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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, Jack Davenport : beaufighter leader, 2009
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives ...Revealing biography of an Australian airforce hero of the Second World War who displayed great courage and integrity - both under fire and in civilian life.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.306.non-fictionRevealing biography of an Australian airforce hero of the Second World War who displayed great courage and integrity - both under fire and in civilian life.world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, world war ii - air warfare -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Air power over Europe, 1944-1945, 1963
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Germany...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War II - Air warfare World War 1939-1945 ...This volume concludes the story of Australian airmen who served in the air war against GermanyIndex, ill, maps, p.539.non-fictionThis volume concludes the story of Australian airmen who served in the air war against Germanyworld war ii - air warfare, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, The frogmen : the story of the wartime underwater operators, 1954
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations Underwater ...The activites of frogmen during World War TwoIll, p.155.non-fictionThe activites of frogmen during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations, underwater warfare -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchW.H. Allen, H.M. U-Boat, 1958
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations Submarine ...The amazing story of U 570 - captured by the British and used against the GermansIndex, ill, p.220.non-fictionThe amazing story of U 570 - captured by the British and used against the Germansworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations, submarine warfare - world war ii -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, NAL Caliber, Final patrol : true stories of World War II submarines, 2006
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - United States...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Submarine warfare - World war II World War 1939 ...During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest percentage of casualties of any branch of the American armed forces. One in five submariners was lost. But despite the odds, these underwater warriors accounted for almost sixty percent of Japanese shipping losses and were a major factor in winning the war.Index, ill, p.331.During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest percentage of casualties of any branch of the American armed forces. One in five submariners was lost. But despite the odds, these underwater warriors accounted for almost sixty percent of Japanese shipping losses and were a major factor in winning the war.submarine warfare - world war ii, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - united states -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, U-boat far from home : the epic voyage of U862 to Australia and New Zealand /, 1997
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Germany...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Submarine warfare - World war II World War 1939 ...The operations of U 862 in Australian and New Zealand waters in World War TwoIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.282.non-fictionThe operations of U 862 in Australian and New Zealand waters in World War Two submarine warfare - world war ii, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Corgi, Escaper's progress, 1978
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Germany...-and-the-dandenong-ranges prisoners of war - Germany - Escapes World war 1939 ...David James was serving in Motor Gun Boats when he was captured in February 1943. Imprisoned initially in Dulag Marlag, he immediately decided to escape. In December 1943 he succeeded in escaping disguised as an officer of the Royal Bulgarian Navy. He was captured while attempting to board a ship at Lubeck.Undeterred, in February 1944 he broke out again, this time dressed as a Swedish sailor. He eventually succeeded in reaching Stockholm after two and a half days in a ship's engine room.maps, p.157.non-fictionDavid James was serving in Motor Gun Boats when he was captured in February 1943. Imprisoned initially in Dulag Marlag, he immediately decided to escape. In December 1943 he succeeded in escaping disguised as an officer of the Royal Bulgarian Navy. He was captured while attempting to board a ship at Lubeck.Undeterred, in February 1944 he broke out again, this time dressed as a Swedish sailor. He eventually succeeded in reaching Stockholm after two and a half days in a ship's engine room. prisoners of war - germany - escapes, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Futura Publications, Return from the river Kwai, 1980
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners - Japanese...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners ...2000 survivors of the Burma railway were sent to Japan but their ship was sunk by an american submarine.Index, ill, maps, p.320.non-fiction2000 survivors of the Burma railway were sent to Japan but their ship was sunk by an american submarine.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, burma - thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, Gull Force : Survival and Leadership in Captivity 1941-1945, 1988
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners - Japanese...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners ...The captivity experiences of Gull Force taken prisoner by the Japanese in Ambon in 1942Index, bib, ill, map, p.220.non-fictionThe captivity experiences of Gull Force taken prisoner by the Japanese in Ambon in 1942world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, prison camp - ambon -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchJove Books, Bataan : the march of death, 1984
