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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Bramley Books, World War I : the Western front, 1994
... World War I : the Western front...World war 1914-1918 - Campaigns - France...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book World War I : the Western front Ill, maps, p ...illustrated history of the western front on WWIIll, maps, p.221.non-fictionillustrated history of the western front on WWIworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france, world war 1914-1918 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Mt. Evelyn RSL et al, Casey commemorates : how the electorate of Casey honoured the centenary of World War I, 2019
... the centenary of World War I ...World war 1914-1918 - Centennial celebrations - Australia... of Casey honoured the centenary of World War I Index, ill, p.248 ...Description of various events in the electorate of Casey pertaining to the centenary of the Great warIndex, ill, p.248.non-fictionDescription of various events in the electorate of Casey pertaining to the centenary of the Great warworld war 1914-1918 - centennial celebrations - australia, world war 1914-1918 - remembrance -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - colour, World War One patches of the 1st Australian Lighthorse
... World War One patches of the 1st Australian Lighthorse...World War..., 3350 goldfields Photograph - colour World War One patches ...world war, world war one, aif patches, lighthorse, 1st australian lighthorse -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Lifetime, The history of World War II, 2000
... The history of World War II....world war 1939-1945 - history...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book The history of World War II. Index, ill, maps ...Illustrated history of World War TwoIndex, ill, maps, p.1001.non-fictionIllustrated history of World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, READER'S DIGEST, Reader's Digest Illustrated History Of World War 11, 1970
... Reader's Digest Illustrated History Of World War 11....world war 1939-1945 - history... War 11. Index, ill, p. world war 1939-1945 - history World War ...An illustrated chronological history of World War IIIndex, ill, p.non-fictionAn illustrated chronological history of World War IIworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Cesare Salmaggi et al, 2194 days of war : an illustrated chronology of the Second World War, 1977
... World War...World War 1939-1945 - Pictorial works... of the Second World War Index, ill, maps, p.760. World War 1939-1945 ...Illustrated with 620 photographs and 84 maps, this is a classified diary of the military events of World War II.Index, ill, maps, p.760.non-fictionIllustrated with 620 photographs and 84 maps, this is a classified diary of the military events of World War II.world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Five Mile, Victory : the epic of World War II 1939-1945, 2005
... Victory : the epic of World War II 1939-1945...World War 1939-1945 - Pictorial works...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Victory : the epic of World War II 1939-1945 ...Captures and details events of WWII, with stunning photographs and riveting text in this historical reference book for both young and old. Offers previously unknown details in regard to Australia and New Zealand's role within the war.Index, ill, maps, p.320.non-fictionCaptures and details events of WWII, with stunning photographs and riveting text in this historical reference book for both young and old. Offers previously unknown details in regard to Australia and New Zealand's role within the war.world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Doubleday, Great land battles of World War II, 1987
... Great land battles of World War II...World War 1939-1945 - Pictorial works...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Great land battles of World War II Index, ill ...Illustrated history of the major battles of World war IIIndex, ill, maps, p.192.non-fictionIllustrated history of the major battles of World war IIworld war 1939-1945 - pictorial works, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Octopus Books, World War II : land, sea & air battles, 1939-1945, 1977
... World War II : land, sea & air battles, 1939-1945...world war 1939-1945 - history...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book World War II : land, sea & air battles, 1939 ...Illustrated history of the main battles of WIIndex, ill, maps, p.253.non-fictionIllustrated history of the main battles of WIworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Rebo Productions, World War II in photographs, 1988
