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Book, Corgi Books, 633 Squadron, 1969
Another in the fictional series around the famous 633squadronp.222.fictionAnother in the fictional series around the famous 633squadronworld war 1939-1945 - britain - aerial operations - fiction, 633 squadron -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, In the Company of Eagles, 1966
Fictional account of the air war in the 1914-1918 World Warp.223.fictionFictional account of the air war in the 1914-1918 World Warworld war 1914-1918 - fiction, world war 1914-1918 - aerial conflict -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Corgi Books, The enemy sky, 1969
A fictional account of air warfare in the first world warp.126.fictionA fictional account of air warfare in the first world warworld war 1914-1918 - fiction, world war 1914-1918 - aerial warfare -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Corgi Books, The unfeeling sky, 1968
A fictional account of air warfare in the first world warp.157.fictionA fictional account of air warfare in the first world warworld war 1914-1918 - fiction, world war 1914-1918 - aerial warfare -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Duncan Grinnell-Milne, Wind in the wires, 1966
Biography of a young pilot in the First World Warp.176.non-fictionBiography of a young pilot in the First World Warworld war 1914-1918 - aerial operations - britain, duncan grinnell-milne -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Corgi Books, Sagittarius rising, 1966
A memoir by a WWI fighter pilot, with the adventurous spirit of 'War horse' and the charm of 'The little prince'. A singular, lyrical book, 'Sagittarius rising' is at once an exuberant memoir from the Lost Generation and a riveting tale of the early days of flight during World War I. Cecil Lewis lied his way into the British Army's Royal Flying Corps at age sixteen and was ordered to a squadron on the Western Front only a year later. At the time, flying was so new that designers hadn't even decided on basic mechanics such as how many wings a plane should have. Despite this, Lewis mastered virtually every kind of single-engine plane in the RFC, going on to excel in active duty and even to dogfight the Red Baron--and live to tell the tale. Full of infectious charm and written with the prose and pacing of a novel, 'Sagittarius rising' beautifully recounts Lewis's harrowing exploits in the sky alongside his wild times of partying and chasing girls while on leave in London. His coming-of-age story is unlike any other WWI memoir you've read before.p.224.non-fictionA memoir by a WWI fighter pilot, with the adventurous spirit of 'War horse' and the charm of 'The little prince'. A singular, lyrical book, 'Sagittarius rising' is at once an exuberant memoir from the Lost Generation and a riveting tale of the early days of flight during World War I. Cecil Lewis lied his way into the British Army's Royal Flying Corps at age sixteen and was ordered to a squadron on the Western Front only a year later. At the time, flying was so new that designers hadn't even decided on basic mechanics such as how many wings a plane should have. Despite this, Lewis mastered virtually every kind of single-engine plane in the RFC, going on to excel in active duty and even to dogfight the Red Baron--and live to tell the tale. Full of infectious charm and written with the prose and pacing of a novel, 'Sagittarius rising' beautifully recounts Lewis's harrowing exploits in the sky alongside his wild times of partying and chasing girls while on leave in London. His coming-of-age story is unlike any other WWI memoir you've read before. world war 1914-1918 - aerial operations - britain, cecil lewis - memoir -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Goodall publications, Enemy coast ahead, 1966
Describes the night-to-night life of a bomber pilot, and traces the development of Bomber Command during the War.p.286,Describes the night-to-night life of a bomber pilot, and traces the development of Bomber Command during the War.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, bomber command -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Scribe, The mess They made: The Middle East after Iraq, 2013
As Iraq descends ever closer to civil war, no one doubts that George W. Bush's Iraq strategy has been an abysmal failure -- just as Gwynne Dyer argued it would be in both Ignorant Armies and Future: Tense. The question now is what will happen not just in Iraq but in the whole Middle East region once American troops are withdrawn. In The Mess They Made, Dyer predicts that the Middle East will go through the biggest shake up since the region was conquered and folded into the Ottoman Empire five centuries ago. In his trademark vivid prose, and in arguments as clear as his research is thorough, Dyer brings his considerable knowledge and understanding of the region to bear on the issue of how widespread the meltdown in the Middle East will likely be. In five chapters, Dyer points the way from present policies and events to likely future developments in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and in the various other countries of the region, not least of which is nuclear-armed Israel. Argues that the Middle East is about to change fundamentally and everything is now up for grabs: regimes, ethinic pecking orders within states, even national borders themselves are liable to change without notice. Five years from now there could be an Islamic Republic of Arabia, an independent Kurdistan, a Muslim cold war, and more.p.295.non-fictionAs Iraq descends ever closer to civil war, no one doubts that George W. Bush's Iraq strategy has been an abysmal failure -- just as Gwynne Dyer argued it would be in both Ignorant Armies and Future: Tense. The question now is what will happen not just in Iraq but in the whole Middle East region once American troops are withdrawn. In The Mess They Made, Dyer predicts that the Middle East will go through the biggest shake up since the region was conquered and folded into the Ottoman Empire five centuries ago. In his trademark vivid prose, and in arguments as clear as his research is thorough, Dyer brings his considerable