Showing 1397 items matching "world war 1939-1945."
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Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Sherbrooke Foothills Historical Society, 'As we remember it' : the war experiences of Sherbrooke Foothills' residents in World War Two, 1995
... World War 1939-1945...World War 1939-1945 Sherbrooke Foothills (Vic.) War ...War experiences of Sherbrooke Foothills' residents in World War Two99 p.; 30 cmnon-fictionWar experiences of Sherbrooke Foothills' residents in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945, sherbrooke foothills (vic.) -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing ArchiveBook - Illustrated book, Bruce Ford, The wounded warrior and rehabilitation. Including the history of No 11 army general hospital/Caulfield rehabilitation hospital, 1996
... World War 1939 -1945 - medical care - Victoria...-1918 - medical care - Victoria World War 1939 -1945 - medical ...A history of Caulfield General Medical Centre, including the No 11 Army General Hospital/Caulfield Rehabilitation Hospital and the Royal Southern Memorial Hospital adapting rehabilitation to changing conditions of two World Wars, polio outbreaks to care of the elderly and accident victims.Sepia photograph of soldiers and nurses on front and back cover. Portrait of the author, Bruce Ford on back cover also, Title on front cover and spine in black print on orange background. Authors name in white print on black background on front cover. Authors name in black print on spine. Donation sticker also on front cover. Contains numerous black and white illustrations.non-fictionA history of Caulfield General Medical Centre, including the No 11 Army General Hospital/Caulfield Rehabilitation Hospital and the Royal Southern Memorial Hospital adapting rehabilitation to changing conditions of two World Wars, polio outbreaks to care of the elderly and accident victims.australia army general hospital 11th, caulfield general medical centre - history, caulfield hospital - history, royal southern memorial hospital - history, world war 1914-1918 - medical care - victoria, world war 1939 -1945 - medical care - victoria, soldiers - rehabilitation - victoria, military hospitals - victoria - history, artificial limb factory, hospitals - rehabilitation services - australia -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Leongatha and District Historic Society, Forgotten for too long; the Gippslanders in Lark Force 1941-42
... World War 1939-1945...World War 1939-1945 Rabaul Montevideo Maru Lark Force ...Forgotten for too long; the Gippslanders in Lark Force 1941-42non-fictionForgotten for too long; the Gippslanders in Lark Force 1941-42world war 1939-1945, rabaul, montevideo maru, lark force -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing ArchiveBook - Illustrated Book, HarperCollins Publishers Pty Ltd, Heroic Australian women in war: astonishing tales of bravery from Gallipoli to Kokoda, 2004
... World War 1939-1945... War 1939-1945 Women in war The author profiles the love ...The author profiles the love, dedication and selflessness of eleven outstanding women over the course of two world wars.Illustrated book with brown cover. Title and author's name printed in white on front cover and spine. Front and back covers also have photographs of four women (Joyce Tweddell, Vivian Bullwinkel, Alice Kitchen and Joyce Loch) A summary of the book is printed in white on the back cover.non-fictionThe author profiles the love, dedication and selflessness of eleven outstanding women over the course of two world wars.world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945, women in war -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memoria, Royal Australian Navy, 1939-1942, 1957
... world war 1939 – 1945 – naval operations - australia...world war 1939 – 1945 – naval operations - australia royal ...This 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 AustraliaIndex, 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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Air war against Germany and Italy, 1939-1943, 1954
... world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia...world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia royal ...Describes the part played by Australian airmen in the first four years of the war in Europe and the Middle EastIndex, ill, maps, p.732.non-fictionDescribes the part played by Australian airmen in the first four years of the war in Europe and the Middle Eastworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, royal australian air force -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian war memorial, Australia in the War of 1939-1945, Series 5, Medical. Vol 1 - Clinical problems of war, 1962
... world war 1939-1945 - auustralia - medical conditions...world war 1939-1945 - auustralia - medical conditions ...This book describes the injuries and maladies that affected Australian soldiers during the war 1939-1945Index, ill, p.712.non-fictionThis book describes the injuries and maladies that affected Australian soldiers during the war 1939-1945world war 1939-1945 - auustralia - medical conditions, australian army - medical corps -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Air power over Europe, 1944-1945, 1963
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Germany...World War II - Air warfare World War 1939-1945 - Aerial ...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, Australian war memorial, Australia in the War of 1939-1945, Series 5, Medical, vol 3 - The Island campaigns, 1962
... world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific...world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific ...The history of the Australian army medical corps during the period 1943-1945 in the south west pacificIndex, maps, p.400.non-fictionThe history of the Australian army medical corps during the period 1943-1945 in the south west pacificworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific, australian army - medical corps -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, The role of science and industry, 1958
... World War 1939-1945 - Australia - Science and industry...Australian economy - World war II World War 1939-1945 ...Describes the role of science and industry in the Australian economy between 1939-1945Index, ill, maps, p.737non-fictionDescribes the role of science and industry in the Australian economy between 1939-1945australian economy - world war ii, world war 1939-1945 - australia - science and industry -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Greece, Crete and Syria, 1962