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners - Japanese...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners ...The story of the infamous Bataan death marchIndex, ill, map, p.242.non-fictionThe story of the infamous Bataan death marchworld war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, atrocities - japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, University of Queensland Press, Captives: Australian Army Nurses in Japanese Prison Camps, 1986
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners - Japanese...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners ...The story of the experiences of Australian Army nurses as Japanese prisoners of warIndex, ill, p.162.non-fictionThe story of the experiences of Australian Army nurses as Japanese prisoners of warworld war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, australian army nursing service -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Hardie Grant Books, War on our doorstep : diaries of Australians at the frontline in 1942, 2004
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives ...As the clock struck twelve to signal the start of 1942, Australians did not give the New Year their traditional noisy welcome. Regular events were cancelled, nightclub bookings were down and most people stayed in their blacked out homes. Clocks were put forward an hour for the start of daylight saving, as part of a war-time scheme to save power. All around the Pacific, Japan was making gains. They already occupied most of China; bombed Pearl Harbour, Guam and Wake; sunk the stars of the British naval fleet, the Prince of Wales and Repulse. They had landed in British Borneo, Hong Kong and the Philippines. This is the story of 1942, as told in first-hand accounts by the men and women in Australia and around the world.Ill, map, p.316.non-fictionAs the clock struck twelve to signal the start of 1942, Australians did not give the New Year their traditional noisy welcome. Regular events were cancelled, nightclub bookings were down and most people stayed in their blacked out homes. Clocks were put forward an hour for the start of daylight saving, as part of a war-time scheme to save power. All around the Pacific, Japan was making gains. They already occupied most of China; bombed Pearl Harbour, Guam and Wake; sunk the stars of the British naval fleet, the Prince of Wales and Repulse. They had landed in British Borneo, Hong Kong and the Philippines. This is the story of 1942, as told in first-hand accounts by the men and women in Australia and around the world. world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, soldiers - australia - diaries -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, University of Western Australia Press, Bitter victory : the death of H.M.A.S. Sydney, 2000
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia ...What did happen just off the Western Australian coast on 19 November, 1941? Certainly a tragedy: 600 men were killed when the HMAS Sydney was torpedoed by a German cruiser; but why? Olsen sets out to answer these questions, and in doing so, pulls apart the accepted theories about the causes of Australia's greatest maritime disaster. Title Bitter victory : the death of H.M.A.S. Sydney / Wesley Olson.Index, maps, ill, p.431.non-fictionWhat did happen just off the Western Australian coast on 19 November, 1941? Certainly a tragedy: 600 men were killed when the HMAS Sydney was torpedoed by a German cruiser; but why? Olsen sets out to answer these questions, and in doing so, pulls apart the accepted theories about the causes of Australia's greatest maritime disaster. Title Bitter victory : the death of H.M.A.S. Sydney / Wesley Olson.world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, hmas sydney -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Reed, Albaneta : lost opportunity at Cassino, 2007
... World War 1939-1945 - New Zealand participation...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Battle of cassino 1944 World War 1939-1945 - New ...The story of a failed attempt by allied troops to outflank the German stronghold of CassinoIndex, ill, maps, p.172.non-fictionThe story of a failed attempt by allied troops to outflank the German stronghold of Cassinobattle of cassino 1944, world war 1939-1945 - new zealand participation -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Berkley Calibre, Beyond band of brothers : the war memoirs of Major Dick Winters, 2006
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – United States...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives ...In war, great commanders lead soldiers into hell to do the impossible. They were called Easy Company--but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150 percent casualties while liberating Europe, an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Dick Winters was their commander, "the best combat leader in World War II" to his men. This is his story, told in his own words for the first time. On D-Day, Dick Winters parachuted into France and assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when their commander was killed. He led them through the Battle of the Bulge, the attack on Foy--where Easy Company reached its breaking point--and into Germany, by which time each member had been wounded. Neither a protest against war nor a glamorization of combat, this is a moving tribute to the human spirit by a man who earned the love and respect of the men of Easy Company and the adulation of new generations worldwide.Index, ill, p.292.non-fictionIn war, great commanders lead soldiers into hell to do the impossible. They were called Easy