Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.407.non-fictionBetween August 1943 and March 1944 the RAF dropped over 30,000 tons of bombs on Belin in an attempt to end the war by flattening Germany's capital.world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - britain, royal air force - bomber command

Ill, p.254.non-fictionA biography of Leonard Chesire VC, commander of Squadron 617, observer of the A bomb attack on Nagasaki and later advocate for peace.world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - britain, leonard chesire - biography

Index, ill, p.190.non-fictionThe biography of Joe Leach and his exploits in World War twoworld war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, joe leach - biography

Index, ill, map, p.303.non-fictionA biography authorised by Bader and based on his own private papers, flying logs and notes. Written by a close friend, it tells the story of a man who lost both legs in an air crash in 1931 and went on to become a leading pilot in the Battle of Britain, a prisoner of war (who still tried to escape despite artificial legs), businessman, public speaker and worker for the disabled. world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - britain, douglas bader - biography

Ill, maps, p.203.non-fictionPacked with interesting anecdotes this book brings to life events that have escaped or have been overlooked about Australian military historyworld war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, catalina - seaplane

Ill, p.140non-fictionStories of daring and heroism of men who beat the odds during RAAF air operations in World War two.world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, raaf - air pilots - biographies

Index, notes, ill, maps, p.346.non-fictionThis book covers every ocean and every naval battle during World War Twoworld war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations, war at sea

Ill, p.372.non-fictionAction Stories of the ANZAC Navy.world war 1939 – 1945 – naval operations - australia, anzac navy

Ill, maps, p.158.non-fictionThe raid on the naval facilities at St Nazaire destroyed the dock area and denied its use to the German navyst nazaire raid 1942, world war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations

Ill, p.148.non-fictionA personal reminisces of a crewman sailing on HMAS Perthworld war 1939 – 1945 – naval operations - australia, hmas perth

Index, bibliography, ill, p.159non-fictionEighteen days before Pearl Harbour and Japan opens fire on Australia. The RAN's cover-up of the action that sank HMAS Sydney on the 19th November 1941 has been a public scandal for decades. Here is the first book to explain how Churchill and Roosevelt sacrificed the Sydney and the US Pearl Harbour fleet.world war 1939 – 1945 – naval operations - australia, hmas sydney

Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.222.non-fictionA northern sea saga of heroism, bravery and enduranceworld war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations - britain, russian convoys

Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.909.non-fictionThe second volume of this history covers the period 1942 - 1945 when the U boats suffered reverses and final defeat.world war 1939 – 1945 –naval operations - britain, u-boats - germany

Index, ill, maps, p.686.non-fictionThis volume tells briefly the story of the Royal Australian Navy and of Australian naval policy between the wars, and then records the part played by the ships and men of that Navy on every ocean and particularly in the eastern Mediterranean and Indian and Pacific Oceans from 1939 until the end of the first quarter of 1942. When the volume ends most of the surviving ships are on the Australia Station again and the Japanese fleets dominate half the Pacific Ocean and the seas to the north of Australia. The [author] describes not only the actions of the Australian ships but the problems and policies of the British fleets of which they often formed a part, and discusses the strategical and administrative questions encountered by the senior leaders in Australiaworld war 1939 – 1945 – naval operations - australia, royal australian navy - history

Bibliography, ill, p.48.non-fiction50th anniversary commemorative issue of the sinking of HMAS Sydney world war 1939 – 1945 – naval operations - australia, hmas sydney

Ill, p.88.non-fictionA guide to Australia's war heritage. To provide opportunities for future generations to understand, investigate and value these experiences, we must ensure that the significant material relating to Australia's war heritage is preserved.war memorials - australia - conservation and preservation, world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia

Ill, p.210.non-fictionAn account of the author's experiences in two World Wars, as a Sergeant Major in a machine gun battalion and as a prisoner of the Japanese in Java, Singapore and Thailand. world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, prisoners of war - australia

Ill, p.266.non-fictionStory of the Malayan Campaign of 1942 and subsequent captivity in the hands of the Japanese from a private soldier's point of view. world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, prisoners of war - australia

Ill, p.115.non-fictionThis book is based on documents, photographs and maps preserved in the records of the Australian war memorial, and on the experiences of the author.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma thailand railway

Index, ill, p.141.non-fictionGeorge Aspinalls photography hobby during captivity has resulted in a unique visual diary.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, changi prison

p.250.non-fictionThe authors escape from Changi jail and their subsequent recaapture and ill treatment. world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, changi jail

Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.156.non-fictionAn account of British civilians interned in Malaya and Singapore 1942-1945.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, civilian internment - malaya and singapore

Ill, maps, p.223.non-fictionWith sixteen other POWs, author Charles McCormac broke out from his POW camp in Japanese-occupied Singapore and began a two-thousand-mile escape from Singapore, through the jungles of Indonesia to Australia. The POWs' escape took a staggering five months and only two out of the original seventeen men survived. This is McCormac's compelling true account of one of the most horrifying and amazing escapes in World War Two. It is a story of courage, endurance and compassion, and makes for a very gripping read.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, prisoner of war escapes - singapore

Index, notes, ill, tales, p.175.non-fictionThe reminiscences of Australian POW's and Japanese historians at a meeting 50 years after the war ended on the Burma Thailand railway.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma - thailand railway

Maps, p.520.non-fictionFour and a half days after being transported out of Singapore in a steel goods train in October 1942, prisoner of war Denys Peek found himself in Siam, and a part of the labor force destined for the project that was later to be known as the Thai-Burma Death Railway.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma - thailand railway

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.376.non-fictionAfter Singapore fell to the Japanese in early 1942, 70000 prisoners, including 15000 Australians, were held as POWs at the notorious Changi prison. To amuse themselves, a group of sportsmen created an Aussie Football League, complete with tribunal, selection panel, umpires and coaches, a final game, and a Brownlow Medal.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, changi prison - singapore

Ill, p.400.non-fiction The bestselling memoir of life as an Australian POW on the notorious Thai-Burma railway. Rohan Rivett was a journalist in Singapore when it fell to the Japanese in 1942. He escaped south - across the treacherous Bangka Strait - to Indonesia, but was soon captured and became just one of thousands of POWs struggling for existence in a Japanese camp. The struggle was to last for more than three years. Behind Bamboo is unflinching in its honesty and haunting in its realism. It is a vivid, compelling testament to the Australians' will to survive and their unassailable spirit in the face of the most callous inhumanity.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma - thailand railway

p.220.non-fictionThe story of an Australian soldier who survived Auschwitz-Birkenau.world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, prisoners of war - australia

Ill, p.157.non-fictionCreated by the Australian War Memorial, this book is an online companion to a travelling exhibition that explores the lives of those who were held captive by the Japanese. It describes what happened during the time these individuals spend months and years behind barbed wire, hungry, bored, cold, and sick. The book tells the story of how many survived and why they deserve our respect and understanding. world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – australia, prisoners of war - australia - pictorial works

Bibliography, index, notes, p.424.non-fictionA total re-assessment of the life of Adolf Eichmann that reveals his activities and notoriety amongst a global network of national socialists following the collapse of the third Reich, and that permanently undermines Hannah Arendt's often-cited notion of the 'banality of evil'. war criminals - germany - biography, world war ii, 1939-1945 - atrocities