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Book, Jonathon King, The Western Front diaries : the ANZACs' own story, battle by battle, 2010
Using hundreds of brutally honest and extraordinary eyewitness accounts of the diggers in the muddy and bloody trenches, Western Front Diaries reproduces their private diaries, letters and postcards to tell of their heart-rending experiences, battle by bloody battle. Includes a gallery of previously unpublished photographs.Index, bibliography, ill (maps), p.620.non-fictionUsing hundreds of brutally honest and extraordinary eyewitness accounts of the diggers in the muddy and bloody trenches, Western Front Diaries reproduces their private diaries, letters and postcards to tell of their heart-rending experiences, battle by bloody battle. Includes a gallery of previously unpublished photographs.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - western front, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections -
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Book, Patrick Lindsay, Our darkest day : the tragic Battle of Fromelles and the digger's final resting place, 2011
This abridged edition of the bestselling 'Fromelles' includes the recent discovery of the largest mass war grave since the Second World War, the recovery of the missing Diggers' remains and the names of those who have been identified, as well as the opening of the new Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery in 2010.Index, bibliography, ill (maps), p.248.non-fictionThis abridged edition of the bestselling 'Fromelles' includes the recent discovery of the largest mass war grave since the Second World War, the recovery of the missing Diggers' remains and the names of those who have been identified, as well as the opening of the new Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery in 2010.world war 1914 - 1918 - campaigns - western front - fromelles, war graves - france -
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Book, William Harold Price, With the fleet in the Dardanelles : some impressions of naval men and incidents during the campaign in the spring of 1915, 1915
Ill., map, ports, 124.p.non-fictionworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - naval operations -
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Edwin P Hoyt, The Last Cruise of the Emden, 1967
The story of the exploits of the German cruiser, the Emden in world war one.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.232.non-fictionThe story of the exploits of the German cruiser, the Emden in world war one.world war 1914-1918 - naval operations - germany, emden (cruiser) -
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Book, Costello, The diary of a World War I cavalry officer, 1985
It would be hard to find anyone better qualified the "Sally Home of the "11th Hussars to tell the story of the Cavalry on the Western front during the First World War.Index, notes, ill, maps, p.222.non-fictionIt would be hard to find anyone better qualified the "Sally Home of the "11th Hussars to tell the story of the Cavalry on the Western front during the First World War.soldiers - great britain - biography, world war 1914-1918 - western front - cavalry corps -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Book, Randolph S. Churchill et al, The six day war, 1967
A factual account of the Israeli - Arab war of June 1967, a blow by blow description of the land and air fighting and an analysis of the post war diplomatic exchanges.Index, maps, p.241.non-fictionA factual account of the Israeli - Arab war of June 1967, a blow by blow description of the land and air fighting and an analysis of the post war diplomatic exchanges.arab israeli war 1967 - history, middle east - conflicts -
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Book, Allen and Unwin, Australia's battlefields in Viet Nam : a traveller's guide, 2003
A traveller's guide to the Australian battlefields and cemeteries in Viet Nam written for people actually holidaying in Viet Nam as well as people who think they might travel to Viet Nam.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.218.non-fictionA traveller's guide to the Australian battlefields and cemeteries in Viet Nam written for people actually holidaying in Viet Nam as well as people who think they might travel to Viet Nam.vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - travel guides, vietnam war 1961-1975 - participation - australia -
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Book, Scholastic, War stories for boys : stories from the Second World War, 2009
Three vividly imagined accounts of critical moments during the Second World WarIll, maps, p.408.fictionThree vividly imagined accounts of critical moments during the Second World Warworld war 1939-1945 - great britain - fiction, juvenile fiction -
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Book, Penguin, Hitler's empire : Nazi rule in occupied Europe, 2009
Drawing on an unprecedented variety of sources, Mark Mazower reveals how the Nazis designed, maintained, and ultimately lost their European empire and offers a chilling vision of the world Hitler would have made had he won the war.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.725.non-fictionDrawing on an unprecedented variety of sources, Mark Mazower reveals how the Nazis designed, maintained, and ultimately lost their European empire and offers a chilling vision of the world Hitler would have made had he won the war.germany - history - 1933-1945, national socialism - germany -