... World War II in photographs...world war 1939-1945 - history...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book World War II in photographs Index, ill, p.600 ...World War II was the most intensively photographed conflict in history. Military adn press photographers, propagandists, camera-wielding soldiers and civilians - all took the opportunity to record the tumultuous events of 1939-45. World War II in Photographs features 900 clearly captioned images selected from a wide variety of sources. Every major theatre of conflict is covered, from the icy seas of the Arctic Circle to the jungles of the South Pacific, from the deserts of North Africa to the steppes of Russia.Index, ill, p.600.non-fictionWorld War II was the most intensively photographed conflict in history. Military adn press photographers, propagandists, camera-wielding soldiers and civilians - all took the opportunity to record the tumultuous events of 1939-45. World War II in Photographs features 900 clearly captioned images selected from a wide variety of sources. Every major theatre of conflict is covered, from the icy seas of the Arctic Circle to the jungles of the South Pacific, from the deserts of North Africa to the steppes of Russia.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Carlton, The Second World War experience v.1. Blitzkrieg 1939-1941, 2008
... The Second World War experience v.1. Blitzkrieg 1939-1941...World War 1939-1945 - History...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book The Second World War experience v.1 ...Volume one of a four volume series featuring Blitzkrieg. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.Index, ill, maps, facsims, sound disc, p.61.Volume one of a four volume series featuring Blitzkrieg. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Carlton, The Second World War experience v.2. Axis ascendant 1941-42, 2008
... The Second World War experience v.2. Axis ascendant 1941-42...World War 1939-1945 - History...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book The Second World War experience v.2. Axis ...Volume two of a four volume series featuring Axis ascendancy. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.Index, ill, maps, facsims, sound disc, p.61.Volume two of a four volume series featuring Axis ascendancy. A four-volume series, published in association with the Imperial War Museum, covering the whole six-year global conflagration. Each volume contains removable documents and memorabilia in pockets or pasted in, featuring personal accounts from British veterans and contemporary letters, diaries, maps and archival facsimile memoabilia from the Imperial War Museum. Memorabilia includes: Order No 1 - the German order to invade Poland which led to the British declaration of war against Germany; The fake passport used by Sub-Lieutenant Heinz Kummer of the Graf Spee to flee back to Germany following the Battle of the River Plate; and, Montgomery's personal diary charting the events of the evacuation from Dunkirk; Roosevelt's handwritten notes for his 'day of infamy' speech which saw America's entry into the war; the order to McArthur to abandon the Philippines; Stalin's handwritten notes on his 'scorched earth' policy; and the letters home of a British officer in Africa telling of his harrowing involvement in the battles of Gazala and Tobruk; Montgomery's orders for El Alamein; Stalin's annotated proof of his famous 5 September 1942 order regarding partisan warfare; and diary kept by a German soldier on the North African front; Montgomery's hand-written D-Day notes; Eisenhower's draft 'in case of failure' message written before D-Day; and, diary of a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire regiment covering his involvement in the D-Day landings, battle for Normandy and Operation 'Market Garden' - the battle for Arnhem.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Derrik Mercer, Chronicle of the Second World War, 1990
... Chronicle of the Second World War ...World War 1939-1945 - History...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Chronicle of the Second World War Index, ill ...This volume continues to use the approach of previous "Chronicles" and details the events of the war from September 1939 to August 1945, week by week and even hour by your for certain key events such as the D-Day landing. It contains black and white and colour photographs, some of them full page size and the content has been checked by senior British military chiefs: Lord Lewis, Sir John Stanier and Sir Michael Armitage. Topics range from "My War", which gives personal war memoirs from well-known public figures including Spike Milligan, Dr Robert Runcie, Denis Healey and Vera Lynn, and "The Technology of the War", which details machinery as it developed in all waring nations for the war in the air, on land and at sea, to "The Heroes of the War", which contains details of every individual who won the Victoria Cross or the George Cross during the war.Index, ill, maps, p.731.non-fictionThis volume continues to use the approach of previous "Chronicles" and details the events of the war from September 1939 to August 1945, week by week and even hour by your for certain key events such as the D-Day landing. It contains black and white and colour photographs, some of them full page size and the content has been checked by senior British military chiefs: Lord Lewis, Sir John Stanier and Sir Michael Armitage. Topics range from "My War", which gives personal war memoirs from well-known public figures including Spike Milligan, Dr Robert Runcie, Denis Healey and Vera Lynn, and "The Technology of the War", which details machinery as it developed in all waring nations for the war in the air, on land and at sea, to "The Heroes of the War", which contains details of every individual who won the Victoria Cross or the George Cross during the war.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, The World War II Album, 1991
... The World War II Album...World War 1939-1945 - History...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book The World War II Album Index, ill, , p.300 ...A pictorial history of the second world warIndex, ill, , p.300.non-fictionA pictorial history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Peerage Books, World War II, 1973
... World War II ...World War 1939-1945 - History...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book World War II Index, ill, maps, p.253. World ...A pictorial and descriptive history of the second world warIndex, ill, maps, p.253.non-fictionA pictorial and descriptive history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Ivor Matanle, World War II, 1989
... World War II ...World War 1939-1945 - History...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book World War II Index, ill, maps, p.391. World ...A pictorial and descriptive history of the second world warIndex, ill, maps, p.391.non-fictionA pictorial and descriptive history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Osprey Publishing, P-61 Black Widow nightfighters of World War 2, 2000
... P-61 Black Widow nightfighters of World War 2...World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book P-61 Black Widow nightfighters of World War 2 ...Describes the development and participation of the P-61 Black Widow nightfighters in World War 2Ill, p.63.non-fictionDescribes the development and participation of the P-61 Black Widow nightfighters in World War 2world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations, night fighters - world war ii -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Osprey Publishing, Helldivers of World war 2, 2000
... Helldivers of World war 2...World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Helldivers of World war 2 Ill, p.63. World War ...Describes the development and participation of the Helldivers in World War 2Ill, p.63.non-fictionDescribes the development and participation of the Helldivers in World War 2world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations, divebombers - world war ii -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Bison books, World war two day by day, 1989
... World war two day by day...World War 1939-1945 - Pictorial works...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book World war two day by day Index, ill, maps, p ...A chronological history of the second world war.Index, ill, maps, p.315.non-fictionA chronological history of the second world war.world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen Lane, The secrets of Rue St Roch : intelligence operations behind enemy lines in the First World War, 2004
... enemy lines in the First World War...World War 1914-1918 - Secret service... operations behind enemy lines in the First World War Index, ill, maps ...Intelligence operations in France in the First World warIndex, ill, maps, p.407.non-fictionIntelligence operations in France in the First World warworld war 1914-1918 - secret service, world war 1914-1918 - espionage -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Clarendon Press, The poisonous cloud : chemical warfare in the First World War, 1986
... The poisonous cloud : chemical warfare in the First World...World War 19314-1918 - Chemical warfare... in the First World War Index, bib, notes, ill, p.319. World War 19314 ...The introduction of chemical warfare during the First World War was a major event in the history of military technology. It not only posed an unusual challenge to military thinking of the day, which was largely conventional and wholly unfamiliar with science; it also created a heated moral controversy surrounding the new weapon that did not discriminate between soldiers and civilians. This study explores the military role of chemical warfare as well as its effects on people, industries and administration on both sides.Index, bib, notes, ill, p.319.non-fictionThe introduction of chemical warfare during the First World War was a major event in the history of military technology. It not only posed an unusual challenge to military thinking of the day, which was largely conventional and wholly unfamiliar with science; it also created a heated moral controversy surrounding the new weapon that did not discriminate between soldiers and civilians. This study explores the military role of chemical warfare as well as its effects on people, industries and administration on both sides.world war 19314-1918 - chemical warfare, world war 1914-1918 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Amber Books, Aircraft of world war two: Development, weaponry, specifications, 2006
... Aircraft of world war two: Development, weaponry...Fighter aircraft - World war II...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Aircraft of world war two: Development ...Details of the fighting aircraft of World War TwoIndex, ill, p.313.Details of the fighting aircraft of World War Twofighter aircraft - world war ii, world war 1939-1945 bomber aircraft -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Specialty Press, The Corps of Royal Australian Engineers in the Second World War 1939-45, 1946
... The Corps of Royal Australian Engineers in the Second World...World War 1939-1945 - Engineering and construction... The Corps of Royal Australian Engineers in the Second World War 1939 ...A history of the Royal Australian Engineers during the second world warIll, p.54.non-fictionA history of the Royal Australian Engineers during the second world war world war 1939-1945 - engineering and construction, world war 1939 - 1945 - regimental histories -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Unveiling of gravestone for Annie Maynard Smith, World War One Nurse, Ballaarat Old Cemetery, 2016, 27/02/2016
... Unveiling of gravestone for Annie Maynard Smith, World War...World War ONe... for Annie Maynard Smith, World War One Nurse, Ballaarat Old Cemetery ...world war one, annie maynard smith, ballaarat old cemetery, nurses, geoff howard, catherine king, garry snowden, trina jones, faye threlfell, world war one centenary, cemetery, gravestone -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Cambridge University Press, World war II: A new history, 2009
... World war II: A new history...World war 1939 - 1945 - History...Book World war II: A new history Index, bib, ill, p.483 ...A magisterial new global history of World war IIIndex, bib, ill, p.483.non-fictionA magisterial new global history of World war IIworld war 1939 - 1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - causes -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, by members of the Kingston Historical Network, We remember : a souvenir catalogue : Exhibition of historical photographs and memorabilia relating to the First World War, 2014
... historical photographs and memorabilia relating to the First World...World War One... War 52 pages : illustrations, portraits World War One World ...52 pages : illustrations, portraits world war one, world war two, wwi, wwii -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Peerage Books, B T White: Tanks and Other Armoured Fighting Vehicles of World War II, 1972 (exact)
... World War II...world war 2... Vehicles of World War II This book covers the period 1939-45, which ...This book covers the period 1939-45, which was the most momentous period in the history of the tank. Includes 160 pages of coloured drawings with descriptive text. The book is divided into two sections - Book 1 dealing with 'Blitzkrieg Era' of 1939-41, and Book II covering the years 1942-5, in which some of the greatest tank battles of all time took place. ISBN 0 907408 35 4world war 2, military history, tanks, armour, armoured fighting vehicles, b t white, world war 2, military history, tanks, armour, armoured fighting vehicles, b t white -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Murdoch, Great rescues of World War Two: Stories of adventure, daring and sacrifice, 2009
... Great rescues of World War Two: Stories of adventure...World War 1939-1945 - Rescues...World War 1939-1945 - Rescues World War 1939-1945- Social ...Some rescues involve the soldiers, sailors and airmen who risked all for their brothers and sisters in arms. Other concern civilians who hid Jews in their homes or helped Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. All are an inspirational testament to bravery and human kindness.Index, bib, ill, p.319.non-fictionSome rescues involve the soldiers, sailors and airmen who risked all for their brothers and sisters in arms. Other concern civilians who hid Jews in their homes or helped Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines. All are an inspirational testament to bravery and human kindness.world war 1939-1945 - rescues, world war 1939-1945- social aspects -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper - The Sun Newspaper Dated 7/11/1942 - Special - My War Part 31, Local Newspapr Dated 7/11/1942 _ Special - My War Part 31 - Complete Victory In Egypt - El Alamein
... Local Newspaper reporting On World War 2 Events - Special... On World War Events - My War Part 31 - Complete Victory In Egypt...World War 2 - Complete Victory In Egypt - El Alamein... - Special - Reporting On World War Events - My War Part 31 ...Local Newspaper reporting On World War 2 Events - Special - My War Part 31Local Newspaper reporting On World War 2 - dated 7/11/1942 - Complete Victory In EgyptLocal Newspaper dated 7/11/1942 - Special - Reporting On World War Events - My War Part 31 - Complete Victory In EgyptWorld War 2 - Complete Victory In Egypt - El Alameinel alamein, war war 2 -, complete victory in egypt, my war part 31 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Soldiers’ Memorial World War 1 in Main Street in front of the Coffee Palace
... Soldiers’ Memorial World War 1 in Main Street in front of...Black & white photo of Soldiers Memorial World War 1... grampians Photograph Soldiers’ Memorial World War 1 in Main Street ...Soldiers’ Memorial World showing weighbridge and two storey Stawell Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel in background c1923 - 1924.Black & white photo of Soldiers Memorial World War 1 with the weighbridge behind the memorial and Stawell Coffee Palace in the background c1923 -1924. There is also a Telegraph pole behind the statue. An enlargement of the photo is also in the file.Stawell Soldier Memorial with Coffee Palace in background.stawell ww1