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Book, Pan Books, Slim, 1973
The life and times of British General Sir William SlimIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe life and times of British General Sir William Slimworld war 1939-1945 - biography, viscount sir william slim 1891-1970 -
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Book, Pan Books, Operation Torch: Anglo American invasion of North Africa, 1972
The invasion by allied forces in North Africa in 1942Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe invasion by allied forces in North Africa in 1942world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, operation torch -
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Book, Pan Books, Death Railway, 1973
The building of the Burma - Thailand Railway by allied prisoners of warIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe building of the Burma - Thailand Railway by allied prisoners of warworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan, burma - thailand railway -
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Book, Pan Books, Over the hump: Airlift to China, 1972
The supply of military equipment by air from Burma to ChinaIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe supply of military equipment by air from Burma to Chinaworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, military logistics -
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Book, Pan Books, Normandy Bridgehead, 1970
The invasion and liberation of Europe in 1944Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe invasion and liberation of Europe in 1944world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, operation overlord -
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Book, Pan Books, France: Summer 1940, 1969
The fall of France in 1940Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe fall of France in 1940world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france -
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Book, Pan Books, Breakout: Drive to the Seine, 1969
The invasion of France in 1944Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe invasion of France in 1944world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france -
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Book, Pan Books, Sicily: Whose victory?, 1968
The invasion of Sicily in 1943Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe invasion of Sicily in 1943world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - italy -
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Book, Pan Books, Barbarossa: Invasion of Russia 1941, 1970
The invasion of Russia in 1941Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe invasion of Russia in 1941operation barbarossa, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - russia -
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Book, Pan Books, Defeat in Malaya: The fall of Singapore, 1969
The invasion of Malaya and Singapore by Japan in 1941Ill, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe invasion of Malaya and Singapore by Japan in 1941world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - malaya, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - south west pacific -
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Book, Pan Books, Afrika Korps, 1968
The German army in North AfricaIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe German army in North Africageneral rommel, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa, afrika korps -
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Book, Pan Books, Commando, 1969
The origins, training and actions of the Commando BrigadeIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe origins, training and actions of the Commando Brigadeworld war 1939 – 1945 – secret operations – britain, commando forces - britain -
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Book, Pan Books, Panzer Division: The mailed fist, 1968
The development and actions of the German Panzer divisionsIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe development and actions of the German Panzer divisionsarmoured vehicles - germany, world war 1939-1945 - armoured vehicles -
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Book, Pan Books, Merrills marauders, 1972
The actions of Merrill's marauders - an unconventional force in Burma during World War TwoIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe actions of Merrill's marauders - an unconventional force in Burma during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, guerrilla warfare -
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Book, Pan Books, Japanese high seas fleet, 1972
A history of the Japanese navyIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionA history of the Japanese navynaval history, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - japan -
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Book, Pan Books, Chindits - long range penetration, 1973
Special force "Chindits" operated behind enemy lines in BurmaIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionSpecial force "Chindits" operated behind enemy lines in Burmaguerrilla warfare, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma -
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Book, Pan Books, The guns 1939-1945, 1970
The history of artillery in World War TwoIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe history of artillery in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - artillery, artillery - history -
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Book, Bison books, World war two day by day, 1989
A chronological history of the second world war.Index, ill, maps, p.315.non-fictionA chronological history of the second world war.world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works, world war 1939-1945 - history -
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Book, 26th Battalion Reunion Association, Never unprepared : a history of the 26th Australian Infantry Battalion (AIF), 1939-1946, 1992
Regimental history of the 26th Infantry Battalion (AIF)Index, ill, maps, p.194.non-fictionRegimental history of the 26th Infantry Battalion (AIF)regimental histories - australia, world war 1939 -1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
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Book, Arnold, Hitler's ghettos : voices from a beleaguered society, 1939-1944, 2003
