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4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Booklet, Arbuckle Waddell Pty Ltd, Physical and Recreational Training 1941, (Reprinted with Amendment No 1 1942), 1942
Soft covered booklet dealing with various aspects of physical training, the dimensions of various sports grounds, unarmed combat, and improvised training equipmentphysical training -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, Colonel E G Keogh M.B.E., E.D, The South West Pacific 1941-45, 1965
A book on war in New Guinea and Islands providing a detailed overview of Australian forces participation in the Battle for Australia. Concise for Kokoda and Milne Bay including copy of battle maps, but also covers Singapore, Borneo, Philippines, Wewak and Bougainville, and more.Hard covered book, 479 pages, WW11 Australian soldier on front cover bearing sub-machine gun and pistolnon-fictionA book on war in New Guinea and Islands providing a detailed overview of Australian forces participation in the Battle for Australia. Concise for Kokoda and Milne Bay including copy of battle maps, but also covers Singapore, Borneo, Philippines, Wewak and Bougainville, and more.history, world war 2, south west pacific, keogh -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Book, David Finlayson, Green Fields Beyond - A Biographical Honour Roll of the Australian Light Horse, 1939-1947 & Australian Armoured Corps, 1941 - 1947 & Royal Australian Armoured Corps, Post 1947, 2012
Hard Cover book, 387 pagesbook, honour roll, raac, alh, book, honour roll, raac, alh -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book. WW2. Pacific, Eyewitness to War-Australia's Pacific Campaign 1941-1945, 1985
Soft Cover. Many photographs in contents40th anniversary special Published by DREAMWEAVER MAGAZINES -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, THE CRUCIAL YEARS 1939-1941
Hard Cover-Red, Title on Spine. Sub-title: The World at War Hanson W. Baldwin Harper & Row Publishers:1976 -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book, RUSSIA AT WAR 1941-45
Hardback with dust cover By Vladimir Karpov Preface by Harrison E. Salisbury With text by Georgii Drozdov and Evgenii Ryabko Translated by Lydia Kmetyuk Edited by Carey Schofield Publisher The Vendome Press New York 1987 -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, Double Diamonds. Australian Commandos in the Pacific War 1941-45
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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Ringwood State School - Presentation to Mr Horace Fenton, 1941
Black and white photograph "Written on face of photograph" Presentation to Mr Horace Fenton to Chatham P S. With Mrs Fenton and son Ross (Later killed in R.A.A.F) Mr Fenton retired 1937. Died 1967, aged 93 years. -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, Bernard J Callinan DSO MC, Independent Company: The 2/2 and 2/4 Australian Independent Companies in Portuguese Timor, 1941-1943, April 2021
he detailed history of the No.2 and No. 4 Independent Commando Companies and their operations during World War 2 against the Japanese. No dust jacket.younon-fictionhe detailed history of the No.2 and No. 4 Independent Commando Companies and their operations during World War 2 against the Japanese. No dust jacket.you ww2, independent companies, commandos, australian special operations -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, East Ringwood Football Club (ERFC) 1941 Seniors team (Premiers)
Originally framed and shown up the stairs at the former Maroondah Sporting Club, the home of the East Ringwood Football ClubContains names of players, trainers, umpire and officials -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Legal record - Conditions of Sale (C.E.Carter), Lot 18 - Bayswater, Lot 5 - Fern Tree Gully, Lot 13 - Bayswater, Lot 1 - Ringwood, Lot 26 - Ringwood, Various Vendors and C.E.Carter, 1941
Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Property , from various Vendors to C.E.Carter. -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Angus and Robertson, Menzies & Churchill at war : a controversial new account of the 1941 struggle for power, 1987
In 1941 in the midst of the British military defeats in Greece and the Middle East, a bitter conflict was taking place between two of the most charismatic leaders of the time. Robert Menzies and Winston Churchill were engaged in a war of polite public faces and behind the scenes lobbying and manipulationIndex, bibliography, notes, ill, p.271.non-fictionIn 1941 in the midst of the British military defeats in Greece and the Middle East, a bitter conflict was taking place between two of the most charismatic leaders of the time. Robert Menzies and Winston Churchill were engaged in a war of polite public faces and behind the scenes lobbying and manipulationaustralia - foreign relations - great britain - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - diplomatic history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Royal Australian Armoured Corps Association Inc, "Green fields beyond" : a biographical honour roll of the Australian Light Horse 1939-1947, Australian Armoured Corps 1941-47, & Royal Australian Armoured Corps post-1947, 2012
A biographical honour roll of the Australian Light Horse 1939-1947, Australian Armoured Corps 1941-47, & Royal Australian Armoured Corps post-1947Index, bibliography, ill, p.388.non-fictionA biographical honour roll of the Australian Light Horse 1939-1947, Australian Armoured Corps 1941-47, & Royal Australian Armoured Corps post-1947 regimental histories - australia, soldiers - australia - biographies -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Penguin, The SAS at war, 1941-1945, 2000
This book traces the history of the SAS from its birth. It shows how this unique fighting force overcame the disapproval of military authorities to win glory and fame.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.235.This book traces the history of the SAS from its birth. It shows how this unique fighting force overcame the disapproval of military authorities to win glory and fame.world war 1939-1945 - military operations - great britain., special air service regiment -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Mandarin, Tobruk 1941 : the desert siege, 1989
Timothy Hall tells the real story of Tobruk, the follies and bravery, the unexpected humaneness of both sides, the mutual respect of opposing armies locked in siege warfare and their common enemy - the North African desert.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.224.non-fictionTimothy Hall tells the real story of Tobruk, the follies and bravery, the unexpected humaneness of both sides, the mutual respect of opposing armies locked in siege warfare and their common enemy - the North African desert.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – north africa, siege of tobruk -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Penguin, Tobruk 1941, 2009
