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Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Department of Veterans Affairs, Sandakan 1942-1945, 2014
... World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Sandakan...-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Sandakan ...Illustrated history of the Sandakan death marches. Includes a roll of honourIll, maps, p.138.non-fictionIllustrated history of the Sandakan death marches. Includes a roll of honourworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - sandakan, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners and prisons - japan -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, War against Japan 1941-1942
... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast World War 1939-1945 ...world war, 1939-1945 - campaigns - southeast asia, world war, 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Koorie Heritage Trust
Book, Ball, Desmond, Aborigines in the defence of Australia, 1991
... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne World War 1939-1945 ...This book is designed to provide all the information required for informed consideration of the potential role of Aborigines in the defence of Australia, for clarification and resolution of the disparate and complex issues involved and for the design of policy initiatives to realise the potential of Aborigines in Australia's defence planning and operations.vii-xxii; 240 P.; figs.; maps; notes; bib.; index; tables; 23 cm.This book is designed to provide all the information required for informed consideration of the potential role of Aborigines in the defence of Australia, for clarification and resolution of the disparate and complex issues involved and for the design of policy initiatives to realise the potential of Aborigines in Australia's defence planning and operations.world war, 1939-1945 -- participation, aboriginal australian. | world war, 1939-1945 -- participation, torres strait islander. | aboriginal australian soldiers. | australia -- armed forces -- minorities -- history. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Sign, Commonwealth of Australia, This is a War Savings Street, 1939-1945
... second world war 1939-1945 - kew (vic)...-1945 - kew (vic) second world war 1939-1945 - fundraising war ...Elizabeth Nelson on eMelbourne has written that: "War Savings Streets were street-based savings groups that participated in the national war savings campaign during World War II. In May 1940 the Australian Government launched its Savings Certificates scheme which encouraged civilians to invest in the national war effort. Organisers of the savings campaign targeted Melbourne's suburbs individually with the aim of enlisting street savings groups. Each street group had a volunteer secretary who regularly sold war savings certificates to, and collected money from, other residents. The large number of war savings streets operating successfully in Melbourne made a significant contribution to the war effort."War Savings Street Street sign, presented to residents of Argyle Road, Kew (Vic) in 1942.Handwritten on reverse "Argyle Road Kew [Vic] 1942"second world war 1939-1945 - kew (vic), second world war 1939-1945 - fundraising, war savings street signs, ww2 -- savings certificates scheme -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Book, Canterbury Baptist Church, Names to Lives from World War II, 2016
... world war, 1939-1945 - participation... war, 1939-1945 - participation world war, 1939-1945 - victoria ...Tells the real life stories of seventy-five local men and women leaving Canterbury to serve in the World War Two.Incl. bibliographical references (pages 239-240) and index. canterbury baptist church (vic) - registers, world war, 1939-1945 - participation, world war, 1939-1945 - victoria - canterbury, soldiers - canterbury - biography, war memorials - victoria - canterbury, canterbury (vic) - history, military, armed forces -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Chester Wilmot, The struggle for Europe, 1954
... World War 1939-1945 - History... 1939-1945 - History World War 1939-1945 - Politics This book ...This book seeks to explain how the Western allies, while achieving military victory, suffered political defeat and allowed the Soviet Union to control Eastern Europe.Index, ill, maps, p.848.non-fictionThis book seeks to explain how the Western allies, while achieving military victory, suffered political defeat and allowed the Soviet Union to control Eastern Europe.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - politics -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
T.A.G. Hungerford, The ridge and the river, 1952
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - New Guinea... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - New Guinea World War 1939-1945 ...A novel based on the author's experiences while serving with the 2/8 Australian Commando Squadron in New Guinea, New Britain and Bougainville during World War II.p.220fictionA novel based on the author's experiences while serving with the 2/8 Australian Commando Squadron in New Guinea, New Britain and Bougainville during World War II.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - new guinea, world war 1939-1945 - fiction -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, W. Blackwood, The valley of the shadow, 1949
... World war 1939-1945 - Espionage - France... 1939-1945 - Espionage - France World War 1939-1945 - Personal ...De Wet gives his experiences as a secret agent of France in Prague, and of his capture and imprisonment by the Gestapo.Ill, p.298.non-fictionDe Wet gives his experiences as a secret agent of France in Prague, and of his capture and imprisonment by the Gestapo.world war 1939-1945 - espionage - france, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Erich von Manstein, Lost victories, 1958
... World War 1939-1945 - Germany - History... 1939-1945 - Germany - History World War 1939-1945 - Personal ...The war memoirs of Field Marshal Erich von MansteinIndex, ill, maps, p.574non-fictionThe war memoirs of Field Marshal Erich von Mansteinworld war 1939-1945 - germany - history, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - germany -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hamish Hamilton, A Year of battle, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...The travels of a British war correspondent during World war twoIndex, ill, maps, p.256.non-fictionThe travels of a British war correspondent during World war twoworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, C. Denis Freeman et al, The road to Bordeaux, 1942
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...The story of two Englishmen who enlisted in the French Army in 1940.Ill, maps, p.345.The story of two Englishmen who enlisted in the French Army in 1940.world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, world war 1939-1945 - ambulance drivers -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Francis Wilfred De Guingand, Operation Victory, 1947
... World War 1939-1945 - History... 1939-1945 - History World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives ...A personal account of the war years by Major General de GuingandIndex, ill, p.488.non-fictionA personal account of the war years by Major General de Guingandworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Tahu Hole, Anzacs into battle, 1942
... World War 1939-1945 - Australia... 1939-1945 - Australia World War 1939-1945 - New Zealand Deals ...Deals with campaigns of Australian and New Zealand forces overseas and also with war effort in Australia and New Zealand. Sketches of Australian and New Zealand war leaders.Ill, p.471non-fictionDeals with campaigns of Australian and New Zealand forces overseas and also with war effort in Australia and New Zealand. Sketches of Australian and New Zealand war leaders. world war 1939-1945 - australia, world war 1939-1945 - new zealand -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Robertson and Mullens, Adriatic adventure : Italian barbed wire and beyond, 1945
... World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Australia... 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Australia World war 1939-1945 ...Here in brief compass is the thrilling tale of air crew adventure told by its navigator, who was one of three Australian in a crew of six manning a Marauder aircraft operating from Africa over the Mediterranean. The aircraft becomes involved in combat, in which two enemy fighters are drive off, one emitting clouds of smoke; but the Marauder, too, is crippled, and comes down in the Mediterranean near the Italian Island of Ustica. Rescue from the sea is followed by the rigours of captivity in Fascist barracks and compounds, of travel through Italy, of sharing British air raids with their captors, assuming careless ease while their musical comedy soldier captors cannot conceal their unease. An ingeniously planned escape is successful; five prisoners break from the compound, and this party, with intrepidity and endurance, gain a liberty which is also a life of great hardship. Italian peasant life provides great interest, and friendly folk protect the adventurous band from the Fascists, while they meet at the coast a mysterious English Captain, who later proves to be a Commando officer on a mission; when this mission is accomplished, and not before, he helps the several groups of escapees to liberty. A motor torpedo boat calls at midnight and, within six months, home in AustraliaIll, p.87non-fictionHere in brief compass is the thrilling tale of air crew adventure told by its navigator, who was one of three Australian in a crew of six manning a Marauder aircraft operating from Africa over the Mediterranean. The aircraft becomes involved in combat, in which two enemy fighters are drive off, one emitting clouds of smoke; but the Marauder, too, is crippled, and comes down in the Mediterranean near the Italian Island of Ustica. Rescue from the sea is followed by the rigours of captivity in Fascist barracks and compounds, of travel through Italy, of sharing British air raids with their captors, assuming careless ease while their musical comedy soldier captors cannot conceal their unease. An ingeniously planned escape is successful; five prisoners break from the compound, and this party, with intrepidity and endurance, gain a liberty which is also a life of great hardship. Italian peasant life provides great interest, and friendly folk protect the adventurous band from the Fascists, while they meet at the coast a mysterious English Captain, who later proves to be a Commando officer on a mission; when this mission is accomplished, and not before, he helps the several groups of escapees to liberty. A motor torpedo boat calls at midnight and, within six months, home in Australiaworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George Allen & Unwin, Triumph over Tunisia : being the story of the part of the Royal Air Force in the African victory, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operaations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Aerial operaations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...An account of the air war in the Tunisian campaignIll, maps, p.22.non-fictionAn account of the air war in the Tunisian campaignworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operaations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, The desert rats : the history of the 7th Armoured Division 1938 to 1945, 1954
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa World war 1939 - 1945 ...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, "Blake", Readiness at dawn, 1941
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...A fictional account of British aerial operations in the first years of the warIll, p.144.fictionA fictional account of British aerial operations in the first years of the warworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - fiction -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George Allen & Unwin, "Wings over Olympus" : the story of the Royal Air Force in Libya and Greece, 1942
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...The story of the Royal Air Force in Libya and Greece during the early years of the warIll, maps, p.221.non-fictionThe story of the Royal Air Force in Libya and Greece during the early years of the warworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus & Robertson, Middle East journey, 1958
