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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Angus & Robertson, Middle East journey, 1958
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa World war 1939-1945 ...An account of the 2nd AIF in the Middle East during World War twoIll, maps, p.193.non-fictionAn account of the 2nd AIF in the Middle East during World War twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - middle east -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Hamish hamilton, Eclipse, 1946
... World War 1939 - 1945 - Campaigns - Europe... 1939 - 1945 - Campaigns - Europe World War 1939-1945 - History ...An account of the defeat of Germany on the Western FrontIll, maps, p.255.non-fictionAn account of the defeat of Germany on the Western Frontworld war 1939 - 1945 - campaigns - europe, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George Jaboor, The End in Africa, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa World War 1939-1945 ...The story of the fall of TunisMaps, p.210.non-fictionThe story of the fall of Tunisworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Eyre & Spottiswoode, With pennants flying : the immortal deeds of the Royal Armoured Corps, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Tank warfare... 1939-1945 - Tank warfare World War 1939-1945 - Personal ...A history of the Royal Armoured Corps during World War TwoIndex, ill, p.200.non-fictionA history of the Royal Armoured Corps during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - tank warfare, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Michael Joseph Ltd, We fought them in gunboats, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...An account of the exploits of a British gun boat commander in World War TwoIll, p.151.non-fictionAn account of the exploits of a British gun boat commander in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell, The Cruel sea, 1953
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...Based on the author's own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during World War II.Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat-and-mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves.Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary men who had to master their own fears before they could face a brutal menace--one which would strike without warning from the deep.p.416.fictionBased on the author's own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during World War II.Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat-and-mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves.Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary men who had to master their own fears before they could face a brutal menace--one which would strike without warning from the deep. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - fiction -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, O.D. Gallagher, Retreat in the East, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - South East Asia... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - South East Asia World War 1939-1945 ...An account of the British defeats in South East Asia in the early war yearsIll, p.235.non-fictionAn account of the British defeats in South East Asia in the early war yearsworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south east asia, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, George G. Harrap, I saw the fall of the Philippines, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns Phillipines... 1939-1945 - Campaigns Phillipines World War 1939-1945 ...A first hand account of the fall of the Philippines in 1941Ill, p.288.non-fictionA first hand account of the fall of the Philippines in 1941world war 1939-1945 - campaigns phillipines, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - phillipines -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Angus and Robertson, Green armour, 1945
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - New Guinea... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - New Guinea World War 1939-1945 ...A story of the jungle and the sea, of man against nature and man against man... Green Armour is the courageous story of fighting men in the swamps and jungles of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. From the earliest days of forlorn hopes to the large-scale, well-organised attacks by land, sea, and air this terrifying first-hand account is distilled from the bloody, despairing experiences of the Australian and American forces in the early days of the Second World War...Maps, p.246.non-fictionA story of the jungle and the sea, of man against nature and man against man... Green Armour is the courageous story of fighting men in the swamps and jungles of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. From the earliest days of forlorn hopes to the large-scale, well-organised attacks by land, sea, and air this terrifying first-hand account is distilled from the bloody, despairing experiences of the Australian and American forces in the early days of the Second World War... world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - new guinea, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Angus and Robertson, Bluey Truscott : Squadron Leader Keith William Truscott, RAAF, DFC and Bar, 1958
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Australia... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Australia World War 1939-1945 ...Biography of Keith William Truscott ('Bluey') concentrating on his service during World War II. Truscott, born at Prahran, Melbourne became one of Australia's best-known flying aces of the Second World War. Already famous as a footballer, playing Australian Rules for Melbourne's premiership team in 1939, Truscott enlisted in the RAAF in 1940 amidst considerable publicity.Ill, p.202.non-fictionBiography of Keith William Truscott ('Bluey') concentrating on his service during World War II. Truscott, born at Prahran, Melbourne became one of Australia's best-known flying aces of the Second World War. Already famous as a footballer, playing Australian Rules for Melbourne's premiership team in 1939, Truscott enlisted in the RAAF in 1940 amidst considerable publicity.world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Before the dawn : a history of two historic retreats, 1957
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma World war 1939-1945 - Campaigns ...An account of the retreats of the British Army in France and BurmaIndex, ill, maps, p.220.non-fictionAn account of the retreats of the British Army in France and Burmaworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Bernard Law Montgomery, The memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G, 1958
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...Autobiography of Field Marshall MontgomeryIndex, ill, p.574.non-fictionAutobiography of Field Marshall Montgomeryworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Michael Joseph, Behind both lines, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa World war 1939-1945 ...An account of the war experience as a prisoner by an American war correspondentp.143.An account of the war experience as a prisoner by an American war correspondentworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Methuen, The house of shade, 1942
... World War 1939-1945 - Fiction... 1939-1945 - Fiction World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North ...A novel of the North African campaignMap. p.266fictionA novel of the North African campaignworld war 1939-1945 - fiction, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Methuen, The place of little birds, 1946
... World War 1939-1945 - Fiction... 1939-1945 - Fiction World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North ...A novel of the North African campaignMap. p.266fictionA novel of the North African campaignworld war 1939-1945 - fiction, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Wyatt & Watts, The snow goose, 1948
... World War 1939-1945 - Fiction... 1939-1945 - Fiction World war 1939-1945 - Dunkirk evacuation ...A curious story involving not only the Snow Goose, the Canada-bred wanderer of the airways, but also a couple and their travels.p.64fictionA curious story involving not only the Snow Goose, the Canada-bred wanderer of the airways, but also a couple and their travels.world war 1939-1945 - fiction, world war 1939-1945 - dunkirk evacuation -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Hutchinson, They came to spy, 1947
... World War 1939-1945 - Secret service - Britain... 1939-1945 - Secret service - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...An account of the battle of wits between the German and British secret servicesIll, p.156.non-fictionAn account of the battle of wits between the German and British secret servicesworld war 1939-1945 - secret service - britain, world war 1939-1945 - secret service - germany -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Victor Gollancz, The great offensive : the strategy of coalition warfare, 1943
... World war 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Russia... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Russia World war 1939-1945 - Germany ...An account of German strategy in World war twoNotes, p.215.non-fictionAn account of German strategy in World war twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia, world war 1939-1945 - germany -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Collins, The wooden horse, 1955
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World War 1939 1945 - Escapes ...The Wooden Horse is a superbly told story of the most ingenious and daring escape of the Second World War. The book became a modern classic. This revised and expanded edition tells the tale. The escape itself was conceived on classical lines. The Greeks built a wooden horse and by means of it got into the city of Troy In 1943 two British officers built a wooden horse and by means of it got out of a German prison camp. Together with a third companion, they were the only British prisoners ever to escape.Ill, p.256.non-fiction The Wooden Horse is a superbly told story of the most ingenious and daring escape of the Second World War. The book became a modern classic. This revised and expanded edition tells the tale. The escape itself was conceived on classical lines. The Greeks built a wooden horse and by means of it got into the city of Troy In 1943 two British officers built a wooden horse and by means of it got out of a German prison camp. Together with a third companion, they were the only British prisoners ever to escape. world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939 1945 - escapes -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook - The Great Escape, Faber & Faber, 1951
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World War 1939 1945 - Escapes ...With only their bare hands and the crudest of homemade tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored german uniforms and civilian clothes. They developed a fantastic security system to protect themselves from the German "ferrets" who prowled the compounds with nerve-racking tenacity and suspicion. It was a split-second operation as delicate and as deadly as a time bomb.Ill, p.263.non-fictionWith only their bare hands and the crudest of homemade tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored german uniforms and civilian clothes. They developed a fantastic security system to protect themselves from the German "ferrets" who prowled the compounds with nerve-racking tenacity and suspicion. It was a split-second operation as delicate and as deadly as a time bomb. world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939 1945 - escapes -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Robert Hale, Escape from hell : the Sandakan story, 1958
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World war 1939-1945 - Escapes ...The author tells of his imprisonment and escape from British North Borneo, of guerilla warfare in the Philippine archipelago and finally his voyage to Australia.p.175.non-fictionThe author tells of his imprisonment and escape from British North Borneo, of guerilla warfare in the Philippine archipelago and finally his voyage to Australia.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939-1945 - escapes -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Prisoner of the Kormoran : W.A. Jones' amazing experiences on the German raider Kormoran and as a prisoner of war in Germany, 1944
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners ...Experience of an Australian sailor taken prisoner by the KormoranIll, p.318.non-fictionExperience of an Australian sailor taken prisoner by the Kormoranworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - germany -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Arthur Barker, Guest of an emperor, 1948
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners ...Diary kept by the authors when a prison in Japanese hands.p.233.non-fictionDiary kept by the authors when a prison in Japanese hands.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Jessie Elizabeth Simons, While history passed : the story of the Australian nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years, 1954
... World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Japan... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Japan World War 1939-1945 ...The experience of Australian nurses as captives of the JapaneseIll, p.131.The experience of Australian nurses as captives of the Japaneseworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Russell Braddon, The naked island, 1956
... World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Japan... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Japan World war 1939-1945 ...Story of the Malayan Campaign of 1942 and subsequent captivity in the hands of the Japanese from a private soldier's point of view.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 - prisoners of war - japan, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, McDonald, The new patriotism and the old, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Political aspects... 1939-1945 - Political aspects World War 1939-1945 - History ...An analytical study of the Hitlerite and the British orders of civilizationp.188.non-fictionAn analytical study of the Hitlerite and the British orders of civilizationworld war 1939-1945 - political aspects, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Alexander Berry Austin, Birth of an Army, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Tunisia... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Tunisia World War 1939-1945 - Personal ...Personal account of the Tunisian campaign in World War TwoIll, p.160non-fictionPersonal account of the Tunisian campaign in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - tunisia, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Odhams Press limited, Sequel to Boldness : The astonishing follow-on story to one of the greatest war books ever written, 1959
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...A personal account of prison and escapes in wartime GermanyIndex, ill, p.256.non-fictionA personal account of prison and escapes in wartime Germanyworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - germany -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Jasper H. Stembridge, The Oxford war atlas: v.2. 1 Sept. 1941 to 1 Jan 1943, 1943
... World war 1939-1945 - Atlases... 1939-1945 - Atlases World War 1939-1945 - History An atlas ...An atlas illustrating the war up to January 1943Maps, p.47.non-fictionAn atlas illustrating the war up to January 1943world war 1939-1945 - atlases, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, T. Nelson, An atlas-history of the Second Great War : v. 7. July 1942 to January 1943, 1943
... World war 1939-1945 - Atlases... 1939-1945 - Atlases World War 1939-1945 - History An atlas ...An atlas of the war from 1942 to 1943Ill, p.111.non-fictionAn atlas of the war from 1942 to 1943world war 1939-1945 - atlases, world war 1939-1945 - history
