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Federation University Historical Collection
Book, H.S. Gullett, Official History of Australia in the War, Vol 7, Sinai and Palestine, 1937
Red hard covered book of 844 pages, with 77 maps and 83 illustrations.world war, stretcher, sinai, palestine, gallipoli, turks, light horse, gaza, chetwode, allenby, beersheeba, archibald murray, camels, ambulances -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Old Pioneers' Memorial History of Melbourne From the Discovery of Port Phillip to the World War, 1924
Blue hard covered book of 494 pages. Images, and a large plan of prominent burials in the Melbourne Old Cemetery, and a Map of Melbourne. melbourne, melbourne cemetery, melbourne old cemetery, john batman, edmund hobson, batman's map, st francis' church, james balfour, mrs hornbrook, paddy's market, wilson hall, working men's college, henry kendall, le souef's cottage, world war one, westernport, melbourne cup, hoddle, collingwood, south melbourne, prahran, richmond, kew, brunswick, coburg, preston, hawthorn, camberwell, nunawading, doncaster, st kilda, brighton, sandringham, cheltenham, caulfield, oalkleigh, footscray, sunshine, north melbourne, carlton, ballarat school of art library, ballarat technical art school, book plate, library plate, hume and hovell's overland journey 1824-5, major mtichell's overland journey, australia felix, booplate, aborigine, aboriginal, captain cook, arthur phillip, isaac smith, george bass, matthew flinders, john murray, catain baudain, captain collins, edward henty, portalnd, map od melbourne in 1938, john pascoe fawkner, the "enterprise: and fawkner's first home, old colonists' homes, rushall crescent north fitszroy, richard bourke, the old melbourne post offfice, old governmnt house, toorak, latrobe's house at jolimont, first melbourne land sale, melbourne water supply, peter henry smith, victorian legislative council opening, map of melbourne and collingwood, prince's bridge, crossing the rivers by punt, f.a> rucker, canvas city emerald hill, arrival of the gold escort in melbourne, the yarra, queen's wharf, tall ships, old st james, mary e. budd, st francis church, michael carr, meolbourne city mission, state library of victoria, melbourne public library, bourke street, angus mcmilan, methodist ladies college, ormond college, armistance celebrations, robert russell, mia mia, theatre royal bouke st, melbourne from flaggstaff hill, federal coffee palace collins st, lord melbourne, melbourne mint, old melbourne town hall, robert russell's melbourne and yarra falls, mandevalle hall, point lansdale lighthouse, wilson's promontory, margaret m. ward cole, williamstown, flinders st melbourne, queenscliff battery, broadmeadows soldiers' camp, embarkation of first troops on the 'ceramic', general monsash, ian hamilton, general bridges, victorian war memorial, national war memorial, st kilda pier, first melbourne cup, hoddle's grid, albert park, melbourne mechanic's institute, st kilda toll gate, munted policeman, springthorpe memorial, james bonwick, mornane's paddock, victorian railways melbourne and surburban lines, carlton gardens, thomas napier, wiliam westgarth, george augustus robinson, william lonsdale, elizabeth mary batman, peomena frances darling batman, dig tree, exhibition of 1854, exhibition of 1866, exhibition buildings, geelong harbour, jubilee lake, port campbell, warrnambool, queenscliff lightboat, batman's first house -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image, Matthew Flinders' Map of Port Phillip
Scanned from "The Old Pioneers' Memorial History of Melbourne From the Discovery of Port Phillip to the World War".matthew flinders, flinders map, port phillip bay -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image, Survey of Port Phillip as Mapped by Grimes
Scanned from "The Old Pioneers' Memorial History of Melbourne From the Discovery of Port Phillip to the World War".port phillip bay, grimes -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image, The First Map of Melbourne, 1837
Scanned from "The Old Pioneers' Memorial History of Melbourne From the Discovery of Port Phillip to the World War".First map of Melbourne showing the location of Batman's Hill, Batman's House, Lonsdale's Residence, Commissarist Stores, location of John Falwkner, R. Webb, D'Acry, Carr, Diprose, Nodin, Robson, Alex Thompson, Surveyors tents, Burial Hill (AKA Flagstaff Hill)port phillip bay, batman's hill, batman's house, lonsdale's residence, commissarist stores, john fawkner, r. webb, d'acry, carr, diprose, nodin, robson, alex thompson, surveyors tents, burial hill, flagstaff hill -
Federation University Historical Collection
Image, Batman's Map of Port Phillip
Scanned from "The Old Pioneers' Memorial History of Melbourne From the Discovery of Port Phillip to the World War". It is a facsimile map from the House of Commons Reports of Committee.John Batman's map of Port Phillip showing Dutigalla (Batman's Tract), a township reserve, open plains, public common reserve, fresh water"A tract of country [called?] by the native chief of Southern Ausralia to be John Batman 6th June 1935."port phillip bay, john batman, melbourne, iramoo, r. sarsh, river sarsh, river batman, yarra river -
Australian Commando Association - Victoria
Book, The Private War of the Spotters: A history of the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company, February 1942-April 1945
The history of the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company. This reprinted version contains a map of the dispositions of Spotting Stations August 1943, additional MID awards listed and some additions to the nominal roll. The New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company was formed in Port Moresby in late January 1942 and was granted “Separate Independent Establishment” status in October 1943. The company’s “founding father” was Major Don Small, who had witnessed Japanese air raids on Rabaul and realised that having lacked an effective early-warning system around New Britain meant that the defenders were taken by surprise. At the time, gaps had also appeared in the coast-watching communications network because the territory administration ordered the withdrawal of civilian wireless operators when Japan entered the war. The first influx of men into the company consisted largely of volunteers from the 39th Infantry Battalion, which was stationed at Port Moresby. Initial training was rudimentary, hasty, and was sometimes even carried out on en route to a new station. The first party of company personnel, or “spotters”, left Port Moresby as early as 1 February 1942, bound for the strategically important Samarai area, at the tip of Papua. In the first month of the company’s existence 16 spotter stations were established on the coast of Papua and in the mountains around Port Moresby. At the end of 1942 there were 61 operational stations being run by 180 men. The company’s high-water mark was in late 1944, by which time over 150 stations had been set up in Papua and New Guinea behind enemy lines. On 3 February 1942 the company issued its first air warning in Papua, when spotters at Tufi saw Japanese aircraft about to attack Port Moresby for the first time. The following month the company was responsible for the first Japanese killed in action in Papua by Australian ground forces, when spotters from Gona engaged the crew of a downed Japanese bomber. And in July 1942 the station at Buna signalled Port Moresby with news of the Japanese landings in Papua, marking the beginning of the Kokoda campaign. The dangers involved in the company’s work had also been made clear by this time. In July 1942 a party of spotters attempting to set up a station at Misima Island, off Milne Bay, was intercepted by a Japanese destroyer, resulting in the company’s first operational losses. Anticipating the direction of the campaign as a whole, the company’s focus moved north and north-west over the three years of its existence. In May 1942 a network was set up in the Wau area in association with the activities of Kanga Force. As part of the Wau network, spotter Ross Kirkwood audaciously constructed an observation post overlooking the Japanese airstrip at Salamaua. Kirkwood’s position was photographed by Damian Parer on the understanding that the pictures would not be published. They nevertheless appeared in a Sydney newspaper. The day after the publication of the photographs the observation post was attacked by the Japanese and Kirkwood was lucky to escape. In June 1944 the company’s headquarters were moved to Nadzab. By that time, spotter stations existed behind Japanese lines, as far north as Hollandia, and the company began to train Americans to perform similar work in the Philippines. In early 1945 the company moved to Balcombe, Victoria, where its members were posted to other units of the Australian Corps of Signals.gray plasticnon-fictionThe history of the New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company. This reprinted version contains a map of the dispositions of Spotting Stations August 1943, additional MID awards listed and some additions to the nominal roll. The New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company was formed in Port Moresby in late January 1942 and was granted “Separate Independent Establishment” status in October 1943. The company’s “founding father” was Major Don Small, who had witnessed Japanese air raids on Rabaul and realised that having lacked an effective early-warning system around New Britain meant that the defenders were taken by surprise. At the time, gaps had also appeared in the coast-watching communications network because the territory administration ordered the withdrawal of civilian wireless operators when Japan entered the war. The first influx of men into the company consisted largely of volunteers from the 39th Infantry Battalion, which was stationed at Port Moresby. Initial training was rudimentary, hasty, and was sometimes even carried out on en route to a new station. The first party of company personnel, or “spotters”, left Port Moresby as early as 1 February 1942, bound for the strategically important Samarai area, at the tip of Papua. In the first month of the company’s existence 16 spotter stations were established on the coast of Papua and in the mountains around Port Moresby. At the end of 1942 there were 61 operational stations being run by 180 men. The company’s high-water mark was in late 1944, by which time over 150 stations had been set up in Papua and New Guinea behind enemy lines. On 3 February 1942 the company issued its first air warning in Papua, when spotters at Tufi saw Japanese aircraft about to attack Port Moresby for the first time. The following month the company was responsible for the first Japanese killed in action in Papua by Australian ground forces, when spotters from Gona engaged the crew of a downed Japanese bomber. And in July 1942 the station at Buna signalled Port Moresby with news of the Japanese landings in Papua, marking the beginning of the Kokoda campaign. The dangers involved in the company’s work had also been made clear by this time. In July 1942 a party of spotters attempting to set up a station at Misima Island, off Milne Bay, was intercepted by a Japanese destroyer, resulting in the company’s first operational losses. Anticipating the direction of the campaign as a whole, the company’s focus moved north and north-west over the three years of its existence. In May 1942 a network was set up in the Wau area in association with the activities of Kanga Force. As part of the Wau network, spotter Ross Kirkwood audaciously constructed an observation post overlooking the Japanese airstrip at Salamaua. Kirkwood’s position was photographed by Damian Parer on the understanding that the pictures would not be published. They nevertheless appeared in a Sydney newspaper. The day after the publication of the photographs the observation post was attacked by the Japanese and Kirkwood was lucky to escape. In June 1944 the company’s headquarters were moved to Nadzab. By that time, spotter stations existed behind Japanese lines, as far north as Hollandia, and the company began to train Americans to perform similar work in the Philippines. In early 1945 the company moved to Balcombe, Victoria, where its members were posted to other units of the Australian Corps of Signals.world war ii, special operations, new guinea, new guinea air warning wireless company -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Book, Victorian Government, World war one history : Victoria's story, ANZAC centenary, 2014-2018 sharing Victoria's stories & making connections, 2014
... , portraits World war one history : Victoria's story, ANZAC centenary ...42 pages : illustrations, map, portraits non-fictionworld war one, victoria, anzac, soldiers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918
Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918 Vol III The AIF in France 1916 - by C.E.W. Bean , published by Angus & Robertson 89 Castlereagh St Sydney 1942, maroon hard bound covered book with gold lettering, 475 illustrations and maps, signed Wesley Harry 1973.C.E.W. Beanbooks, military -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914 TO 1918
Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918 Vol III The AIF in France 1916 - by C.E.W. Bean , published by Angus & Robertson 89 Castlereagh St Sydney 1942, maroon hard bound covered book with gold lettering, 475 illustrations and maps.C.E.W. Beanbooks, military -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914 TO 1918
Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918 Vol V The AIF in France 1918 December 1917-May 1918 by C.E.W. Bean , published by Angus & Robertson 89 Castlereagh St Sydney 1939 , maroon hard bound covered book with gold lettering , inside cover signed Wesley Harry 1973 , 279 illustrations and maps , fifth edition ( first edition was 1937)C.E.W. Beanbooks, military -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914 TO 1918
Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918 Vol VI The AIF in France 1918 - The Armistice by C.E.W. Bean , published by Angus & Robertson 89 Castlereagh St Sydney 1942 , faded maroon hard bound covered book with gold lettering , inside cover signed Wesley Harry 1973 , 530 illustrations and maps ,C.E.W. Beanbooks, military -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914 TO 1918
Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918 Vol VI The AIF in France 1918 - The Armistice by C.E.W. Bean , published by Angus & Robertson 89 Castlereagh St Sydney 1942 , faded maroon hard bound covered book with gold lettering , inside cover signed A.E./ Emmerson , 74 Sternberg St Bendigo , 530 illustrations and maps ,C.E.W. Beanbooks, military, the aif in france 1918 - the armistice / c.e.w. bean -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914 TO 1918
Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918 Vol I The story of Anzac :The first phase , from the outbreak of war to the end of the first phase of the Gallipoli campaign , May 4, 1915 by C.E.W. Bean , published by Angus & Robertson 89 Castlereagh St Sydney 1939 , 21.6x14x6.5cm maroon hard bound covered book with gold lettering , inside cover signed Wesley Harry 1973 , 111 maps 56 illustrations and , ninth edition ( first edition was 1921) the outbreak of war to the end of the first phase of the Gallipoli campaign , May 4, 1915 by C.E.W. Bean , published by Angus & Robertson 89 Castlereagh St Sydney 1939 , 21.6x14x6.5cm maroon hard bound covered book with gold lettering , inside cover signed Wesley Harry 1973 , 111 maps 56 illustrations and , ninth edition ( first edition was 1921)C.E.W. Beanbooks, military -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - OFFICIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1914 TO 1918
Official History of Australia in the war of 1914-1918 Vol IV The A.I.F. in France 1917 by C.E.W. Bean , published by Angus & Robertson 89 Castlereagh St Sydney 1939, maroon hard bound covered book with gold lettering, inside cover signed Wesley Harry 1973, 423 illustrations and maps, eighth edition (first edition was 1933).C.E.W. Beanbooks, military, c e w bean / -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - REMEMBER OUR NURSES
Remember Our Nurses, the service and sacrifice of Bendigo nurses in World War One, written and published by Murray Poustie, soft cover, 124 pages with a map and black and white photographs, printed in Bendigo by Bendigo Modern Press.Murray Poustiebooks, military, nursing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION: ANZAC BISCUIT STORY
Information sheet from Australian War Memorial detailing brief stories of Australians in Action, the Anzac Biscuit Story, about the RSL and a timeline of Gallipoli key events with map. A3 size, buff background, sepia pictures.event, war, world war 1 - gallipoli key events, gallipoli, anzac -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BUSHS STORE, c1902
Black and white photograph: 'Bush's Store' Cnr Williamson & Myers Sts, Bendigo. Probably June 1902 staff during peace celebrations for the Boer War (or Coronation of King Edward VII, August 1902). Commonwealth flag, Union Jack and Australian flags visible. Map on front of store displays Australia prior to Northern Territory being formed in 1911. 2 photocopies of photograph both smaller scale. Physical description: cardboard mounted. Inscriptions/Markings: W. H. Robinson Photographer, Mundy St., Bendigo.W H Robinson, Photographer, Mundy St. Bendigo.buildings, commercial, bushs store -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - EPSOM PRIMARY SCHOOL CENTENARY 1881-1981, 1981
Epsom Primary School Centenary 1881-1981. Photographs, illustrations and map. 80 pages. With Indexschool, centenary, epsom, education primary school centenary epsom history scholars teachers mothers' club honor roll 1914-1918 war township epsom salts, hotels, progress association, ww1, ww2, vineyards, palm trees, store, ascot park, local families, businesses, sports -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE VICTORY BOOK, 1945
Commemorating the end of World war 2 and detailing progress of the war from start to finish with photographs, illustrations and maps. 327 pages, published by Odhams press ltd London.event, war -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE FIRST LOT 7TH BATTALION
The First Lot 7th Battalion, the first men of the Bendigo district to volunteer for service in the First World War, soft cover, 298 pages with maps and black & white photographs, published by L.Malone, printed by Bendigo Modern Press.Larna Malonebooks, military, 7th battalion -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: EPHEMERA
