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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Book, Michael Joseph, Behind both lines, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa World war 1939-1945 ...An account of the war experience as a prisoner by an American war correspondentp.143.An account of the war experience as a prisoner by an American war correspondentworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war -
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Book, Methuen, The house of shade, 1942
... World War 1939-1945 - Fiction... 1939-1945 - Fiction World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North ...A novel of the North African campaignMap. p.266fictionA novel of the North African campaignworld war 1939-1945 - fiction, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
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Book, Methuen, The place of little birds, 1946
... World War 1939-1945 - Fiction... 1939-1945 - Fiction World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North ...A novel of the North African campaignMap. p.266fictionA novel of the North African campaignworld war 1939-1945 - fiction, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
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Book, Wyatt & Watts, The snow goose, 1948
... World War 1939-1945 - Fiction... 1939-1945 - Fiction World war 1939-1945 - Dunkirk evacuation ...A curious story involving not only the Snow Goose, the Canada-bred wanderer of the airways, but also a couple and their travels.p.64fictionA curious story involving not only the Snow Goose, the Canada-bred wanderer of the airways, but also a couple and their travels.world war 1939-1945 - fiction, world war 1939-1945 - dunkirk evacuation -
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Book, Hutchinson, They came to spy, 1947
... World War 1939-1945 - Secret service - Britain... 1939-1945 - Secret service - Britain World War 1939-1945 ...An account of the battle of wits between the German and British secret servicesIll, p.156.non-fictionAn account of the battle of wits between the German and British secret servicesworld war 1939-1945 - secret service - britain, world war 1939-1945 - secret service - germany -
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Book, Victor Gollancz, The great offensive : the strategy of coalition warfare, 1943
... World war 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Russia... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Russia World war 1939-1945 - Germany ...An account of German strategy in World war twoNotes, p.215.non-fictionAn account of German strategy in World war twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia, world war 1939-1945 - germany -
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Book, Collins, The wooden horse, 1955
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World War 1939 1945 - Escapes ...The Wooden Horse is a superbly told story of the most ingenious and daring escape of the Second World War. The book became a modern classic. This revised and expanded edition tells the tale. The escape itself was conceived on classical lines. The Greeks built a wooden horse and by means of it got into the city of Troy In 1943 two British officers built a wooden horse and by means of it got out of a German prison camp. Together with a third companion, they were the only British prisoners ever to escape.Ill, p.256.non-fiction The Wooden Horse is a superbly told story of the most ingenious and daring escape of the Second World War. The book became a modern classic. This revised and expanded edition tells the tale. The escape itself was conceived on classical lines. The Greeks built a wooden horse and by means of it got into the city of Troy In 1943 two British officers built a wooden horse and by means of it got out of a German prison camp. Together with a third companion, they were the only British prisoners ever to escape. world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939 1945 - escapes -
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Book - The Great Escape, Faber & Faber, 1951
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World War 1939 1945 - Escapes ...With only their bare hands and the crudest of homemade tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored german uniforms and civilian clothes. They developed a fantastic security system to protect themselves from the German "ferrets" who prowled the compounds with nerve-racking tenacity and suspicion. It was a split-second operation as delicate and as deadly as a time bomb.Ill, p.263.non-fictionWith only their bare hands and the crudest of homemade tools, they sank shafts, built underground railroads, forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons, and tailored german uniforms and civilian clothes. They developed a fantastic security system to protect themselves from the German "ferrets" who prowled the compounds with nerve-racking tenacity and suspicion. It was a split-second operation as delicate and as deadly as a time bomb. world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939 1945 - escapes -
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Book, Robert Hale, Escape from hell : the Sandakan story, 1958
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World war 1939-1945 - Escapes ...The author tells of his imprisonment and escape from British North Borneo, of guerilla warfare in the Philippine archipelago and finally his voyage to Australia.p.175.non-fictionThe author tells of his imprisonment and escape from British North Borneo, of guerilla warfare in the Philippine archipelago and finally his voyage to Australia.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939-1945 - escapes -
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Book, Prisoner of the Kormoran : W.A. Jones' amazing experiences on the German raider Kormoran and as a prisoner of war in Germany, 1944
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners ...Experience of an Australian sailor taken prisoner by the KormoranIll, p.318.non-fictionExperience of an Australian sailor taken prisoner by the Kormoranworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - germany -
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Book, Arthur Barker, Guest of an emperor, 1948
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners ...Diary kept by the authors when a prison in Japanese hands.p.233.non-fictionDiary kept by the authors when a prison in Japanese hands.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan