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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus and Robertson, Horrie the wog-dog, 1955
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 Library
Book, Collins, The wooden horse, 1955
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 Library
Book - The Great Escape, Faber & Faber, 1951
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 Library
Book, Prisoner of war : the story of British prisoners held by the enemy, 1944
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 -
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Book, Robert Hale, Escape from hell : the Sandakan story, 1958
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 Library
Book, Prisoner of the Kormoran : W.A. Jones' amazing experiences on the German raider Kormoran and as a prisoner of war in Germany, 1944
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 Library
Book, Arthur Barker, Guest of an emperor, 1948
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 -
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Book, 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
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 -
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Book, Lord Russell of Liverpool, The scourge of the swastika, 1954
German atrocities in World war twoIll, p.259.non-fictionGerman atrocities in World war twoworld war 1939-1945 - atrocities, holocaust -
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Book, Russell Braddon, The naked island, 1956
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 -
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Book, McDonald, The new patriotism and the old, 1943
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 Library
Book, C.O. Badham Jackson, Proud story : the official history of the Australian Comforts Fund, 1949
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 Library
Book, Methuen & co. ltd, Mandates : reasons, results, remedies, 1937
A history of the German colonies in East AfricaIll, p.213.non-fictionA history of the German colonies in East Africagermany - colonies - tanganyika, germany - colonies -
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Book, Stephen Th. Possony, To-morrow's war : its planning, management and cost, 1938
This book attempts to give a numerical basis for the organization of the economy for war.Notes, ill, p.255.non-fictionThis book attempts to give a numerical basis for the organization of the economy for war.war - economic aspects, stephen th. possony. -
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Book, Alexander Berry Austin, Birth of an Army, 1943
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 -
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Book, Faber and Faber, This expanding war, 1943
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 -
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Book, Odhams Press limited, Sequel to Boldness : The astonishing follow-on story to one of the greatest war books ever written, 1959
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 Library
Book, Angus and Robertson, Last train from Berlin, 1943
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 Library
Book, Jasper H. Stembridge, The Oxford war atlas: v.2. 1 Sept. 1941 to 1 Jan 1943, 1943
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 Library
Book, T. Nelson, An atlas-history of the Second Great War : v. 7. July 1942 to January 1943, 1943
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 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hamish Hamilton, Address unknown, 1939
Originally published in the United States in 1938 Address Unknown was an instant sensation and international bestseller. It was written before World War Two to alert the American public to the reality of Nazi power and its power remains undiminished after decades.The series of fictional letters between a Jewish art dealer in San Francisco and his German business partner in Munich traces their relationship as it changes after the coming to power of the Nazis.p.57.non-fictionOriginally published in the United States in 1938 Address Unknown was an instant sensation and international bestseller. It was written before World War Two to alert the American public to the reality of Nazi power and its power remains undiminished after decades.The series of fictional letters between a Jewish art dealer in San Francisco and his German business partner in Munich traces their relationship as it changes after the coming to power of the Nazis. germany - social conditions, germany - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Melrose, Sea devils, 1952
An account of the activities of Italian frogmen in World War TwoIll, notes, maps, p.261.non-fictionAn account of the activities of Italian frogmen in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - italy, world war 1939-1945 - italian navy -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Harrap, The Nazi spy conspiracy in America, 1939
An account of German espionage in the United States during World War TwoIll, p.276.non-fictionAn account of German espionage in the United States during World War Twoespionage - united states, secret service - germany -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Collins, The Rommel papers, 1953
The war time papers of Erwin Rommel as edited by Basil Liddell HartIndex, ill, maps, p.545.non-fictionThe war time papers of Erwin Rommel as edited by Basil Liddell Hartworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Odhams, Himmler : the evil genius of the Third Reich, 1953
A biography of Heinrich HimmlerIndex, ill, p.269.non-fictionA biography of Heinrich Himmlernazis - germany - biography, germany - history 1933-1945 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Collins, Rommel, 1950
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 -
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Book, Hurst & Blackett, Germany's Hitler, 1938
An early biography of Adolf HitlerIndex, p.264.non-fictionAn early biography of Adolf Hitlerheads of state - germany - biography, germany - national socialist party -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Odhams, Goering, 1950
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 Library
Book, Michael Joseph, The fatal decisions, 1956
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 -
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Book, Cassell, Mr. Punch's history of modern England v.1, 1921
A satirical history of EnglandIll, p.314.non-fictionA satirical history of Englandengland - history, england - satire