Showing 1413 items matching " world war 1939 – 1945"
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Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Australian War Memorial, Stand easy : after the defeat of Japan, 1945, 1945
... World War 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Australia... 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Australia World War 1939-1945 ...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 LibraryBook, Angus and Robertson, On target: with the American and Australian Anti- aircraft Brigade in New Guinea, 1943
... World war 1939-1945 - Anti-aircraft artillery... 1939-1945 - Anti-aircraft artillery World War 1939-1945 ...The American and Australian ack ack brigade in New GuinesIll, p.172.non-fictionThe American and Australian ack ack brigade in New Guinesworld war 1939-1945 - anti-aircraft artillery, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - new guinea -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Specialty Press, The Corps of Royal Australian Engineers in the Second World War 1939-45, 1946
... World War 1939-1945 - Engineering and construction... 1939-1945 - Engineering and construction World war 1939 - 1945 ...A history of the Royal Australian Engineers during the second world warIll, p.54.non-fictionA history of the Royal Australian Engineers during the second world war world war 1939-1945 - engineering and construction, world war 1939 - 1945 - regimental histories -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, The Falcon Press, Detour : the story of Oflag IVc, 1946
... World war 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war... 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war World War 1939 1945 - Escapes ...A history of OFLAG IVc - a special prison for recalcitrant allied servicemen.Ill, p.183.non-fictionA history of OFLAG IVc - a special prison for recalcitrant allied servicemen.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939 1945 - escapes -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cheshire, Wingate adventure, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma World War 1939-1945 - Commando ...An account of the guerilla campaigns in Burma during World War Twop.188.non-fictionAn account of the guerilla campaigns in Burma during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, world war 1939-1945 - commando operations - burma -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cheshire, Wingate adventure, 1944
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma... 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma World War 1939-1945 - Commando ...An account of the guerilla campaigns in Burma during World War Twop.188.non-fictionAn account of the guerilla campaigns in Burma during World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, world war 1939-1945 - commando operations - burma -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Oxford University Press, Singapore 1941-1942 : the Japanese version of the Malayan Campaign of World War II, 1988
... world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore...world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore World war 1939 ...Originally published in 1960, the author of this book is one of the planners of the Imperial Japanese Army's invasion of Malaya and the capture of Singapore-Colonel Masanobu Tsuji himself. In it, he "unreservedly attributes Japan's victory in Malaya to the patriotic fervour and self-sacrifice of the frontline officers and men of her 25th Army, which, in advancing six hundred miles and capturing Singapore in seventy days, achieved one of the decisive victories of World War II and accomplished a feat unparalleled in military history.Ill, maps, index, p.358.non-fictionOriginally published in 1960, the author of this book is one of the planners of the Imperial Japanese Army's invasion of Malaya and the capture of Singapore-Colonel Masanobu Tsuji himself. In it, he "unreservedly attributes Japan's victory in Malaya to the patriotic fervour and self-sacrifice of the frontline officers and men of her 25th Army, which, in advancing six hundred miles and capturing Singapore in seventy days, achieved one of the decisive victories of World War II and accomplished a feat unparalleled in military history. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - malaya -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Michele Cunningham, Hell on Earth : Sandakan - Australia's greatest war tragedy, 2103
... World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Sandakan...World War 1939-1945 - Prisoners of war - Sandakan World war ...The heart-rending story of the Australians brutally imprisoned in Sandakan, the Japanese POW camp in North Borneo, whose very name came to symbolise cruelty and ill-treatment. In mid-1942, after the fall of Singapore, almost three thousand Allied prisoners of war were taken by the Japanese from Changi to Sandakan. Of those, 2500 lost their lives. Men died at Sandakan and on the infamous death marches: they died from sickness and starvation, torture and appalling violence, or were killed by the guards as they were forced to keep moving along a seemingly never-ending track. Only six Australians survived the death marches, out of the thousand who leftIndex, ill, p.335.non-fictionThe heart-rending story of the Australians brutally imprisoned in Sandakan, the Japanese POW camp in North Borneo, whose very name came to symbolise cruelty and ill-treatment. In mid-1942, after the fall of Singapore, almost three thousand Allied prisoners of war were taken by the Japanese from Changi to Sandakan. Of those, 2500 lost their lives. Men died at Sandakan and on the infamous death marches: they died from sickness and starvation, torture and appalling violence, or were killed by the guards as they were forced to keep moving along a seemingly never-ending track. Only six Australians survived the death marches, out of the thousand who left world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - sandakan, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen and Unwin, Descent into hell : the fall of Singapore--Pudu and Changi--the Thai Burma railway, 2014
... World War 1939-1945 - Australia - Military history...World War 1939-1945 - Australia - Military history World ...The definitive story of the Australian campaign in Southeast Asia during World War II from a leading military writer. Impressive, compelling, and rich in human spirit, this is a scrupulously researched and groundbreaking account of one of the most traumatic calamities in Australian history-the Malayan Campaign, the fall of Singapore, and the subsequent horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway.Index, ill, maps, p.802.non-fictionThe definitive story of the Australian campaign in Southeast Asia during World War II from a leading military writer. Impressive, compelling, and rich in human spirit, this is a scrupulously researched and groundbreaking account of one of the most traumatic calamities in Australian history-the Malayan Campaign, the fall of Singapore, and the subsequent horrors of the Thai-Burma Railway. world war 1939-1945 - australia - military history, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Cassell, Not peace but a sword, 1943
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain...World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Britain World war ...Personal experiences of a Coastal Command pilot in World war Twop.270.non-fictionPersonal experiences of a Coastal Command pilot in World war Twoworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – japan -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Darren Paech, Adelaide to Alamein : based on the war diary of an Australian infantry officer, 2016
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – North Africa – Syria...World war 1939 – 1945 – Campaigns – North Africa – Syria ...In June 1940, following the Nazi invasion of France, Ivor Paech, an ordinary primary school teacher from South Australia, enlisted in the Second AIF - the all-volunteer fighting component of the Australian Army in World War II. The unit he was assigned to would become Australia's most highly decorated infantry battalion of the conflict - the 2/48th Infantry Battalion. Ivor served in the front lines in North Africa during the Siege of Tobruk, both battles of Alamein, and bore witness to some of the most violent fighting undertaken by Australian soldiers during the war. This is Ivor's story, compiled by his grandson who is a former Army officer, based on the diary he kept during the conflict, background research and interviews with surviving members of the unitIll, maps, p.331.non-fictionIn June 1940, following the Nazi invasion of France, Ivor Paech, an ordinary primary school teacher from South Australia, enlisted in the Second AIF - the all-volunteer fighting component of the Australian Army in World War II. The unit he was assigned to would become Australia's most highly decorated infantry battalion of the conflict - the 2/48th Infantry Battalion. Ivor served in the front lines in North Africa during the Siege of Tobruk, both battles of Alamein, and bore witness to some of the most violent fighting undertaken by Australian soldiers during the war. This is Ivor's story, compiled by his grandson who is a former Army officer, based on the diary he kept during the conflict, background research and interviews with surviving members of the unitworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – north africa – syria, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, HD Stewart, Recollections of a regimental medical officer, 1983
... World war 1939-1945 - Medical care...World war 1939-1945 - Medical care World War 1939-1945 ...Personal recollections of an Australian army medical officerIll, index, p.162.non-fictionPersonal recollections of an Australian army medical officerworld war 1939-1945 - medical care, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, James, M. E. Clifton (Meyrich Edward Clifton), I was Montys double, 1954
... World war 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain...World war 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - Britain World ...Personal recollections of James Meyrich Edward Clifton)Ill, p.192.non-fictionPersonal recollections of James Meyrich Edward Clifton)world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, world war 1939-1945 - secret service - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, AF Pugsley, Destroyer Man, 1957
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain...World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Britain World war ...Recollections of a destroyer captain in WWIIIll, maps, p.224.non-fictionRecollections of a destroyer captain in WWIIworld war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Serge Vaculik, Air commando, 1954
... World war 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - France...World war 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - France World ...Personal recollections of a French resistance fighterIll, p.303.non-fictionPersonal recollections of a French resistance fighterworld war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - france, world war 1939-1945 - resistance movements -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionMagazine - Illustrated magazine, Philip J Turner & Rex Curtis-Griffiths, Wartime: Number 7 Spring 1997, 1999
... World War 1939-1945... World War 1914-1918 World War 1939-1945 Vietnam War World War ...The Australian experience of war: the magazine contains other war related articles, the ones referring to nursing experiences are Florence Nightingale, Fanny Hines (died of pneumonia in the Boer War), Catherine Tully (awarded the 1914 Star with clasp) other World War One Experiences, Jessie Simmons (World War Two POW) Ann Mackinnon (served with the 2/6th Australian General Hospital), RAAF medevac nurses in Vietnam, nurses in Rwanda, and a review of the film Paradise Road.Illustrated magazine. The front cover has a copy of a painting by Hilda Rix-Nicholas: Australian soldier of the Great War. The man is wearing a metal helmet and combat uniform. Title and list of contents are printed are printed in gold and red brown on front cover also. non-fictionThe Australian experience of war: the magazine contains other war related articles, the ones referring to nursing experiences are Florence Nightingale, Fanny Hines (died of pneumonia in the Boer War), Catherine Tully (awarded the 1914 Star with clasp) other World War One Experiences, Jessie Simmons (World War Two POW) Ann Mackinnon (served with the 2/6th Australian General Hospital), RAAF medevac nurses in Vietnam, nurses in Rwanda, and a review of the film Paradise Road.military nursing-australia-history, world war 1914-1918, world war 1939-1945, vietnam war, world war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, rwanda, nurses, nursing -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, North Africa 1940 - 1942: The desert war, 1988
... World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement...World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement World War 1939 ...Australian involvement in the North African campaign 1940-1942Index, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian involvement in the North African campaign 1940-1942world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - north africa -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, War against Japan 1941-1942, 1988
... World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement...World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement World War 1939 ...Australian troops fighting against Japan in 1941 and 1942Index, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian troops fighting against Japan in 1941 and 1942world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, War against Japan 1942-1945, 1989
... World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement...World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement World War 1939 ...Australian troops fighting against Japan in 1941 and 1942Index, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian troops fighting against Japan in 1941 and 1942world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - pacific area -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, Air battle Europe 1939-1945, 1987
... World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement...World War 1939-1945 - Australian involvement World War 1939 ...Australian involvement in the air war in Europe 1939-1945Index, bib, ill, maps, p.163.non-fictionAustralian involvement in the air war in Europe 1939-1945world war 1939-1945 - australian involvement, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books et al, The shadow war, 1989
... World war 1939-1945 - Espionage...World war 1939-1945 - Espionage World war 1939-1945 ...This volume is one of a series that chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. It examines German espionageIndex, bibliography, ill, p.185.non-fictionThis volume is one of a series that chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. It examines German espionageworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, world war 1939-1945 - diplomatic history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, The air war in Europe, 1981
... World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - United States...World War 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - United States ...Describe the bombing war against Germany by the RAAF and the USAAF,Index, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionDescribe the bombing war against Germany by the RAAF and the USAAF,world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - united states, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operarions - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, The battle of the Atlantic, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations...World War 1939-1945 - Naval operations World War 1939-1945 ...Germany attempts to strangle Britain--U-boats--Bismarck--convoys--Allied counterattack.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionGermany attempts to strangle Britain--U-boats--Bismarck--convoys--Allied counterattack. world war 1939-1945 - naval operations, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - atlantic ocean -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, Blitzkrieg, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe World War ...Hitler's armies smash Poland--Denmark and Norway fall--they take Holland and Belgium--and France collapses.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionHitler's armies smash Poland--Denmark and Norway fall--they take Holland and Belgium--and France collapses.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - poland -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, Battle of Britain, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe World War ...An account of the aircraft, pilots, tactics, and results of the three-month Battle of Britain in 1940.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionAn account of the aircraft, pilots, tactics, and results of the three-month Battle of Britain in 1940. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, world war 1939-1945 - battle of britain 1940 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, The home front USA, 1977
... World War 1939-1945- Social aspects...World War 1939-1945- Social aspects World War 1939-1945 ...Six chapters and picture essays describe the conditions and situations in the United States during World War II.Index, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionSix chapters and picture essays describe the conditions and situations in the United States during World War II.world war 1939-1945- social aspects, world war 1939-1945 - united states - war preparations -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books et al, The battle of the bulge, 1979
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe World War ...The battle of the bulge was the final attempt by Germany to win the warIndex, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionThe battle of the bulge was the final attempt by Germany to win the warworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, world war 1939 - 1945 - battle of the bulge -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, China, Burma, India, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma...World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Burma World War 1939-1945 ...Examines the military and political events, battles, campaigns, and leaders of World War II in China, Burma, and India.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionExamines the military and political events, battles, campaigns, and leaders of World War II in China, Burma, and India.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - burma, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - india -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, The road to Tokyo, 1979
... World War 1939 -1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Area...World War 1939 -1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Area World War ...The final campaigns in the Pacific durin World War IIIndex, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionThe final campaigns in the Pacific durin World War IIworld war 1939 -1945 - campaigns - pacific area, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - okinawa -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, The resistance, 1979
... World War 1939-1945 - Underground Movements...World War 1939-1945 - Underground Movements World war 1939 ...Profusely illustrated text discusses the underground resistance organizations that operated in Nazi-occupied European countries during World War II.Index, bib, ill, p.203.non-fictionProfusely illustrated text discusses the underground resistance organizations that operated in Nazi-occupied European countries during World War II.world war 1939-1945 - underground movements, world war 1939-1945- resistance
