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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume two: Their finest hour, 1950
Volume two of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.556.non-fictionVolume two of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume three: The grand alliance, 1950
Volume three of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.629.non-fictionVolume three of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume four: The hinge of fate, 1950
Volume four of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.743.non-fictionVolume four of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume five: Closing the ring, 1950
Volume five of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.558.non-fictionVolume five of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Co, The second world war volume six: Triumph and tragedy, 1950
Volume six of a six volume history of the second world warIndex, p.584.non-fictionVolume six of a six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Co, The second world war: Abridged one-volume edition with a new epilogue on the years 1945 to 1957, 1950
Abridges one volume edition of the six volume history of the second world warIndex, maps, p.973.non-fictionAbridges one volume edition of the six volume history of the second world warworld war 1939-1945 - history, winston churchill 1874-1965 - military leadership -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol one: The birth of Britain, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.395.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol two: The new world, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.325.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol three: The age of revolution, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.312.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, A history of the English-speaking peoples, Vol four The great democracies, 1956
Based on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.Index, maps, p.304.non-fictionBased on the research of modern historians as well as a wealth of primary source material, Churchill's popular and readable A History of the English-Speaking Peoples was respected by scholars as well as the public in its day - a testament both to its integrity as a work of historical scholarship and its accessibility to laypeople. Churchill used primary sources to masterful effect, quoting directly from a range of documents, from Caesar's invasions of Britain to the beginning of the First World War, to provide valuable insights into those figures who played a leading role in British history. In the last of his epic four-volume account, Churchill begins at the end of the Napoleonic Wars and ends with the Boer War of 1902.great britain - history, winston churchill 1884-1965 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, Middle East and Far East, 1953
A history of the Australian army medical corps in the middle and far east during world war two.Index, ill, maps, p.674.non-fictionA history of the Australian army medical corps in the middle and far east during world war two.world war 1939-1945 - australia, australian army - medical corps -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, Royal Australian Navy 1939-1942, 1957
This volume tells briefly the story of the Royal Australian Navy and of Australian naval policy between the wars, and then records the part played by the ships and men of that Navy on every ocean and particularly in the eastern Mediterranean and Indian and Pacific Oceans from 1939 until the end of the first quarter of 1942. When the volume ends most of the surviving ships are on the Australia Station again and the Japanese fleets dominate half the Pacific Ocean and the seas to the north of Australia. The author describes not only the actions of the Australian ships but the problems and policies of the British fleets of which they often formed a part, and discusses the strategical and administrative questions encountered by the senior leaders in AustraliaIndex, ill, maps, p.654.non-fictionThis volume tells briefly the story of the Royal Australian Navy and of Australian naval policy between the wars, and then records the part played by the ships and men of that Navy on every ocean and particularly in the eastern Mediterranean and Indian and Pacific Oceans from 1939 until the end of the first quarter of 1942. When the volume ends most of the surviving ships are on the Australia Station again and the Japanese fleets dominate half the Pacific Ocean and the seas to the north of Australia. The author describes not only the actions of the Australian ships but the problems and policies of the British fleets of which they often formed a part, and discusses the strategical and administrative questions encountered by the senior leaders in Australiaworld war 1939-1945 - australia, royal australian navy - history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, The government and the people, 1939-1941, 1952
A political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the war. Includes illustrations.Index, ill, maps, p.624.non-fictionA political and social history of Australia during the war of 1939-45. This volume carries the story to December 1941, when Japan entered the war. Includes illustrations. world war 1939-1945 - australia, australia - social and political conditions -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, H. H. Champion, "With the Twenty-Second" : a history of the Twenty-Second Battalion, A.I.F, 1919
A regimental history of the 22nd Battalion 1st AIFIll, p.132.non-fictionA regimental history of the 22nd Battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Tyrells, The Fighting Thirteenth: The History of the Thirteenth Battalion A.I.F, 1924
A regimental history of the 13th battalion 1st AIFRare book, maps, p.167.non-fictionA regimental history of the 13th battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Angus and Robertson, Australia in Palestine, 1919
An illustrated history of the Australian participation in the Middle eastIll, maps, p.153.non-fictionAn illustrated history of the Australian participation in the Middle eastworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - middle east, world war 1914-1918 - australian light horse -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Cassell and Company, Australia in the Great War : the story told in pictures, 1918
A pictorial history of Australian involvement in World War OneIll, p.192.non-fictionA pictorial history of Australian involvement in World War Oneworld war - 1914-1918 - history, world war 1914-1918 - australian involvement -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, H. H. Champion, "With the Twenty-Second" : a history of the Twenty-Second Battalion, A.I.F, 1919
A regimental history of the 22nd Battalion 1st AIFIll, p.132.non-fictionA regimental history of the 22nd Battalion 1st AIFworld war 1914-1918 - regimental histories - australia, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - france -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Gresham Publishing Company, The great world war: A history, 1915
An illustrated history of World War One in nine volumesv.9. Ill, indexes.non-fictionAn illustrated history of World War One in nine volumesworld war - 1914-1918 - history, world war 1914-1918 - causes, world war 1914-1918 - diplomacy -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Vernon Bartlett, W. Gordon Williams and Geoffrey Dennis, The war of 1939 : a history dealing with every phase of the war on land, sea, and in the air, including the events which led to the outbreak of hostilities v.1, 1940
Volume one of a history of the Second World Warill, v.1.Volume one of a history of the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939- 1945 - diplomacy -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Vernon Bartlett, W. Gordon Williams and Geoffrey Dennis, The war of 1939 : a history dealing with every phase of the war on land, sea, and in the air, including the events which led to the outbreak of hostilities v.1-6, 1940
Volumes one to six of a history of the Second World Warill, v.1-6.Volumes one to six of a history of the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939- 1945 - diplomacy -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, The Sun News-Pictoria Melbourne, The First Year of War in Pictures, 1941
Illusrated history of the first year of World War TwoIll, p.319.non-fictionIllusrated history of the first year of World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939 - 1945 - campaigns - europe -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, Soldiering on : The Australian Army at home and overseas, 1942
The Australian army in various theaters during World War TwoIll, p.199.non-fictionThe Australian army in various theaters during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - australia, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, Khaki and green : with the Australian army at home and overseas, 1943
The Australian army in various theaters during World War TwoIll, p.204.non-fictionThe Australian army in various theaters during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - australia, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, Jungle warfare : with the Australian Army in the South-West Pacific, 1943
Most of the items in this volume were received in a competition for stories, verse and drawings, with this competition showing a better representation from the Women's Services than in previous years. Previous titles include: Active service, Soldiering on and Khaki and green.Ill, p.208.non-fictionMost of the items in this volume were received in a competition for stories, verse and drawings, with this competition showing a better representation from the Women's Services than in previous years. Previous titles include: Active service, Soldiering on and Khaki and green. world war 1939-1945 - australia, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, Stand easy : after the defeat of Japan, 1945, 1945
Stories and anecdotes from Australian soldiers involved in the war against JapanIll, p.206.non-fictionStories and anecdotes from Australian soldiers involved in the war against Japanworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, As you were 1946, 1946
A cavalcade of events with the Australian services from 1788 to 1946Ill, p.202.non-fictionA cavalcade of events with the Australian services from 1788 to 1946world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, australia - military history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, As you were 1947, 1947
A cavalcade of events with the Australian services from 1788 to 1946Ill, p.202.non-fictionA cavalcade of events with the Australian services from 1788 to 1946world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, australia - military history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Australian War Memorial, As you were 1948, 1948
A cavalcade of events with the Australian services from 1788 to 1946Ill, p.202.non-fictionA cavalcade of events with the Australian services from 1788 to 1946world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, australia - military history -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Royal Australian Air Force. Directorate of Public Relations, These eagles : Story of the RAAF at war, 1942
The Royal Australian Air Force during World War twoIll, p.200.non-fictionThe Royal Australian Air Force during World War twoworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, royal australian air force - history