This book examines, as a whole, the Jewish ghettos of Europe during the second world war. The study draws on testimonies of former inhabitants, and makes use of memoirs and diaries (exploring the problems inherent in such sources). Although the author also draws on German documentary sources, the focus of the study is the ghettos 'from below'.Index, bib, map, p.358.non-fictionThis book examines, as a whole, the Jewish ghettos of Europe during the second world war. The study draws on testimonies of former inhabitants, and makes use of memoirs and diaries (exploring the problems inherent in such sources). Although the author also draws on German documentary sources, the focus of the study is the ghettos 'from below'. holocaust - jewish - 1939-1945, holocaust - personal narratives -
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Book, St Ermin's Press, The secret history of SOE : the Special Operations Executive, 1940-1945, 2000
At the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to both personnel and surviving wartime files, Mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agenices in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of Whitehall insidersIndex, bib, maps, p.814.non-fictionAt the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to both personnel and surviving wartime files, Mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agenices in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of Whitehall insidersworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, world war 1939 – 1945 – secret operations – britain -
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Book, Heinemann, Independent Company : the Australian Army in Portuguese Timor 1941-43, 1953
The exploits of the 2/2 and 2/4 independent companies in Timor between 1941 and 1942Index, ill, maps, p.235.non-fictionThe exploits of the 2/2 and 2/4 independent companies in Timor between 1941 and 1942world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - timor, guerrilla warfare -
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Book, Kangaroo Press, Battle of the wine dark sea : the Aegean campaign 1940-1945, 1994
The war fought in the Aegean sea during World War TwoIll, maps, p.191.non-fictionThe war fought in the Aegean sea during World War Twoworld war two - naval operations, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - mediteranean -
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Book, Angus and Robertson, Proud echo, 1953
The battle of the Sunda Strait in 1942Ill, maps, p.188.The battle of the Sunda Strait in 1942world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, battle of sunda strait -
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Book, Marshall Cavendish Editions, Rainforest tears : a Borneo story, 2008
Set in the heart of Borneo's millennial magnificence, a rolling adventure unfolds from Churchill's War Cabinet Rooms to Japan's Imperial Palace as brutality rains down on a guileless people whose hopes for freedom come to focus on a man who fights to save them, his oilfields and the woman he loves.Ill, maps, p.556.fictionSet in the heart of Borneo's millennial magnificence, a rolling adventure unfolds from Churchill's War Cabinet Rooms to Japan's Imperial Palace as brutality rains down on a guileless people whose hopes for freedom come to focus on a man who fights to save them, his oilfields and the woman he loves.world war 1939-1945 - fiction, borneo - fiction -
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Book, Cambridge University Press, Conflict in the Pacific 1937-1951, 2005
source-based revised edition written especially for the new NSW year 12 Modern History syllabus.Ill, maps, p.235.non-fiction source-based revised edition written especially for the new NSW year 12 Modern History syllabus.armed conflict - history and teaching, world war 1939 -1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
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Book, Allen & Unwin, Jack Davenport : beaufighter leader, 2009
Revealing biography of an Australian airforce hero of the Second World War who displayed great courage and integrity - both under fire and in civilian life.Index, bib, ill, maps, p.306.non-fictionRevealing biography of an Australian airforce hero of the Second World War who displayed great courage and integrity - both under fire and in civilian life.world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, world war ii - air warfare -
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Book, Australian War Memorial, Air power over Europe, 1944-1945, 1963
This volume concludes the story of Australian airmen who served in the air war against GermanyIndex, ill, maps, p.539.non-fictionThis volume concludes the story of Australian airmen who served in the air war against Germanyworld war ii - air warfare, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - germany -
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Book, Allen & Unwin, U-boat far from home : the epic voyage of U862 to Australia and New Zealand /, 1997
The operations of U 862 in Australian and New Zealand waters in World War TwoIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.282.non-fictionThe operations of U 862 in Australian and New Zealand waters in World War Two submarine warfare - world war ii, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - germany -
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Book, Corgi, Escaper's progress, 1978
David James was serving in Motor Gun Boats when he was captured in February 1943. Imprisoned initially in Dulag Marlag, he immediately decided to escape. In December 1943 he succeeded in escaping disguised as an officer of the Royal Bulgarian Navy. He was captured while attempting to board a ship at Lubeck.Undeterred, in February 1944 he broke out again, this time dressed as a Swedish sailor. He eventually succeeded in reaching Stockholm after two and a half days in a ship's engine room.maps, p.157.non-fictionDavid James was serving in Motor Gun Boats when he was captured in February 1943. Imprisoned initially in Dulag Marlag, he immediately decided to escape. In December 1943 he succeeded in escaping disguised as an officer of the Royal Bulgarian Navy. He was captured while attempting to board a ship at Lubeck.Undeterred, in February 1944 he broke out again, this time dressed as a Swedish sailor. He eventually succeeded in reaching Stockholm after two and a half days in a ship's engine room. prisoners of war - germany - escapes, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – germany