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa World war 1939-1945 ...An account of the 2nd AIF in the Middle East during World War twoIll, maps, p.193.non-fictionAn account of the 2nd AIF in the Middle East during World War twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - middle east -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Hamish hamilton, Eclipse, 1946
... World War 1939 - 1945 - Campaigns - Europe... 1939 - 1945 - Campaigns - Europe World War 1939-1945 - History ...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, George Jaboor, The End in Africa, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa World War 1939-1945 ...The story of the fall of TunisMaps, p.210.non-fictionThe story of the fall of Tunisworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Eyre & Spottiswoode, With pennants flying : the immortal deeds of the Royal Armoured Corps, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Tank warfare... 1939-1945 - Tank warfare World War 1939-1945 - Personal ...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, Michael Joseph Ltd, We fought them in gunboats, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...An account of the exploits of a British gun boat commander in World War TwoIll, p.151.non-fictionAn account of the exploits of a British gun boat commander in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell, The Cruel sea, 1953
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...Based on the author's own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during World War II.Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat-and-mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves.Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary men who had to master their own fears before they could face a brutal menace--one which would strike without warning from the deep.p.416.fictionBased on the author's own vivid experiences, The Cruel Sea is the nail-biting story of the crew of HMS Compass Rose, a corvette assigned to protect convoys during World War II.Darting back and forth across the icy North Atlantic, Compass Rose played a deadly cat-and-mouse game with packs of German U-boats lying in wait beneath the ocean waves.Packed with tension and vivid descriptions of agonizing U-boat hunts, this tale of the most bitter and chilling campaign of the war tells of ordinary men who had to master their own fears before they could face a brutal menace--one which would strike without warning from the deep. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - fiction -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, O.D. Gallagher, Retreat in the East, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - South East Asia... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - South East Asia World War 1939-1945 ...An account of the British defeats in South East Asia in the early war yearsIll, p.235.non-fictionAn account of the British defeats in South East Asia in the early war yearsworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south east asia, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, George G. Harrap, I saw the fall of the Philippines, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns Phillipines... 1939-1945 - Campaigns Phillipines World War 1939-1945 ...A first hand account of the fall of the Philippines in 1941Ill, p.288.non-fictionA first hand account of the fall of the Philippines in 1941world war 1939-1945 - campaigns phillipines, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - phillipines -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus and Robertson, Green armour, 1945
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - New Guinea... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - New Guinea World War 1939-1945 ...A story of the jungle and the sea, of man against nature and man against man... Green Armour is the courageous story of fighting men in the swamps and jungles of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. From the earliest days of forlorn hopes to the large-scale, well-organised attacks by land, sea, and air this terrifying first-hand account is distilled from the bloody, despairing experiences of the Australian and American forces in the early days of the Second World War...Maps, p.246.non-fictionA story of the jungle and the sea, of man against nature and man against man... Green Armour is the courageous story of fighting men in the swamps and jungles of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. From the earliest days of forlorn hopes to the large-scale, well-organised attacks by land, sea, and air this terrifying first-hand account is distilled from the bloody, despairing experiences of the Australian and American forces in the early days of the Second World War... world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - new guinea, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus and Robertson, Bluey Truscott : Squadron Leader Keith William Truscott, RAAF, DFC and Bar, 1958
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Australia... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Australia World War 1939-1945 ...Biography of Keith William Truscott ('Bluey') concentrating on his service during World War II. Truscott, born at Prahran, Melbourne became one of Australia's best-known flying aces of the Second World War. Already famous as a footballer, playing Australian Rules for Melbourne's premiership team in 1939, Truscott enlisted in the RAAF in 1940 amidst considerable publicity.Ill, p.202.non-fictionBiography of Keith William Truscott ('Bluey') concentrating on his service during World War II. Truscott, born at Prahran, Melbourne became one of Australia's best-known flying aces of the Second World War. Already famous as a footballer, playing Australian Rules for Melbourne's premiership team in 1939, Truscott enlisted in the RAAF in 1940 amidst considerable publicity.world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Before the dawn : a history of two historic retreats, 1957
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma World war 1939-1945 - Campaigns ...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
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...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