Showing 1372 items matching "world war 1939 - 1945"
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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cecil Ernest Lucas, The greatest raid of all, 1958
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...An account of the raid on the port of St Nazaire in 1942Ill, maps, p.288.non-fictionAn account of the raid on the port of St Nazaire in 1942world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, st nazaire raid 1942 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Methuen, Atlantic meeting : an account of Mr. Churchill's voyage in H. M. S. Prince of Wales, in August, 1941, and the conference with President Roosevelt which resulted in the Atlantic charter, 1946
... World War 1939- 1945 - Diplomacy... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...Commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of Winston Churchill’s meeting with President Roosevelt at Argentia Harbour, Placentia Bay With a new Foreword by Lord David Owen In August 1941 Winston Churchill (1874 1965) and President Roosevelt (1882 1945) met secretly on HMS Prince of Wales, moored just off the coast of Newfoundland.Index, ill, map, p.160.non-fictionCommemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of Winston Churchill’s meeting with President Roosevelt at Argentia Harbour, Placentia Bay With a new Foreword by Lord David Owen In August 1941 Winston Churchill (1874 1965) and President Roosevelt (1882 1945) met secretly on HMS Prince of Wales, moored just off the coast of Newfoundland. world war 1939- 1945 - diplomacy, atlantic charter 1941 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Angus and Robertson, Horrie the wog-dog, 1955
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa... - Armed forces - Mascots World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North ...The true story of Horrie the Wog-Dog who was adopted by the Australian Signal Platoon of the M/G Battalion, in spite of all rules against keeping pets, and how Horrie not only won his stripes as a valuable addition to the group but had the further distinction of being smuggled into Australia on their return. The Wog-Dog was sneaked into Greece, went through the evacuation, carried messages as well as proving a dependable warning against air attacks. He went to Syria and Palestine, never learning to tolerate Arabs - he suffered cold and sickness, he fell in love with Ishmi, he was bombed off his ship and he never once was found during all necessary cover-up travelling. A story for all dog lovers, in spite of heavy Australian slang and style, of a dinkum Aussie who was kept, protected and loved by dinkum Aussies. Sentimentality over canines seldom misses fire.Ill, p.232non-fictionThe true story of Horrie the Wog-Dog who was adopted by the Australian Signal Platoon of the M/G Battalion, in spite of all rules against keeping pets, and how Horrie not only won his stripes as a valuable addition to the group but had the further distinction of being smuggled into Australia on their return. The Wog-Dog was sneaked into Greece, went through the evacuation, carried messages as well as proving a dependable warning against air attacks. He went to Syria and Palestine, never learning to tolerate Arabs - he suffered cold and sickness, he fell in love with Ishmi, he was bombed off his ship and he never once was found during all necessary cover-up travelling. A story for all dog lovers, in spite of heavy Australian slang and style, of a dinkum Aussie who was kept, protected and loved by dinkum Aussies. Sentimentality over canines seldom misses fire. australia - armed forces - mascots, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Prisoner of war : the story of British prisoners held by the enemy, 1944
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war ...The experience of British prisoners of warIll, p.135.non-fictionThe experience of British prisoners of warworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, prison camps - germany -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Lord Russell of Liverpool, The scourge of the swastika, 1954
... World War 1939-1945 - Atrocities... 1939-1945 - Atrocities Holocaust German atrocities in World war ...German atrocities in World war twoIll, p.259.non-fictionGerman atrocities in World war twoworld war 1939-1945 - atrocities, holocaust -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, C.O. Badham Jackson, Proud story : the official history of the Australian Comforts Fund, 1949
... World War 1939-1945 - Civilian relief... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...A history of the Australian Comforts FundIll, p.366.non-fictionA history of the Australian Comforts Fundworld war 1939-1945 - civilian relief, australian comforts fund -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Faber and Faber, This expanding war, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - History... 1939-1945 - History War - Historical treatment A brief history ...A brief history of the initial years of World War TwoIndex, maps, p.278.non-fictionA brief history of the initial years of World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - history, war - historical treatment -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Angus and Robertson, Last train from Berlin, 1943
... World war 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - United States... - History - 1933-1943 World war 1939-1945 - Personal narratives ...Memoirs of an American correspondent in pre-war berlinp.290.Memoirs of an American correspondent in pre-war berlingermany - history - 1933-1943, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - united states -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Collins, Rommel, 1950
... World War 1939-1945 - Germany - Biography... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...A biography of general Ewin RommelIndex, ill, p.288.non-fictionA biography of general Ewin Rommelworld war 1939-1945 - germany - biography, germany - 1939-1945 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Odhams, Goering, 1950
... World War 1939-1945 - Germany - History... Politicians - Germany - Biography World War 1939-1945 - Germany ...A biography of Hermann GoeringBibliography, ill, p.303.non-fictionA biography of Hermann Goeringpoliticians - germany - biography, world war 1939-1945 - germany - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Michael Joseph, The fatal decisions, 1956
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Germany... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...Analysis of six decisive battles fought by the German armed forces in World War Two as described by the generals involved.Index, ill, maps, p.261.non-fictionAnalysis of six decisive battles fought by the German armed forces in World War Two as described by the generals involved.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - germany, germany - history - military -
Canterbury History GroupDocument - My Canterbury 1938 - 1948, Daynes, N.P, 1/02/2011 12:00:00 AM
... World War 1939-1945... Theatre Place Shops Public Transport World War 1939-1945 Notes ...Notes of a talk by Neville Daynes to the Annual General Meeting of the Canterbury History Group 2011canterbury, bryson street, daynes> neville, maling road, theatre place, shops, public transport, world war 1939-1945 -
Canterbury History Group
Document - Camberwell High School
... World War 1939-1945... Secondary Schools World War 1939-1945 Brief note on the history ...Brief note on the history of the Camberwell High School.canterbury, camberwell high school, prospect hill road, secondary schools, world war 1939-1945 -
Canterbury History Group
Document - Tour of Camberwell Grammar School, 2113
... World War 1939-1945... World War 1914-1918 Tara Christie> Louis P Roystead Vial> Oliver ...Handout of history of the Camberwell Grammar School and the mansions the school has on site, prepared by Trevor Hart archivist of the school on the occassion of a tour he conducted for the Canterbury History Group 23 September 2113canterbury, camberwell grammar school, hart> trevor, highton, doery> george henry, camberwell convalescent home for soldiers, world war 1914-1918, tara, christie> louis p, roystead, vial> oliver, kingussie, lumsden> david, norge, gunnersen> thorald william, world war 1939-1945, lindrum> walter, mont albert road -
Canterbury History Group
Book, Dr. David S. Bird, The adventure of military life: A Century of the Camberwell Grammar Cadets 1888-1988, n.d
... World War 1939-1945... World War 1914-1918 World War 1939-1945 "This book outline's ..."This book outline's the [Camberwell Grammar Cadets] unit's first hundred years and reveals the contributions of those who were its champions and which explain its persistence and its success. As with any institution, the people are the key, and Dr Bird introduces us to some of the heroes behind the success of the unit." (Forward - Paul Hicks, Headmaster)283 pages; includes colour photos and indexnon-fiction"This book outline's the [Camberwell Grammar Cadets] unit's first hundred years and reveals the contributions of those who were its champions and which explain its persistence and its success. As with any institution, the people are the key, and Dr Bird introduces us to some of the heroes behind the success of the unit." (Forward - Paul Hicks, Headmaster) camberwell grammar school, education, military training, world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945 -
Canterbury History Group
Document - Highfield Road Uniting Church Roll of Honour, 1/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
... World War 1939-1945... Churches Honour Boards World War 1939-1945 Cooloongatta Road ...List of names on the Highfield Road Methodist Church Roll of Honour for World War Two copied by Jenny Fullardcanterbury, highfield road methodist church, highfield road, churches, honour boards, world war 1939-1945, cooloongatta road methodist church -
Canterbury History Group
Document - Roll of Honour Baptist Church, 1/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
... World War 1939-1945... Honour Boards World War 1939-1945 List of names on the World War ...List of names on the World War Two Roll of Honour in the Baptist Church Canterbury copied by Jenny Fullardcanterbury, canterbury baptist church, balwyn road, churches, honour boards, world war 1939-1945 -
Canterbury History Group
Document - Honour Roll Congregational Church Canterbury, 1/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
... World War 1939-1945... Uniting Church Balwyn Road Churches Honour Boards World War 1939 ...List of names on the World War Two Honour Roll of the Congregational Church Canterbury , copied by Jenny Fullard, now in the Balwyn Road Uniting Church.canterbury, canterbury congregational church, balwyn road uniting church, balwyn road, churches, honour boards, world war 1939-1945 -
Canterbury History Group
Document - Presbyterian Church Canterbury, Book of Remembrance, 1/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
... World War 1939-1945... Churches Book of Remembrance War Memorials World War 1939-1945 List ...List of names in the Book of Remembrance for World War Two in the Presbyterian Church Canterbury copied by Jenny Fullard.canterbury, canterbury road, canterbury presbyterian church, churches, book of remembrance, war memorials, world war 1939-1945 -
Wodonga & District Historical Society IncBook - Tobruk to Turkey : with the Army of the Nile, Frank Clune, 1949
... World War 1939 - 1945... War 11 World War 1939 - 1945 Middle East One of a series ...One of a series of travel books produced by Frank Clune. This volume details his travels and observances in the Middle East during 1942. Clune was an honorary commissioner of the Australian Comforts Fund. Clune allegedly “left a very bad impression” on General Sir Thomas Blamey for his ‘irregular methods and indiscreet utterances’ about the British ‘only playing at war’. Blamey therefore ensured that Clune was subject to military censorship. Royalties from this book and funds raised during a lecture tour promoting it in 1943 were donated to the Australia Comforts Fund to whose voluntary workers it is dedicated.non-fictionOne of a series of travel books produced by Frank Clune. This volume details his travels and observances in the Middle East during 1942. Clune was an honorary commissioner of the Australian Comforts Fund. Clune allegedly “left a very bad impression” on General Sir Thomas Blamey for his ‘irregular methods and indiscreet utterances’ about the British ‘only playing at war’. Blamey therefore ensured that Clune was subject to military censorship. Royalties from this book and funds raised during a lecture tour promoting it in 1943 were donated to the Australia Comforts Fund to whose voluntary workers it is dedicated. world war 11, world war 1939 - 1945, middle east -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Hodder and Stoughton, Lord Wavell (1883-1941) : a military biography, 1948
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa... - Great Britain - Biography World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns ...A biography of Lord WavellIndex, ill, maps, p.488.non-fictionA biography of Lord Wavellgenerals - great britain - biography, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, McMillan and Co, The great ship ; and, Rabelais replies : two conversations, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Fiction... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...Fictional conversations in the context of the Second World warp.65.fictionFictional conversations in the context of the Second World warworld war 1939-1945 - fiction, imaginary conversations -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryAngus and Robertson, Behind bamboo, 1946
... World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Japan... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...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.Ill, p.391.non-fictionThe 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 - prisoners of war - japan, burma railway -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Angus and Robertson, They shall not pass unseen, 1956
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Australia... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...The Sunderland flying-boats and the Junkers 88s and U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic through the eyes of the No. 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.Ill, p.204.non-fictionThe Sunderland flying-boats and the Junkers 88s and U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic through the eyes of the No. 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, battle of the atlantic -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume one: The gathering storm, 1950
... World War 1939-1945 - History... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...Volume one of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.601non-fictionVolume one of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume two: Their finest hour, 1950
... World War 1939-1945 - History... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...Volume two of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.556.non-fictionVolume two of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume two: Their finest hour, 1950
... World War 1939-1945 - History... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...Volume two of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.556.non-fictionVolume two of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume three: The grand alliance, 1950
... World War 1939-1945 - History... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...Volume three of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.629.non-fictionVolume three of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume four: The hinge of fate, 1950
... World War 1939-1945 - History... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...Volume four of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.743.non-fictionVolume four of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume five: Closing the ring, 1950
... World War 1939-1945 - History... Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War ...Volume five of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.558.non-fictionVolume five of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership
