds a vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during WW2.Index, ill, p.486.non-fictionFollowing the publication of the remarkable 'Forgotten Voices of the Great War', Max Arthur has once again gone deep into the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive to create this landmark oral history of the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen, the Second World War. The Imperial War Museum holds a vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during WW2. world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, oral history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Randolph S. Churchill, Into battle : Speeches by Winston S. Churchill, 1941
... World war 1939-1945 - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Britain - Politics and government World war 1939 ...Collection of speeches by Winston ChurchillIll, p.313.non-fictionCollection of speeches by Winston Churchillbritain - politics and government, world war 1939-1945 - britain -
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, L. Cooper, Summon up the blood : a unique record of D-Day and its aftermath, 1997
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives ...The personal diaries of J Womack of his experiences in the invasion of Europe, edited by his daughter.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.182.non-fictionThe personal diaries of J Womack of his experiences in the invasion of Europe, edited by his daughter.world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – britain, james albert womack -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Sphere, A man called Intrepid, 1976
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Secret operations – Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Secret operations – Britain ...This book tells for the first time one of the best kept secrets of World War Two. British Security Co-ordination made a major contribution to the eventual allied victory.Index, ill, maps, p.541.non-fictionThis book tells for the first time one of the best kept secrets of World War Two. British Security Co-ordination made a major contribution to the eventual allied victory.world war 1939 – 1945 – secret operations – britain, secret service - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Faber and Faber, Churchill's bomb : a hidden history of science, war and politics, 2013
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Science – Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Science – Britain Atomic ...A brilliant insight into Britain's atomic scientists during the war from the Costa Award-winning author of The Strangest Man .Index, notes, references, ill, p.554.A brilliant insight into Britain's atomic scientists during the war from the Costa Award-winning author of The Strangest Man .world war 1939 – 1945 – science – britain, atomic bomb - great britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Three Rivers Press, How Hitler could have won World War II : the fatal errors that led to Nazi defeat, 2000
... World war 1939-1945 - Germany - Military strategy...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Germany - Military strategy ...Having already drawn both praise & controversy, this main selection for the Military Book Club continues to generate discussion among scholars & readers. Though histories of World War II are abundant, few of them examine the critical errors in Hitler's approach to the war that finally led to German defeat. Joining the ranks of "counterfactual" histories like the bestseller What If?, How Hitler Could Have Won World War II clearly shows what the consequences would have been for Hiltler, the Axis, & the world if he had chosen differently.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.337.Having already drawn both praise & controversy, this main selection for the Military Book Club continues to generate discussion among scholars & readers. Though histories of World War II are abundant, few of them examine the critical errors in Hitler's approach to the war that finally led to German defeat. Joining the ranks of "counterfactual" histories like the bestseller What If?, How Hitler Could Have Won World War II clearly shows what the consequences would have been for Hiltler, the Axis, & the world if he had chosen differently.world war 1939-1945 - germany - military strategy, adolf hitler - military leadership -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Weldon Publishing, The Home front family album : remembering Australia 1939-1945, 1991
... World war 1939-1945 - Social aspects...-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, Nelson, The war diaries of Weary Dunlop, 1986
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons...-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, Shandy Press, Captives of empire : the Japanese internment of allied civilians in China, 1941-1945, 2006
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons - Japan...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons - Japan ...Here for the first time is the definitive history of the internment of Allied civilians ib ChinaIndex, ill, maps, plans, p.738.Here for the first time is the definitive history of the internment of Allied civilians ib Chinaworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners and prisons - japan, internment camps - china -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, The Soviet Air Force at war, 1983
... World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Russia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Russia ...Chapter heads: The Red Falcons of Bolshevism--Waging peace testing for war --The struggle for survival--Armies of the air--Pobyeda! Victory!Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.176.non-fictionChapter heads: The Red Falcons of Bolshevism--Waging peace testing for war --The struggle for survival--Armies of the air--Pobyeda! Victory!world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - russia, soviet union - air force -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Dent, Dunkirk : the great escape, 1977
... World war 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France Operation ...Dunkirk (Dunkerque), France's fourth port, is an ancient city with a colourful history of war. From here a large part of the British Army escaped.Index, Bibliography, ill, maps, p.240.non-fictionDunkirk (Dunkerque), France's fourth port, is an ancient city with a colourful history of war. From here a large part of the British Army escaped.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france, operation dynamo -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Octopus Books, Tanks of World War Two, 1981
... World war 1939-1945 - Tank warfare...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Tanks - Military science World war 1939-1945 - Tank ...Color illustrations of World War two tank types.Ill, p.207.non-fictionColor illustrations of World War two tank types.tanks - military science, world war 1939-1945 - tank warfare -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, MBI Publishing, Tanks of World War Two, 2000
... World war 1939-1945 - Tank warfare...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Tanks - Military science World war 1939-1945 - Tank ...Each vehicle featured is illustrated by a black and white photograph and accompanied by text that analyses the vehicle's design, development and service history.Index, ill, p.96.non-fictionEach vehicle featured is illustrated by a black and white photograph and accompanied by text that analyses the vehicle's design, development and service history. tanks - military science, world war 1939-1945 - tank warfare -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Bernard Fitzsimons, Tanks and weapons of World War Two, 1973
... World war 1939-1945 - Tank warfare...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Tanks - Military science World war 1939-1945 - Tank ...This book contains lavish illustrations and authoritative text to tell the story of the weapons of world war two.Ill, p.160.non-fictionThis book contains lavish illustrations and authoritative text to tell the story of the weapons of world war two.tanks - military science, world war 1939-1945 - tank warfare -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, Eagle day, 1966
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operarions - Britain ...The whole story of the desperate six weeks either side of 13 August 1940Bibliography, ill, map, p.294.non-fictionThe whole story of the desperate six weeks either side of 13 August 1940world war 1939-1945 - aerial operarions - britain, battle of britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Goodall publications, Enemy coast ahead, 1966
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain ...Describes the night-to-night life of a bomber pilot, and traces the development of Bomber Command during the War.p.286,Describes the night-to-night life of a bomber pilot, and traces the development of Bomber Command during the War.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, bomber command -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, TAB Aero et al, The Blond Knight of Germany: A biography of Erich Hartmann, 1970
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Germany...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Fighter pilots - Germany - Biography World War 1939 ...A biography of Luftwaffe ace pilot Erich HartmannIndex, glossary, ill, p.332.non-fictionA biography of Luftwaffe ace pilot Erich Hartmannfighter pilots - germany - biography, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, William Heinemann, Sandakan : the untold story of the Sandakan Death Marches, 2013
... World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Sandakan...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Sandakan ...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 - Aggressors, volume 2 : carrier power vs. fighting ship, Shrewsbury, 1990
... World War 1939-1945 - carrier operations...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - carrier operations Aircraft ...Description of carrier based aircraft in World war TwoIll, p.64.non-fictionDescription of carrier based aircraft in World war Twoworld war 1939-1945 - carrier operations, aircraft carriers -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Bonanza Books, The great book of World war two airplanes, 1984
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial warfare...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Military airplanes - Descriptions World War 1939 ...Comprehensive descriptions of World war Two airplanesIll. p.632.non-fictionComprehensive descriptions of World war Two airplanesmilitary airplanes - descriptions, world war 1939-1945 - aerial warfare -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Airlife, Interceptor vs. heavy bomber, 1991
... World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations Fighter ...Interceptor versus heavy bomber descriptionsIll, p.64.non-fictionInterceptor versus heavy bomber descriptionsworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations, fighter planes - history -
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
... World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement...-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