March 1941. The Allied forces have suffered one brutal defeat after another. For Hitler's forces the conquest of Egypt, and the rich oil fields of the Middle East, lie next on the horizon. All that stand in their way are a few Australian brigades defending a town called Tobruk. For eight months the Australian Imperial Forces defended the North African coastal fortress, battling almost unbeatable odds in the dust and the heat of the Libran desert. Under the command of General Morshead, the troops used unorthodox methods and sheer grit to withstand the superior might of General Rommel's elite 'Afrika KorpsIndex, maps, p.414.non-fictionMarch 1941. The Allied forces have suffered one brutal defeat after another. For Hitler's forces the conquest of Egypt, and the rich oil fields of the Middle East, lie next on the horizon. All that stand in their way are a few Australian brigades defending a town called Tobruk. For eight months the Australian Imperial Forces defended the North African coastal fortress, battling almost unbeatable odds in the dust and the heat of the Libran desert. Under the command of General Morshead, the troops used unorthodox methods and sheer grit to withstand the superior might of General Rommel's elite 'Afrika Korpsworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – north africa, siege of tobruk 1941 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Melbourne University Press, To Kokoda and beyond : the story of the 39th Battalion, 1941-1943, 1988
A regimental history of the 39th battalion from 1941 to its disbandment in 1943 and its participation in the Kokoda campaignIndex, ill, maps, p.267.non-fictionA regimental history of the 39th battalion from 1941 to its disbandment in 1943 and its participation in the Kokoda campaignworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea, world war 1939-1945 - regimental histories - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen & Unwin, Against the sun : the AIF in Malaya, 1941-42, 1998
Against the sun is a challenging account of the AIF's 8th division and the campaign against the Japanese in Malaya in 1941 - 1942Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.252.non-fictionAgainst the sun is a challenging account of the AIF's 8th division and the campaign against the Japanese in Malaya in 1941 - 1942world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya, australian army - 8th division -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Department of Veterans' Affairs, A bitter fate : Australians in Malaya & Singapore, December 1941 - February 1942, 2002
B/W and colour illustrations and stories on the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore and the experiences of the Australian Forces in 1941/42.Notes, ill, maps, p.146.non-fictionB/W and colour illustrations and stories on the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore and the experiences of the Australian Forces in 1941/42. world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – malaya, siege of singapore -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
CIS, The Pacific War Atlas 1941-1945, 1995
Traces the campaign in the Pacific in detail, from its conception through the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It brings a new clarity to the disposition of military units in all major battles and to the complicated web of strategic problems posed by fighting over such a huge area. Special map projections, perspective views and sophisticated treatment of time phases recreate the action from both Allied and Japanese viewpoints. Includes more than 60 full-color maps combining topographical detail with troop movements.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.141.non-fictionTraces the campaign in the Pacific in detail, from its conception through the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It brings a new clarity to the disposition of military units in all major battles and to the complicated web of strategic problems posed by fighting over such a huge area. Special map projections, perspective views and sophisticated treatment of time phases recreate the action from both Allied and Japanese viewpoints. Includes more than 60 full-color maps combining topographical detail with troop movements. world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – pacific ocean, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – pacific ocean - maps -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, McMillan, British civilians and the Japanese war in Malaya and Singapore, 1941-1945, 1987
An account of British civilians interned in Malaya and Singapore 1942-1945.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.156.non-fictionAn account of British civilians interned in Malaya and Singapore 1942-1945.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, civilian internment - malaya and singapore -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian War Memorial, The government and the people, 1939-1941, 1952
A political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the warIndex, ill, p.644.non-fictionA political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the waraustralia - politics and government 1939-1941, australia - social conditions - 1939-1941 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Shandy Press, Captives of empire : the Japanese internment of allied civilians in China, 1941-1945, 2006
Here for the first time is the definitive history of the internment of Allied civilians ib ChinaIndex, ill, maps, plans, p.738.Here for the first time is the definitive history of the internment of Allied civilians ib Chinaworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners and prisons - japan, internment camps - china -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Time Life Books, War against Japan 1941-1942, 1988
Australian troops fighting against Japan in 1941 and 1942Index, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian troops fighting against Japan in 1941 and 1942world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Carlton, The Second World War experience v.1. Blitzkrieg 1939-1941, 2008
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
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, Dreamweaver Magazines, Eyewitness to War : Australia's Pacific Campaign 1941-194, 1985
Illustrated history of the Australian participation in the Pacific campaignsIll, p.96.non-fictionIllustrated history of the Australian participation in the Pacific campaignsworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area, world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pan Books, Pacific onslaught 7th December 1941 / 7th February 1943, 1971
The initial wave of victories by japan in World War TwoIll, p.159.non-fictionThe initial wave of victories by japan in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pan Books, Barbarossa: Invasion of Russia 1941, 1970
The invasion of Russia in 1941Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe invasion of Russia in 1941operation barbarossa, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Heinemann, Independent Company : the Australian Army in Portuguese Timor 1941-43, 1953
The exploits of the 2/2 and 2/4 independent companies in Timor between 1941 and 1942Index, ill, maps, p.235.non-fictionThe exploits of the 2/2 and 2/4 independent companies in Timor between 1941 and 1942world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - timor, guerrilla warfare