knowledge and understanding of the region to bear on the issue of how widespread the meltdown in the Middle East will likely be. In five chapters, Dyer points the way from present policies and events to likely future developments in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and in the various other countries of the region, not least of which is nuclear-armed Israel. Argues that the Middle East is about to change fundamentally and everything is now up for grabs: regimes, ethinic pecking orders within states, even national borders themselves are liable to change without notice. Five years from now there could be an Islamic Republic of Arabia, an independent Kurdistan, a Muslim cold war, and more. iraq war 2003-2011 - history, middle east - international relations -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Melbourne : Mostly Unsung Military History Research and Publications, What's in a name : aliases of the Australian Military Forces 1914-1919, 1995
A listing of false names and aliases of soldiers who enlisted in WWIp.104.non-fictionA listing of false names and aliases of soldiers who enlisted in WWIsoldiers - australia - geneology, world war 1914-1939 - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, MacMillan Education Ltd, Tomorrow when the war began, 1993
Somewhere out there Ellie and her friends are hiding. They're shocked, they're frightened, they're alone. Their world has changed, with the speed of a slamming door. They've got no weapons - except courage. They've got no help - except themselves. They've got nothing - except friendship. How strong can you be, when the world is full of people trying to kill you?p.284.fictionSomewhere out there Ellie and her friends are hiding. They're shocked, they're frightened, they're alone. Their world has changed, with the speed of a slamming door. They've got no weapons - except courage. They've got no help - except themselves. They've got nothing - except friendship. How strong can you be, when the world is full of people trying to kill you?juvenile fiction, war stories - juvenile fiction -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Heinemann, Submarine!, 1953
A personal account by an American submariner of operations in the pacific in World War Twop.274.A personal account by an American submariner of operations in the pacific in World War Twosubmarine warfare - world war ii, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Viking, The Penguin book of war : great military writings, 1999
A collection of historical writings on warp.492non-fictionA collection of historical writings on war military art and science - history, war - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Collins, Rommel, 1950
A biography of General Rommelp.288.A biography of General Rommelgeneral rommel, rommel - biography -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Picador classic, All quiet on the western front, 1929
A full-cast dramatisation of one of the greatest war novels of all time. First published as a novel in 1929, it tells the story of a group of young German soldiers who are enduring, and then coming to terms with, the realities of the First World War. At the age of 19, following the outbreak of the First World War, Paul Bäumer enlists in the German Army. He is deployed to the Western Front, where the experience of life and death in the trenches has an enormous effect on him. He begins to feel disconnected from his past life: his family, his love of poetry, and his feelings. As the war progresses, Paul becomes increasingly lost in battle.p.192.fictionA full-cast dramatisation of one of the greatest war novels of all time. First published as a novel in 1929, it tells the story of a group of young German soldiers who are enduring, and then coming to terms with, the realities of the First World War. At the age of 19, following the outbreak of the First World War, Paul Bäumer enlists in the German Army. He is deployed to the Western Front, where the experience of life and death in the trenches has an enormous effect on him. He begins to feel disconnected from his past life: his family, his love of poetry, and his feelings. As the war progresses, Paul becomes increasingly lost in battle. world war 1914-1918 - fiction, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Lorevan Publishing, Once we were men, 1984
A riveting tale of of the corruption and violence of war and the honour of menp.224.A riveting tale of of the corruption and violence of war and the honour of menworld war 1939-1945 - fiction, burma - fiction -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Arrow Books, The screaming eagles, 1983
Fictional account of the "Battle of the Bulge"p.216.Fictional account of the "Battle of the Bulge"world war 1939-1945 - fiction, world war 1939-1945 campaigns - europe -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, John Fogarty, Railway construction workers during the railway age in Australia, 1988
presents an intuitive picture of conditions in the railway construction industry up to the end of the 1920sp.18.non-fictionpresents an intuitive picture of conditions in the railway construction industry up to the end of the 1920srailway workers - australia, railway construction - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Australian railway Historical Society, Phoenix special: Souvenir booklet, 1958
Notes relating to an ARHS "Phoenix Special" tour of the Belgrave, Lilydale and Glen Waverley lines in 1958.p.20non-fictionNotes relating to an ARHS "Phoenix Special" tour of the Belgrave, Lilydale and Glen Waverley lines in 1958.australian railway historical society - tours, operation phoenix -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Department of Railways, New South Wales, Railway Quiz, 1951
A book of questions relating to railway mattersp.56non-fictionA book of questions relating to railway mattersnew south wales government railways - publicity, railway questions -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, The Commission, Second interim report of the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Glenbrook Rail Accident, 2001
Second volume of three into the Glenbrook rail accidentp.57.non-fictionSecond volume of three into the Glenbrook rail accidentrailway accidents - new south wales, railway safety - new south wales -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Patsy Adam Smith, Folklore of the Australian Railwaymen, 1969
From the back cover: "Patsy Adam-Smith has collected a rich host of humorous, historic, and tragic anecdotes from the navvies, guards, fettlers, gangers, station-masters, drivers, and other men and women of the Australian railways - men and women who, bringing character and life to the loneliness of the remote parts of Australia they opened up, were a vital part of our history."p.308.non-fictionFrom the back cover: "Patsy Adam-Smith has collected a rich host of humorous, historic, and tragic anecdotes from the navvies, guards, fettlers, gangers, station-masters, drivers, and other men and women of the Australian railways - men and women who, bringing character and life to the loneliness of the remote parts of Australia they opened up, were a vital part of our history."australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections., railroads -- australia -- history. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Jack Booth, Only The Tracks Remain, 1972
A novel about the history and anecdotes from some of the people who built Australia's railways.p.196.non-fictionA novel about the history and anecdotes from some of the people who built Australia's railways.novels in english. australian writers, australian folklore. special subjects: railway services. personal observations. collections. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, The Department of Railways, Historical Notes on Australian Railways
Historical notes on the origins of the different State Railways in Australia from 1840sp.20.non-fictionHistorical notes on the origins of the different State Railways in Australia from 1840srailroads -- australia -- history., railway construction - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Rayment, Alfred, The Romance of the Railway - with reminiscences of a railway staff-officer, 1935
Reminiscences of Alfred Rayment a railway staff-officer on the New South Wales railways.p.79.non-fictionReminiscences of Alfred Rayment a railway staff-officer on the New South Wales railways.railways - new south wales - history., railways - new south wales - personal reminiscence -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, N.C. Smith, Mostly unsung : Australia and the Commonwealth in the Malayan Emergency 1948-60, 1989
A history of the Australian involvement in the Malayan emergency of 1948-1960p.125.non-fictionA history of the Australian involvement in the Malayan emergency of 1948-1960australia - armed forces - malayan emergency, malaya - history - 1948-1960 -
The Celtic Club
Book, The Mercier Press for Radio Éireann, The Irish at war, 1964
The eight essays which make up this book are the scripts of a group of lectures broadcast by Radio Éireann in the winter of 1955-56 as part of the Thomas Davis series.p.108non-fictionThe eight essays which make up this book are the scripts of a group of lectures broadcast by Radio Éireann in the winter of 1955-56 as part of the Thomas Davis series.battles - ireland, ireland - history -
The Celtic Club
Book, Bernard Maclaverty, Midwinter break, 2017
A retired couple, Gerry and Stella Gilmore, fly from their home in Scotland to Amsterdam for a long weekend. A holiday to refresh the senses, to do some sightseeing and generally to take stock of what remains of their lives. Their relationship seems safe, easy, familiar - but over the course of the four days we discover the deep uncertainties which exist between them. Gerry, once an architect, is forgetful and set in his ways. Stella is tired of his lifestyle, worried about their marriage and angry at his constant undermining of her religious faith. Things are not helped by memories which have begun to resurface of a troubled time in their native Ireland. As their midwinter break comes to an end, we understand how far apart they are - and can only watch as they struggle to save themselves.p.242.fictionA retired couple, Gerry and Stella Gilmore, fly from their home in Scotland to Amsterdam for a long weekend. A holiday to refresh the senses, to do some sightseeing and generally to take stock of what remains of their lives. Their relationship seems safe, easy, familiar - but over the course of the four days we discover the deep uncertainties which exist between them. Gerry, once an architect, is forgetful and set in his ways. Stella is tired of his lifestyle, worried about their marriage and angry at his constant undermining of her religious faith. Things are not helped by memories which have begun to resurface of a troubled time in their native Ireland. As their midwinter break comes to an end, we understand how far apart they are - and can only watch as they struggle to save themselves.marriage - fiction, irish fiction -
The Celtic Club
Book, Edna O'Brien, The Country Girls Trilogy, 1987
A portrait of the pain and joy of youth, the ruin of marriage gone wrong and the ache of lost friendship and love. A trilogy of Edna O'Brien's early novels.p.679.fictionA portrait of the pain and joy of youth, the ruin of marriage gone wrong and the ache of lost friendship and love. A trilogy of Edna O'Brien's early novels.ireland - social life and customs - fiction, women - ireland - fiction -
The Celtic Club
Book, Four Courts Press Dublin Publisher, Early Irish lyrics : eighth to twelfth century, 1998
The first anthology of early Irish verse including a large number of texts in the original and in translationp.315.non-fictionThe first anthology of early Irish verse including a large number of texts in the original and in translationirish spirituality, 2. irish poetry -
The Celtic Club
Book, Richard Flanagan, The Sound of One Hand Clapping, 1997
A poetic account of the underbelly of Australia, the barbarism of Europe, and the destiny of those in the country beyond hope who seek to redeem themselves through love.p.425.fictionA poetic account of the underbelly of Australia, the barbarism of Europe, and the destiny of those in the country beyond hope who seek to redeem themselves through love.1. spirituality, 2. redemption