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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... and Greece Ill, maps, p.221. World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations ...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 -
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Book, Angus & Robertson, Middle East journey, 1958
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North Africa... Middle East journey Ill, maps, p.193. 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... Eclipse Ill, maps, p.255. World War 1939 - 1945 - Campaigns ...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... The End in Africa Maps, p.210. World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns ...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... Index, ill, p.200. World War 1939-1945 - Tank warfare World War ...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 -
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Book, Michael Joseph Ltd, We fought them in gunboats, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... fought them in gunboats Ill, p.151. World War 1939-1945 - Naval ...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 -
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Book, Cassell, The Cruel sea, 1953
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain... The Cruel sea. p.416. World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations ...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... Retreat in the East Ill, p.235. World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns ...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 -
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Book, George G. Harrap, I saw the fall of the Philippines, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns Phillipines...-1945 - Campaigns Phillipines World War 1939-1945 - Personal ...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 -
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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..., DFC and Bar Ill, p.202. World War 1939-1945 - Personal ...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..., maps, p.220. World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma World war ...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.... Index, ill, p.574. World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives ...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... Behind both lines p.143. World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - North ...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... The house of shade. Map. p.266 World War 1939-1945 - Fiction World ...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... The place of little birds Map. p.266 World War 1939-1945 - Fiction ...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... The snow goose p.64 World War 1939-1945 - Fiction World war 1939 ...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... They came to spy Ill, p.156. World War 1939-1945 - Secret service ...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.... World war 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Russia World war 1939-1945 ...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... The wooden horse Ill, p.256. World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war ...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... Escape Book Ill, p.263. World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war ...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... Escape from hell : the Sandakan story. p.175. World war 1939-1945 ...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....318. World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World War 1939 ...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... Guest of an emperor p.233. 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 -
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Book, Jessie Elizabeth Simons, While history passed : the story of the Australian nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years, 1954
... World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Japan..., p.131. World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Japan World ...The experience of Australian nurses as captives of the JapaneseIll, p.131.The experience of Australian nurses as captives of the Japaneseworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
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Book, Russell Braddon, The naked island, 1956
... World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Japan... The naked island Ill, p.266. World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war ...Story of the Malayan Campaign of 1942 and subsequent captivity in the hands of the Japanese from a private soldier's point of view.Ill, p.266.non-fictionStory of the Malayan Campaign of 1942 and subsequent captivity in the hands of the Japanese from a private soldier's point of view. world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan, world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war -
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Book, McDonald, The new patriotism and the old, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Political aspects... The new patriotism and the old p.188. World War 1939-1945 ...An analytical study of the Hitlerite and the British orders of civilizationp.188.non-fictionAn analytical study of the Hitlerite and the British orders of civilizationworld war 1939-1945 - political aspects, world war 1939-1945 - history -
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Book, Alexander Berry Austin, Birth of an Army, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Tunisia... Birth of an Army Ill, p.160 World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns ...Personal account of the Tunisian campaign in World War TwoIll, p.160non-fictionPersonal account of the Tunisian campaign in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - tunisia, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
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Book, Jasper H. Stembridge, The Oxford war atlas: v.2. 1 Sept. 1941 to 1 Jan 1943, 1943
... World war 1939-1945 - Atlases.... World war 1939-1945 - Atlases World War 1939-1945 - History ...An atlas illustrating the war up to January 1943Maps, p.47.non-fictionAn atlas illustrating the war up to January 1943world war 1939-1945 - atlases, world war 1939-1945 - history -
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Book, T. Nelson, An atlas-history of the Second Great War : v. 7. July 1942 to January 1943, 1943
... World war 1939-1945 - Atlases... to January 1943. Ill, p.111. World war 1939-1945 - Atlases World War ...An atlas of the war from 1942 to 1943Ill, p.111.non-fictionAn atlas of the war from 1942 to 1943world war 1939-1945 - atlases, world war 1939-1945 - history -
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Book, Melrose, Sea devils, 1952
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Italy... devils Ill, notes, maps, p.261. World War 1939-1945 - Naval ...An account of the activities of Italian frogmen in World War TwoIll, notes, maps, p.261.non-fictionAn account of the activities of Italian frogmen in World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - italy, world war 1939-1945 - italian navy