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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, John Murray, The cradle of the war : the Near East and pan-Germanism, 1918
An examination of the origins of the First World WarIndex, ill, maps, p.360.non-fictionAn examination of the origins of the First World Warworld war 1914-1918 - causes, balkan peninsula - 1912-1913 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Lord Beaverbrook, Canada in Flanders, 1917
The fficial history of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War OneIll, maps, p.258.non-fictionThe fficial history of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War Oneworld war - 1914-1918 - canada, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - flanders -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Lord Beaverbrook, Politicians and the war, 1914-1916, 1928
The role of the British government in the prosecution of the war of 1914-1918Index, p.264.non-fictionThe role of the British government in the prosecution of the war of 1914-1918great britain - politics and government, world war - 1914-1918 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, William Hughes, Australia in the war today: The price of peace, 1935
Views of former Prime Minister William Hughes on the world situation in the 1930sp.162.non-fictionViews of former Prime Minister William Hughes on the world situation in the 1930saustralian - foreign relations, australia - history - 20th century -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, Mr. Punch's history of the great war, 1919
Cartoons by Punch magazine of the Great WarIndex, ill, p.303.non-fictionCartoons by Punch magazine of the Great Warworld war 1914-1918 - cartoons, world war 1914-1918 - satire -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, G. P. Putnam's sons, Germany after the armistice a report, based on the personal testimony of representative Germans, concerning the conditions existing in 191, 1920
Recollections of a sample of Germans in the post war priodIndex, p.337.non-fictionRecollections of a sample of Germans in the post war priodgermany - history, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections - german -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, The desert rats : the history of the 7th Armoured Division 1938 to 1945, 1954
The history of the 7th Armoured Division 1938 to 1945Ill, maps, p.312.non-fictionThe history of the 7th Armoured Division 1938 to 1945world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, world war 1939 - 1945 - regimental histories -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hamish hamilton, Eclipse, 1946
An account of the defeat of Germany on the Western FrontIll, maps, p.255.non-fictionAn account of the defeat of Germany on the Western Frontworld war 1939 - 1945 - campaigns - europe, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Eyre & Spottiswoode, With pennants flying : the immortal deeds of the Royal Armoured Corps, 1943
A history of the Royal Armoured Corps during World War TwoIndex, ill, p.200.non-fictionA history of the Royal Armoured Corps during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - tank warfare, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Melbourne University Press in association with Oxford University Press, The Papuan achievement, 1944
A history of Papua New Guinea to 1940Index, ill, map, p.207.non-fictionA history of Papua New Guinea to 1940papua new guines - history, papua new guinea - social life and customs -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Heinemann, Independent Company : the Australian Army in Portuguese Timor 1941-43, 1953
Two companies of the Australian Army in Timor 1941-1943Index, ill, maps, p.235.non-fictionTwo companies of the Australian Army in Timor 1941-1943world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - timor, australian army - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Quentin Reynolds, They fought for the sky : the story of the first war in the air, 1958
A history of war in the air during the First World WarIndex, bib, ill, p.298.non-fictionA history of war in the air during the First World Warworld war 1914 - 1918 - aerial operations., aerial warfare - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Georgian House, My Ship is so small, 1946
This is the story of the Royal Australian Navy's little ships and their personnelIll, p.126.non-fictionThis is the story of the Royal Australian Navy's little ships and their personnelworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Oxford University Press et al, The price of admiralty, 1944
This book describes the life of a man, the late Commander J. H. Walker, and of his ship. HMAS Parramatta; both used to represent their service. Parramatta was one of the 'little ships' which made the great sacrifice in keeping the hard pressed garrison of Tobruk supplied. She went down fighting gallantly and in doing so added a glorious page to the naval history of our Empire.Ill, maps, p.328.This book describes the life of a man, the late Commander J. H. Walker, and of his ship. HMAS Parramatta; both used to represent their service. Parramatta was one of the 'little ships' which made the great sacrifice in keeping the hard pressed garrison of Tobruk supplied. She went down fighting gallantly and in doing so added a glorious page to the naval history of our Empire. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, NSW Bookstall Pty Ltd, Scrap Iron Flotilla, 1944
An account of the older ships(The Scrap Iron Flotilla) of the Australian Navy in the Second World WarIll, p.197.non-fictionAn account of the older ships(The Scrap Iron Flotilla) of the Australian Navy in the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, royal australian navy - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, F.W. Cheshire, The leader of the crocks, 1945
"The activities of H.M.A.S. Stuart, leader of the Australian destroyer flotilla (and later of the 10th D.F.) from ... September, 1939 until the end of July, 1941" - Author's note.Ill, p.221.non-fiction"The activities of H.M.A.S. Stuart, leader of the Australian destroyer flotilla (and later of the 10th D.F.) from ... September, 1939 until the end of July, 1941" - Author's note.royal australian navy - history, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Patersons Printing Press, Birth of a navy, 1944
A brief history of the Royal Australian NavyIll, p.64.non-fictionA brief history of the Royal Australian Navyroyal australian navy - history, royal australian navy -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Before the dawn : a history of two historic retreats, 1957
An account of the retreats of the British Army in France and BurmaIndex, ill, maps, p.220.non-fictionAn account of the retreats of the British Army in France and Burmaworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Bernard Law Montgomery, The memoirs of Field-Marshal the Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, K.G, 1958
Autobiography of Field Marshall MontgomeryIndex, ill, p.574.non-fictionAutobiography of Field Marshall Montgomeryworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book - All Gaul is divided... : letters from occupied France, Gollancz, 1941
Description of life in occupied Francep.119.non-fictionDescription of life in occupied Francefrance - history - german occupation, occupied france 1940-1945 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
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 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
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 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
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 -
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, 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