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Book, North American Heritage Press, Skis against the atom, 1989
The exciting first-hand account of heroism and daring sabotage during the Nazi occupation of NorwayIll, maps, p.242.non-fictionThe exciting first-hand account of heroism and daring sabotage during the Nazi occupation of Norwayworld war 1939-1945 - underground movements - norway, norwegian heavy water sabotage -
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Book, Alan Moorehead, Montgomery, 1958
Biography of Field Marshal Bernard MontgomeryMaps, p.248.non-fictionBiography of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomerymarshals - great britain - biography, montgomery of alemain - biography -
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Book, Alan Powell, The shadow's edge : Australia's northern war, 1988
Account of the Second World War as viewed and experienced in northern Australia ; includes references to Aboriginal people as coast watchers and rescuers, in army service, as trackers, in the Special Reconaissance Unit ; W.E.H. Stanner and the North Australia Observer Unit ; Protectors of women ; results of war experiences ; white attitudes towards Aboriginal people.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.346.non-fictionAccount of the Second World War as viewed and experienced in northern Australia ; includes references to Aboriginal people as coast watchers and rescuers, in army service, as trackers, in the Special Reconaissance Unit ; W.E.H. Stanner and the North Australia Observer Unit ; Protectors of women ; results of war experiences ; white attitudes towards Aboriginal people. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - australia, darwin - bombing -
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Book, Australian war memorial, Australia in the War of 1939-1945, Series 5, Medical, vol 3 - The Island campaigns, 1962
The history of the Australian army medical corps during the period 1943-1945 in the south west pacificIndex, maps, p.400.non-fictionThe history of the Australian army medical corps during the period 1943-1945 in the south west pacificworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific, australian army - medical corps -
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Book, Collins, The turn of the tide, 1939-1943 : a study based on the diaries and autobiographical notes of Field Marshal the Viscount Alanbrooke, K.G., OM, 1957
This book uses the diaries of Lord Alanbrooke to forge a narrative which enriches history no less than history.Index, maps, p.735.non-fictionThis book uses the diaries of Lord Alanbrooke to forge a narrative which enriches history no less than history.world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - diaries -
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Book, Winston Churchill, The gathering storm, 1964
Covers the period from the Treaty of Versailles to Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister in 1940Ill, maps, p.353.non-fictionCovers the period from the Treaty of Versailles to Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister in 1940world war 1939-1945 - history, europe - politics and government - 1918-1945 -
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Book, The Bodley head, Bloodlands : Europe between Hitler and Stalin, 2010
In the middle of the 20th century the Nazi and Soviet regimes starved, shot and gassed, 14 million people in the zone of death between Berlin and Moscow ... today's Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, western Russia and the eastern Baltic coastIndex, bibliography, notes, maps, p.524.non-fictionIn the middle of the 20th century the Nazi and Soviet regimes starved, shot and gassed, 14 million people in the zone of death between Berlin and Moscow ... today's Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, western Russia and the eastern Baltic coasteastern europe - history - twentieth century, massacres - eastern europe - twentieth century -
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Book, Grafton books, The road to Berlin, 1985
A portrayal of the Red Army's epic struggle to drive the German army from its territory and to then invade the Reich and reach GermanyIndex, bibliography, notes, maps, p.857.A portrayal of the Red Army's epic struggle to drive the German army from its territory and to then invade the Reich and reach Germanyworld war 1939-1945 - eastern front, stalin joseph 1879-1953 -
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Book, Mostly Unsung Military History Research & Publications, TID-APA : the history of the 4th anti-tank regiment 1940-1945
The history of the 4th anti-tank regiment 1940-1945 with biographical referencesIndex, ill, maps, p.231.non-fictionThe history of the 4th anti-tank regiment 1940-1945 with biographical referencesprisoners of war - australia, world war 1939-1945 - australia - personal narratives -
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Book, Brown, SS : the blood-soaked soil : the battles of the Waffen-SS, 1995
The battles of the Waffen-SS in various theatres are described in detail.Index, bibliography,ill, maps, p.192.non-fictionThe battles of the Waffen-SS in various theatres are described in detail.waffen ss - history, world war 1939-1945 - armed forces - germany -