An assortment of ephemera in a plastic bag. (I) A handwritten list of concert items relating to W.W.I. (II) A Christmas gift card sent to the Pethard family. (III) Pte. W.H. Pethard A.I.F. Name tag. (IV) Lucerne post card with an unknown family message. (V) 2 empty envelopes. One has been sent from the front to Miss Lydia Pethard and has a censor stamp on it. (VI) A small cream sports meeting programme for the 2nd Aust. Inf. Brigade dated 11-6-17. (VII) A small map of Bendigo for attendees of the Independent Order of Rackabites Annual Conference held in Bendigo on March 13th to 16th, 1916. (VIII) An airgraph letter sent to Mrs. L. Chancellor from Wilf. Leech, RAAF Base, London 1944 thanking her for a hamper she sent him - through the ACF -the Australian Comforts Fund . (IX) An empty book titled 'Golden Square Methodist Girls Guild.' (X) A small brown 'Cole's Pocket Spelling Guide.'lydia chancellor, collection, ephemera, world war 1, entertainment, concert, music, australian infantry force, lucurne, post card, correspondence, communication, australian infantry brigade sports programme, independent order of rackebites, map, bendigo, airgraph, hamper, world war ii, australian comforts fund, spelling guide, education -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ARMY HEADQUARTERS SURVEY REGIMENT, BENDIGO, 10 May, 1964
Army Headquarters Survey Regiment, Bendigo. Public Inspection at 'Fortuna', 10 May 1964. Donation 2/-. Includes photos of the Entrance Hall, Music Room and Villa. 3 army photos. In 1942 the mansion was occupied by the Australian Survey Corps and 'Fortuna' became the site of the base map production plant of the Australian Army for the remainder of the war years. During this period approximately sixteen million maps of Australian Territories and theatres of operation in the South West Pacific Area, were produced for use by the Allied Services. This function was continued as a peace time role in the post war years, and in 1951 ''Fortuna'' was purchased by the Commonwealth Government. As the largest unit of the Royal Australian Survey Corps, AHQ Survey Regiment carries out mapping in all parts of the Commonwealth and Territories including Papua and New Guinea. The Regiment is not only capable of doing its own field surveys but is responsible for the drawing and printing of map compilations from Royal Australian Survey Corps units in all States. . . . Includes map of grounds.buildings, residential, fortuna villa, army headquarters survey regiment, bendigo. public inspection at 'fortuna', 1964. photos of the entrance hall, music room and villa. mansion was occupied by australian survey corps and 'fortuna' site of the base map production plant australian army war. sixteen million maps australian territories and theatres of operation in the south west pacific area, were produced for use by the allied services. 1951 ''fortuna'' was purchased by the commonwealth government. royal australian survey corps, ahq survey regiment mapping commonwealth and territories including papua and new guinea. royal australian survey corps units in all states. map of grounds -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Richard Reid, Gallipoli, 2010
A pictorial history of the Australian experience in the Gallipoli campaignIll, maps, p.168non-fictionA pictorial history of the Australian experience in the Gallipoli campaignworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - pictorial works -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, CA Young, Platoon commander's notebook 1915, 2007
Based on the original notebook of Lieutenant Robert Cowey - written at Gallipoli - this book describes him and his men. His notebook is a ready reference to all relevant information including; all casualties, every movement, transfers, promotions and evacuations to hospital for any reason.Bibliography, ill, facsims, port, maps , p.317.non-fictionBased on the original notebook of Lieutenant Robert Cowey - written at Gallipoli - this book describes him and his men. His notebook is a ready reference to all relevant information including; all casualties, every movement, transfers, promotions and evacuations to hospital for any reason.world war 1914-1918- regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918- personal records - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Robin Youl et al, From desk to dugout : the education of a Victorian ANZAC, 2015
Come see my little dugout - way up on the hill it stands, Where I can get a lovely view of Anzac's golden sands.' The Anzac Book was the finest 'trench publication' produced during the Great War and was an instant bestseller when first released in 1916. Created by soldiers under enemy fire and in extreme hardship, the illustrations, stories, cartoons, and poems were intended as a Christmas and New Year diversion for soldiers facing a harsh winter in the trenches on Gallipoli. The way these young men powerfully captured their felt experiences and struggles in the trenches had a huge emotional effect on readers back home in Australia. From Desk to Dugout explores this particular moment in Australian literary and educational history and its intersections with the war at Gallipoli and the history of ANZAC.Ill, maps, p.127.non-fictionCome see my little dugout - way up on the hill it stands, Where I can get a lovely view of Anzac's golden sands.' The Anzac Book was the finest 'trench publication' produced during the Great War and was an instant bestseller when first released in 1916. Created by soldiers under enemy fire and in extreme hardship, the illustrations, stories, cartoons, and poems were intended as a Christmas and New Year diversion for soldiers facing a harsh winter in the trenches on Gallipoli. The way these young men powerfully captured their felt experiences and struggles in the trenches had a huge emotional effect on readers back home in Australia. From Desk to Dugout explores this particular moment in Australian literary and educational history and its intersections with the war at Gallipoli and the history of ANZAC.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - personal narratives -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, McMillan, Australian campaigns in the Great War : being a concise history of the Australian naval and military forces, 1914 to 1918, 1919
A concise history of Australian participation in the great warIll, maps, p.206.non-fictionA concise history of Australian participation in the great warworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - australia, world war 1914-1918 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Peter Firkins, The Australians In nine wars : Waikato to Long Tan, 19171
Follows Australia's participation through nine wars and the battles from 1860 Maori Wars to Long Tan Vietnam.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.448.non-fictionFollows Australia's participation through nine wars and the battles from 1860 Maori Wars to Long Tan Vietnam.australia - armed forces - history, australia - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Max Hastings, Armageddon: the battle for Germany, 2004
Armageddon tells the story of the climactic months of the Second World War, the destruction of Hitler's Germany. Max Hastings has researched archives in four countries and interviewed 170 witnesses to piece together a saga that is at once fascinating military history and the greatest human tragedy of the twentieth century." "This book follows Max Hastings's earlier acclaimed studies of the Second World War, including Overlord and Bomber Command, in examining a great sweep of history with massive research and a host of new insights." "Armageddon embraces the fates of more than a hundred million people, men and women, old and very young, from the tragic teenage fanatics who died in the ruins of Hitler's Reich to the British 'Tommies' who simply yearned to finish a painful job and go home. Few books on the Second World War have so vividly brought together the story of the battlefields, east and west, with the decisions of the generals and the impact of great events upon ordinary soldiers and civilians.Index, ill, maps, p.584.non-fictionArmageddon tells the story of the climactic months of the Second World War, the destruction of Hitler's Germany. Max Hastings has researched archives in four countries and interviewed 170 witnesses to piece together a saga that is at once fascinating military history and the greatest human tragedy of the twentieth century." "This book follows Max Hastings's earlier acclaimed studies of the Second World War, including Overlord and Bomber Command, in examining a great sweep of history with massive research and a host of new insights." "Armageddon embraces the fates of more than a hundred million people, men and women, old and very young, from the tragic teenage fanatics who died in the ruins of Hitler's Reich to the British 'Tommies' who simply yearned to finish a painful job and go home. Few books on the Second World War have so vividly brought together the story of the battlefields, east and west, with the decisions of the generals and the impact of great events upon ordinary soldiers and civilians.world war 1939-1945 - battles - germany, world war 1939-1945 - history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Phoenix, Fortress Malta : an island under siege, 1940-1943, 2003
I history of the siege of Malta, the longest lasting siege in British history.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.440.I history of the siege of Malta, the longest lasting siege in British history.world war 1939-1945 - malta, malta - siege 1940-1943