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Greece – Syria...World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Greece – Syria Military ...This is volume 2 of series 1 (Army) of Australia in the War, 1939-1945. The first series has seven volumes, the first three covering military campaigns in the Middle East and the last four in the Pacific.Index, ill, maps, p.587.non-fictionThis is volume 2 of series 1 (Army) of Australia in the War, 1939-1945. The first series has seven volumes, the first three covering military campaigns in the Middle East and the last four in the Pacific. world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – greece – syria, military history of australia in world war two -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1942, 1962
... world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia...world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia royal ...Describes the part played by Australian airmen in the first four years of the war.Index, ill, maps, p.786.non-fictionDescribes the part played by Australian airmen in the first four years of the war.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, royal australian air force -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian War Memorial, Air war against Japan 1943-1945, 1957
... world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia...world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia royal ...Describes the part played by Australian airmen against JapanIndex, ill, maps, p.534.non-fictionDescribes the part played by Australian airmen against Japanworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, royal australian air force -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, The neutrals, 1982
... World war 1939-1945 - Diplomacy...World war 1939-1945 - Diplomacy Neutrality - 20th century ...The effect of the war in neutral countries, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and SwitzerlandIndex, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionThe effect of the war in neutral countries, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and Switzerlandworld war 1939-1945 - diplomacy, neutrality - 20th century -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, The fall of Japan, 1982
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Japan...World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Japan Atomic bombing ...Aspects of the final collapse of JapanIndex, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionAspects of the final collapse of Japanworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - japan, atomic bombing - japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Mark Felton, Japans Gestapo: Murder, mayhem and torture in wartime Asia, 2012
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Japanese...Atrocities - Japan World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons ...Japans Gestapo provides comprehensive evidence of the ruthlessness of the Kempeitai against the white and Asian people under their control/.Ill, index, bib, p.207.non-fictionJapans Gestapo provides comprehensive evidence of the ruthlessness of the Kempeitai against the white and Asian people under their control/.atrocities - japan, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Wesley John Olson, HMAS Sydney (II) : in peace and war, 2016
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia...HMAS Sydney World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations ...No other warship in the history of the Royal Australian Navy has inspired and fired the public imagination like HMAS Sydney (II). This is the story of the ship and the men who served in her.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.610.non-fictionNo other warship in the history of the Royal Australian Navy has inspired and fired the public imagination like HMAS Sydney (II). This is the story of the ship and the men who served in her.hmas sydney, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Robert Christie, A history of the 2/29 Battalion - 8th Australian Division AIF, 1985
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Malaya...World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – Malaya Australian army ...The unit originally left Australia as a completely Victorian unit but returned with representatives from all Sates in the Commonwealth. The 2/29th Battalion was the fist Victorian unit into action in the Malauan campaign and has the distinction of two set of battle honours, one for the bloody Muar Road battle where the battlion initially and later in association with the 2/19th Battalion held the crack Japanese 5th Division, the Imperial Guards for six days to enable the whole British force to be withdrawn behind Yong Peng, and the second for their part in the battle for Singapore Island. It was during the intial battle with the Japanese Imperial Guards on Sunday, January 18, 1942 that the Battalion with the supporting anti-tank guns of the 2/4th Anti Tank Regiment accounted for 8 Japanese tanks in one morning. Two commanding officers were killed during the Muar Road battle and total casualties for the week were 13 officers and 296 O/R/'s. It was when Lt.-Col. S. A. F. Pond, who took command, set about re-forming the Battalion after Muar that reinforcements from all States joined the unit. The battalion spent 3 1/2 years as P.O.W.'s of the Japanese and a long period of this working on the infamous Burma-Thailand railway where 260 lost their livesIll, p.224.non-fictionThe unit originally left Australia as a completely Victorian unit but returned with representatives from all Sates in the Commonwealth. The 2/29th Battalion was the fist Victorian unit into action in the Malauan campaign and has the distinction of two set of battle honours, one for the bloody Muar Road battle where the battlion initially and later in association with the 2/19th Battalion held the crack Japanese 5th Division, the Imperial Guards for six days to enable the whole British force to be withdrawn behind Yong Peng, and the second for their part in the battle for Singapore Island. It was during the intial battle with the Japanese Imperial Guards on Sunday, January 18, 1942 that the Battalion with the supporting anti-tank guns of the 2/4th Anti Tank Regiment accounted for 8 Japanese tanks in one morning. Two commanding officers were killed during the Muar Road battle and total casualties for the week were 13 officers and 296 O/R/'s. It was when Lt.-Col. S. A. F. Pond, who took command, set about re-forming the Battalion after Muar that reinforcements from all States joined the unit. The battalion spent 3 1/2 years as P.O.W.'s of the Japanese and a long period of this working on the infamous Burma-Thailand railway where 260 lost their livesworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya, australian army - 8th division -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Peter Hore, HMAS Sydney II: The cruiser and the controversy in the archives of the United Kingdom, 2001