Company--but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150 percent casualties while liberating Europe, an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Dick Winters was their commander, "the best combat leader in World War II" to his men. This is his story, told in his own words for the first time. On D-Day, Dick Winters parachuted into France and assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when their commander was killed. He led them through the Battle of the Bulge, the attack on Foy--where Easy Company reached its breaking point--and into Germany, by which time each member had been wounded. Neither a protest against war nor a glamorization of combat, this is a moving tribute to the human spirit by a man who earned the love and respect of the men of Easy Company and the adulation of new generations worldwide. world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – united states, united states army - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Papermac, The lost battle : Crete, 1941, 1995
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Crete...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Crete Parachute ...The invasion of Crete by German airborne forces in 1941Index, bib, ill, maps, p.350.non-fictionThe invasion of Crete by German airborne forces in 1941 world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - crete, parachute troops - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, FW Cheshire, Wingate Adventure, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Orde Wingate 1903-1944 World War 1939-1945 ...Behind the Japanese lines in Burma - An account of the most amazing military experiment in World War Twop.188.non-fictionBehind the Japanese lines in Burma - An account of the most amazing military experiment in World War Twoorde wingate 1903-1944, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, The path of infinite sorrow : the Japanese on the Kokoda Track, 2009
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – New Guinea...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Kokoda Track 1942 World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns ...The Australian story of Kokoda has been told often and told well. Now for the first time, the full Japanese story of Kokoda is told, a poignant tale of comradeship and heart-wrenching suffering. This is a very human story of the other side, told through the eyes of Japanese who were there.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.324.non-fictionThe Australian story of Kokoda has been told often and told well. Now for the first time, the full Japanese story of Kokoda is told, a poignant tale of comradeship and heart-wrenching suffering. This is a very human story of the other side, told through the eyes of Japanese who were there. kokoda track 1942, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branchbook, MacDonald and Company, Waffen SS: The asphalt soldiers, 1968
... World War 1939-1945 - Waffen SS...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Waffen SS waffen ss - history ...The history of the Waffen SSIll, bib, p.159.non-fictionThe history of the Waffen SSworld war 1939-1945 - waffen ss, waffen ss - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branchbook, Kagero Publishing, Hungarian armoured forces in World War Two, 2017
... World War 1939-1945 - Hungarian Army...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Armoured vehicles - History World War 1939-1945 ...Armoured vehicles in the Hungarian army in World War TwoIll, p.130.non-fictionArmoured vehicles in the Hungarian army in World War Twoarmoured vehicles - history, world war 1939-1945 - hungarian army -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Condʹe Nast, Lee Miller's war : photographer and correspondent with the Allies in Europe 1944-45, 1992
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – United States... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – United States Lee ...Lee Miller's work for Vogue from 1941-45 sets her apart as a photographer of extraordinary ability, and the quality of her work from the period has long been recognized as outstanding. Its full range is shown here, accompanied by her brilliant despatches." "Miller's words manage to combine immediacy with acute observation, and deep personal involvement with professional detachment. Complementing her natural talent in writing are over one hundred and fifty remarkable photographs from the Lee Miller Archives. With their own quality of surrealist irony, which at times verges on the horrific and at others on the hilarious, they show war-ravaged cities, buildings and landscapes, but above all war-resilient people - soldiers, leaders, medics, evacuees, prisoners of war, the wounded, the villains and the heroesIndex, bib, ill, p.208.Lee Miller's work for Vogue from 1941-45 sets her apart as a photographer of extraordinary ability, and the quality of her work from the period has long been recognized as outstanding. Its full range is shown here, accompanied by her brilliant despatches." "Miller's words manage to combine immediacy with acute observation, and deep personal involvement with professional detachment. Complementing her natural talent in writing are over one hundred and fifty remarkable photographs from the Lee Miller Archives. With their own quality of surrealist irony, which at times verges on the horrific and at others on the hilarious, they show war-ravaged cities, buildings and landscapes, but above all war-resilient people - soldiers, leaders, medics, evacuees, prisoners of war, the wounded, the villains and the heroeswar correspondents - united states - biography, world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – united states -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Oxford University Press, ANZAC memories: Living with the legend, ????
