Index, bibliography,ill, maps, p.310.non-fictionIn the last months of 1944, a group of elite Australian and British commandos was selected for the biggest Allied behind-the-scenes operation of the Pacific War. Their mission: to devastate the enemy's shipping by destroying the Japanese ships at anchor in Singapore Harbour. Operation Rimau, Britain's last throw of the colonial dice in South-East Asia, was intended as a body blow to the Japanese and a signal to the world that she would reclaim her Eastern Empire. Britain was trying to reclaim past glory - while Australia's wartime prime minister, John Curtin, had turned to America. In this atmosphere, Operation Rimau was planned ... Operation Rimau takes us inside the fierce conflict, and tells what really happened to these brave commandos - from the very beginnings of the operation through to their intense and courageous fighting in the South China Seas, and its aftermath. It exposes the sloppy planning behind the raid, and names the officers who betrayed and abandoned them in their hour of need, and details the political double-dealing which for so many years hid the real story behind red tape and bureaucratic lies.world war 1939-1945 - covert operations - australia, krait (ship)

p.286.non-fictionA Singapore falls to the Japanese a small group of men and women set sail on desperate journey. One of them carries a cargo without price, the complete plans for the Japanese invasion of Australia. In order to get at there is nothing the Japanese will not do. They will stop at nothing. world war 1939-1945 - fiction, war stories

Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.302.non-fictionWorking as a journalist at the Adelaide Advertiser in 1966, Jean Debelle yearned to be involved in the biggest story of the decade - the Vietnam War. But only male journalists in Australia were being sent to cover the escalating conflict. Instead, she volunteered to work in Vietnam for the Red Cross to tend to the non-medical welfare of the sick and wounded ANZAC forces. Jean had planned to report on the war in spare moments - but there were none. For one year she lived in the spotlight: a young Australian woman among 5,000 men. This intimate personal account is told from the rare and compassionate perspective of a young woman living close to the battlefront. Jean tells of the resilience of the soldiers in the face of daily atrocities and of the international medical personnel fighting to save lives and to rebuild shattered bodies and minds. It is also the story of the Vietnamese, struggling to maintain not just their traditions but their very lives in the face of brutal hardship. With infectious humour, Jean tells of striving to be like a sister to the men when sex was in the very air they breathed. But she experienced stark terror when she faced a crazed gunman, had a close call in a minefield and was caught in the midst of a Vietnamese skirmish. Jean also offers an unvarnished look at the Australians' worst battle in Vietnam, Long Tan, and their worst landmine disaster. With unblinking candour, she writes of the harsh realisation that after nine months in Vietnam she had grown cold to the unrelenting horror of war. From diaries, letters and Red Cross reports, Jean Debelle Lamensdorf has researched and written a story not only of tragedy but also of hope and humour. It is a compelling adventure story - and one of love. vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 - red cross - women

Ill, notes, maps, p.370.fiction1966: An Australian military base is established around a hill in South Viet Nam - two battalions strong. The Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army draw up a plan to eliminate the base and allocate eight battalions for the task. Then the plan is thwarted when the Vietnamese forces run into an Australian company in the Long Tan rubber plantation.vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – fiction

Index, bib, ill, p.147.non-fictionA history of aviation that explores technological advancements and uses of the airplane and glances at future planes still in the planning stages.airplanes - history, aeronautics - history

Index, ill, p.312.non-fictionBorn in 1947, Gottfried grew up in post-war Bayreuth. In this atmosphere of deceit and discretion, he discovered the darker nature of his great-grandfather Richard Wagner's legacy: the intrinsic anti-Semitism in the composer's music and his heirs' beliefs; how Hitler proposed to Gottfried's English-born grandmother; how plans were drawn up to divide the world culturally, post Nazi victory, between Wolfgang and Wieland Wagner; and how the world of contemporary opera maintains and promotes anti-Semitic ideology even today.germany - history, germany - anti-semitism

Map: Parish of Tarnagulla Sheet 1, Counties of Gladstone and Bendigo.map, gladstone, parish plan, tarnagulla sheet 1

Map: Parish of Tarnagulla . This Item is in very poor condition.By Authority, A. J. Mullen, Government Printer, Melbourne. Lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne by W. J. Butsonmap, gladstone, parish plan, tarnagulla

Document. Grey/green exercise book with 'North Virginia GMC NL. Book contains hand drawings of shafts and their metalurgical content at every depth. Symbols have been used to indicate different metals and earth. 2 maps loose in the book.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, north virginia gmc n l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, north virginia gmc n l, gold mining, cross section plan of the north virginia

Map: County of Rodney, map sheet showing the whole of the County of Rodney and all of the Parishes within.Drawn at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne. Revised to 1935map, rodney, parish plan, rodney

Map: County of Gladstone, map sheet showing the whole of the County and the Parishes within. Scale 2 Miles to 1 inch.Engraved at the Department of Lands and Survey Melbourne. 1958. By Authority of W.M. Houston, Government Printermap, gladstone, parish plan, gladstone

Map; County of Gunbower. Sheet containing the whole of the County, showing parishes within. Scale 2 Miles to 1 inch.map, gunbower, parish plan, gunbower

This document from the Victorian State Training Board was in response to the Victorian Equal Oportunity Act (1984). Its stated intention is to "undertake a formal and continuous process of change to ensure equal opportunity occurs within TAFE colleges".This is a response to an important piece of legislation.24 pages of text. Buff card cover with black and green type.Various PCOT library stamps.equal opportunity, victorian equal opportunity act, state training board, nmit,

In this booklet, the centre of excellence for students who are deaf and hard of hearing outlines the support available to deaf and hard of hearing students at NMIT.12 pages of text and 22 pages of appendices. Includes two inserts relating to projects and services of the centre of excellence for students who are deaf and hard of hearing. deaf students, centre of excellence for students who are deaf and hard of hearing, disability support, nmit,

Open Training Services was endorsed by the State Training Board in 1993 to develop open learning and flexible delivery in TAFE and vocational education.35 pages of text. White cover with black text.Contains NMIT Library Network stamps.off campus learning, flexible delivery in education, distance education, open training services, state training board, nmit,

Index, bib, maps, p.556.non-fictionIn the first part, "The Final Solution," the author "records the origins and growth of the virulent ideology that underlay the plan to annihilate the European Jews," and in the second part, "The Holocaust," she describes "the Jewish plight under German terror.holocaust - jewish - 1939-1945, 1939-1945 - atrocities

Index, ill, maps, p.256.This history of the war has commentary on the political and economic factors leading to the conflict, the key turning points of the war and the impact of new technologies. Colour campaign maps and battle plans complement the description of every major battle on land and at sea, along with analysis of the success and failure of the various military strategies. It focuses on the key military figures who shaped the course of the war and describes all of the most successful weapons of war, with a specification box on each weapon providing key technical details.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns

Index, ill, p.224.non-fictionIn this text, Deighton and Hastings look at how the few defended Britain in the Battle of Britain. They depict the reality of the battle and how it was enacted by those who took part, whether in the air, on the ground, in the planning rooms or at home in towns and villages.world war 1939-1945 - battle of britain 1940, world war 1914-1918 - aerial operations - britain