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Australia...HMAS Sydney World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations ...Archival material relating to the sinking of HMAS Sydney IIIll, maps, p.311.non-fictionArchival material relating to the sinking of HMAS Sydney IIhmas sydney, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, John Buckley, Recollections of the roving staff officer, 1993
... World War 1939-1945...World War 1939-1945 General Peter Gration John Curtin ...This book covers many aspects of War from the 2nd World War, to the Middle East, Syria and Iraqnon-fictionThis book covers many aspects of War from the 2nd World War, to the Middle East, Syria and Iraqworld war 1939-1945, general peter gration, john curtin, lieutenant general sir vernon sturdee, lieutenant general, the honourable sir edmund herring, archbishop sir frank woods -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaRegalia, Stole
... Field Chaplain World War 1939-1945... World War 1939-1945 Chaplain Black fabric WWII Field Chaplain's ...During WWII, Australian field chaplains provided spiritual and moral support to soldiers in the field, often taking on dangerous and physically demanding duties. They also oversaw burials, counseled individuals, and helped maintain morale through activities such as religious services, lectures, and entertainment. Black fabric WWII Field Chaplain's stole with the FC symbol and a crown embroidered at each end and service ribbons attached at chest height. The bottom edges are scalloped.field chaplain world war 1939-1945, chaplain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Gordon W Prange, Target Tokyo: The story of the Sorge spy ring, 1984
... World war 1939-1945 - Espionage...World war 1939-1945 - Espionage Espionage - Soviet Union ...Richard Sorge was a Russian spy in Tokyo who had infiltrated the German embassy and was able to pass sensitive information to MoscowIndex, ill, notes, p.502.Richard Sorge was a Russian spy in Tokyo who had infiltrated the German embassy and was able to pass sensitive information to Moscowworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, espionage - soviet union -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, H Gordon Bennett, Why Singapore fell, 1944
... world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore...world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore australia ...Personal account of the fall of Singapore by the Commanding Officer of the Australian forces.Index, ill, maps, p.262.non-fictionPersonal account of the fall of Singapore by the Commanding Officer of the Australian forces.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore, australia - military - personal narratives -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Gavan Daws, Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific, 2004
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners - Japanese...World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners - Japanese ...In the first disastrous months following Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Army took over 140,000 Allied prisoners. More than one in four of these POWs died at the hands of their captors.Index, ill, p.462.non-fictionIn the first disastrous months following Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Army took over 140,000 Allied prisoners. More than one in four of these POWs died at the hands of their captors. world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, atrocities - japan -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaPlaque
... World War 1939-1945...Prahran Presbyterian Church World War 1914 - 1918 World War ...Heavy metal plaque.prahran presbyterian church, world war 1914 - 1918, world war 1939-1945, war memorial -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Publisher unknown, The true story of the death railway and the bridge on the river Kwai, 199?
... World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners - Japanese...World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners - Japanese ...Illustrated story of the infamous death railway between Thailand and BurmaIll, p.60.non-fictionIllustrated story of the infamous death railway between Thailand and Burmaworld war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, prisoners of war - japan - death railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Partworks Limited, World War II day by day, 2000
... World War 1939-1945 - History...World War 1939-1945 - History World War 1939-1954 ...Illustrated and chronological history of the second world warIll, maps, p.192.non-fictionIllustrated and chronological history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1954 - photographic record -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Donald M. Goldstein, The Pearl Harbor papers, 1993
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific area...Pearl harbour attack World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns ...The Pearl Harborpapers finally reveals in all their details the original Japanese documents on Operation HawaiiIndex, maps, p.384.non-fictionThe Pearl Harborpapers finally reveals in all their details the original Japanese documents on Operation Hawaiipearl harbour attack, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Penguin Books, Stalingrad, 1998
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaighs - Russia...Battle for Stalingrad World War 1939-1945 - Campaighs ...Detailes account of the battle of StalingradIndex, ill, maps, p.512.non-fictionDetailes account of the battle of Stalingradbattle for stalingrad, world war 1939-1945 - campaighs - russia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Viking, Blood, sweat and tears : Australia's WWII remembered by the men and women who lived it, 2004
... World War 1939-1945 - Australia - History...World War 1939-1945 - Australia - History Australia 1939 ...Blood, Sweat and Tears brings together the first-hand accounts of more than seventy-five ordinary Australians who did extraordinary things during World War II. Prisoners of war, airmen, nurses, landgirls, internees, schoolchildren, soldiers, sailors and volunteers of every description share their memories of a time of horror, tragedy, love and excitement. BIndex, ill, p.403.non-fictionBlood, Sweat and Tears brings together the first-hand accounts of more than seventy-five ordinary Australians who did extraordinary things during World War II. Prisoners of war, airmen, nurses, landgirls, internees, schoolchildren, soldiers, sailors and volunteers of every description share their memories of a time of horror, tragedy, love and excitement. Bworld war 1939-1945 - australia - history, australia 1939-1945 - social conditions