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives ...What is taboo in any family or in any society is never fixed. And neither is that body of family information which everybody knows but no one talks about. Mental illness is one such subject, and it created a kind of fence around one central element of Thomson's work in the 1980s - his grandfather Hector's story. He has had the courage to take that fence down and use a range of sources to enter the no man's land of suffering and isolation which was a part of his grandfather's life, and perforce, that of his grandmother and the young child who became his father. When the first edition was in preparation, Alistair Thomson's father objected strenuously to any mention in the book of his father's (Alistair's grandfather's) mental illness; reluctantly Alistair agreed to leave out the subject. We can understand why the author's father, himself a soldier, felt so strongly. .Index, bib, ill, p.239.non-fictionWhat is taboo in any family or in any society is never fixed. And neither is that body of family information which everybody knows but no one talks about. Mental illness is one such subject, and it created a kind of fence around one central element of Thomson's work in the 1980s - his grandfather Hector's story. He has had the courage to take that fence down and use a range of sources to enter the no man's land of suffering and isolation which was a part of his grandfather's life, and perforce, that of his grandmother and the young child who became his father. When the first edition was in preparation, Alistair Thomson's father objected strenuously to any mention in the book of his father's (Alistair's grandfather's) mental illness; reluctantly Alistair agreed to leave out the subject. We can understand why the author's father, himself a soldier, felt so strongly. .world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia, world war 1914-1918 - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Simon & Schuster, The resistance : the French fight against the Nazis, 2009
... World War 1939-1945 - Resistance...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Resistance France - German ...The French resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II was a struggle in which ordinary people fought for their liberty, despite terrible odds and horrifying repression. Hundreds of thousands of Frenchmen and women carried out an armed struggle against the Nazis, producing underground anti-fascist publications and supplying the Allies with vital intelligence. Based on hundreds of French eye-witness accounts and including recently-released archival material, The Resistance uses dramatic personal stories to take the reader on one of the great adventures of the 20th century.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.403.non-fictionThe French resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II was a struggle in which ordinary people fought for their liberty, despite terrible odds and horrifying repression. Hundreds of thousands of Frenchmen and women carried out an armed struggle against the Nazis, producing underground anti-fascist publications and supplying the Allies with vital intelligence. Based on hundreds of French eye-witness accounts and including recently-released archival material, The Resistance uses dramatic personal stories to take the reader on one of the great adventures of the 20th century.world war 1939-1945 - resistance, france - german occupation - 1940-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Naval Institute Press, United States destroyer operations in World War II, 1953
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - United States...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - United ...A detailed account of United States destroyer operations in World War IIIndex, ill, maps, p.581.non-fictionA detailed account of United States destroyer operations in World War IIworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - united states, destroyer (ship) -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Bison Books, Battle of Britain, 1981
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain ...This book is an evocative account of Britains finest hourIndex, ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionThis book is an evocative account of Britains finest hourworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, battle of britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Salamander Books, The Battle of Britain: The greatest battle in the history warfare, 1990
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain ...By the summer of 1940, the overwhelming might of the German air force had triumphed over Poland, Norway, France, Holland and Belgium. As the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe amassed on the north west coast of Europe, they had no reason to believe that the heavily outnumbered squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF) would prove any more difficult to overcome than their earlier opponents. However, these illusions of invulnerability were soon to be shattered in whirling combats over southern England in the conflict that would be known as the Battle of Britain.Index, ill, maps, p.193.non-fictionBy the summer of 1940, the overwhelming might of the German air force had triumphed over Poland, Norway, France, Holland and Belgium. As the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe amassed on the north west coast of Europe, they had no reason to believe that the heavily outnumbered squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF) would prove any more difficult to overcome than their earlier opponents. However, these illusions of invulnerability were soon to be shattered in whirling combats over southern England in the conflict that would be known as the Battle of Britain.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, battle of britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Berkley Pub. Corp, Atlas of the Second World War, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Maps...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Maps Battlefields - Maps ...Descriptions of the main battles of World War Two on land sea and air.Index, ill, maps, p.288.non-fictionDescriptions of the main battles of World War Two on land sea and air.world war 1939-1945 - maps, battlefields - maps -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Brassey's, Battleships of the U.S. Navy in World War II, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Battleships...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Battleships - History World War 1939-1945 ...This book details the most powerful weapon of all time - The US battleship of World War TwoIll, index, p.174.non-fictionThis book details the most powerful weapon of all time - The US battleship of World War Twobattleships - history, world war 1939-1945 - battleships -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Readers Book Club, Force 10 from Navarone, 1968
... world war 1939-1945 - fiction...-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - fiction British fiction ...Almost before the last echoes of the famous guns have died away, the three Navarone heroes are parachuted into war-torn Yugoslavia to rescue a division of partisans and fulfil a secret mission, so deadly that it must be hidden even from their own allies.p.256non-fictionAlmost before the last echoes of the famous guns have died away, the three Navarone heroes are parachuted into war-torn Yugoslavia to rescue a division of partisans and fulfil a secret mission, so deadly that it must be hidden even from their own allies. world war 1939-1945 - fiction, british fiction -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Salamander Books, D-Day : the invasion in photographs, 1994
... World War 1939-1945 - Operations-- France...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Operation Overlord World War 1939-1945 - Operations ...A photographic essay of the D-Day landingsIll, p.64non-fictionA photographic essay of the D-Day landingsoperation overlord, world war 1939-1945 - operations-- france