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Book, Antony Beevor, D-Day : the battle for Normandy, 2009
Even Stalin was awed by D-Day. 'In the whole history of war, ' he wrote to Churchill, 'there has never been such an undertaking.' Those who took part in the great cross-Channel invasion, whether soldier, sailor or airman, would never forget the sight. It was by far the largest invasion fleet ever known.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.592.non-fictionEven Stalin was awed by D-Day. 'In the whole history of war, ' he wrote to Churchill, 'there has never been such an undertaking.' Those who took part in the great cross-Channel invasion, whether soldier, sailor or airman, would never forget the sight. It was by far the largest invasion fleet ever known.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france, operation overlord -
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Book, Stephen E Ambrose, The victors : the men of World War II, 2004
The Victors is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. It follows the momentous events of the war from D-Day, 6 June 1944, through to the final days when the Allied soldiers pushed the German troops out of France, chased them across Germany, and, on 7 May 1945, destroyed the Nazi regime. -- back cover.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.396.non-fictionThe Victors is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. It follows the momentous events of the war from D-Day, 6 June 1944, through to the final days when the Allied soldiers pushed the German troops out of France, chased them across Germany, and, on 7 May 1945, destroyed the Nazi regime. -- back cover. world war 1939=1945 - campaigns - europe, world war 1939-1945 - us involvement -
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Book, Stephen E Ambrose, D-Day, June 6, 1944 : the climactic battle of World War II, 2004
On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, Eisenhower biographer and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the first time anywhere that the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944, had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired.Index, notes,ill, maps, p.655.non-fictionOn the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, Eisenhower biographer and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the first time anywhere that the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944, had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired.operation overlord, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france -
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Book, Martin Davidson et al, Spitfire ace, 2004
This evocative and vivid portrait of fighter pilots investigates the motivations of the few that flew during the Battle of Britain.Index, bibliography, ill,maps, p.250.non-fictionThis evocative and vivid portrait of fighter pilots investigates the motivations of the few that flew during the Battle of Britain.fighter pilots - great britain, battle of britain 1940 -
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Book, Chancellor Press, Marching to the sound of gunfire, 2000
British soldiers tell their stories of life and death at the sharp endIndex, il, maps, p.218.non-fictionBritish soldiers tell their stories of life and death at the sharp endworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - british, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe -
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Book, Penguin, The SAS at war, 1941-1945, 2000
This book traces the history of the SAS from its birth. It shows how this unique fighting force overcame the disapproval of military authorities to win glory and fame.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.235.This book traces the history of the SAS from its birth. It shows how this unique fighting force overcame the disapproval of military authorities to win glory and fame.world war 1939-1945 - military operations - great britain., special air service regiment -
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Book, Ebury Press, Forgotten voices of Dunkirk : the full story of operation dynamo, in the words of those who were there, 2010
Drawing on a wealth of material from the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this book presents the words of both rescued and rescuers an intimate and dramatic account of what Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle of deliverance'.Index, ill, maps, p.312.non-fictionDrawing on a wealth of material from the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this book presents the words of both rescued and rescuers an intimate and dramatic account of what Winston Churchill described as a 'miracle of deliverance'.battle of dunkirk - 1940, world war 1939-1940 - personal narratives - britain -
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Book, Readers Book Club, The greatest raid of all, 1960
Probably the most daring exploit of World War Two was the plan to destroy the great dock of St Nazaire. Operation Chariot was carried out in 1942Ill, maps, p.288.non-fictionProbably the most daring exploit of World War Two was the plan to destroy the great dock of St Nazaire. Operation Chariot was carried out in 1942saint nazaire 1942, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns -france