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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Hurley at war: the photography and diaries of Frank Hurley in two world wars
... 1914-1918 - Personal narratives... Newhaven gippsland World War 1914-1918 - Personal narratives ...world war, 1914-1918 - personal narratives, australian, world war, 1939-1945 - personal narratives, australian, war photographers - australian - diaries -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, A Vietcong Memoir (Copy 1), 1985
... 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives... Newhaven gippsland Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives ...vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, north vietnamese, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, viet cong, vietnam -- politics and government -- 1945-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, A Vietcong Memoir (Copy 2), 1985
... 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives... Newhaven gippsland Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives ...vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, north vietnamese, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, viet cong, vietnam -- politics and government -- 1945-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, A Vietcong Memoir (Copy 1), 1985
... 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives... Newhaven gippsland Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives ...vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, north vietnamese, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, viet cong, vietnam -- politics and government -- 1945-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, The Fields of Bamboo: Dong TRE, TRUNG LUONG and HOA HOI: three battles just beyond the South China Sea, 1971
... Personal narratives - Australian... 1961 - 1975 Personal narratives - Australian Vietnamese ...australia - armed forces - biography, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Blood on the Risers: an Airborne Soldier's Thirty-Five Months in Vietnam, 1991
... 1961-1971 - Personal narratives... narratives American Vietnam War 1961 - 1975 Personal narratives ...vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, american, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, After My Lai: My Year Commanding First Platoon, Charlie Company, 2010
... 1961-1975 - Personal narratives - American...1961-1975 - Personal narratives - American Vietnam War 1961 ...Gary Bray landed in South Vietnam as a recently married, freshly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His assignment was not enviable: leading the platoon whose former members had committed the My Lai massacre - the murder of Vietnamese civilians - eighteen months earlier. In this compelling memoir, he shares his experiences of Vietnam in the direct wake of that terrible event.Gary Bray landed in South Vietnam as a recently married, freshly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His assignment was not enviable: leading the platoon whose former members had committed the My Lai massacre - the murder of Vietnamese civilians - eighteen months earlier. In this compelling memoir, he shares his experiences of Vietnam in the direct wake of that terrible event. 1961-1975 - personal narratives - american, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, charlie company, my lai massacre -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Ba Rose: My Years in Vietnam, 1968-1971, 1991
... 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives...Vietnamese Conflict 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives ...vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- women -- personal narratives, australian. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Book, Oxford University Press, Matilda Waltzes with the Tommies, 1944
... world war 1939-1945 -- personal narratives...-1945 -- personal narratives Oxford University Press Mary Kent ...Melbourne : Oxford University Press, 1943 176 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm. non-fictionkent hughes, mary, world war 1939-1945 -- personal narratives -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Robin Youl et al, From desk to dugout : the education of a Victorian ANZAC, 2015
... gallipoli campaign - personal narratives... - gallipoli gallipoli campaign - personal narratives Come see my ...Come see my little dugout - way up on the hill it stands, Where I can get a lovely view of Anzac's golden sands.' The Anzac Book was the finest 'trench publication' produced during the Great War and was an instant bestseller when first released in 1916. Created by soldiers under enemy fire and in extreme hardship, the illustrations, stories, cartoons, and poems were intended as a Christmas and New Year diversion for soldiers facing a harsh winter in the trenches on Gallipoli. The way these young men powerfully captured their felt experiences and struggles in the trenches had a huge emotional effect on readers back home in Australia. From Desk to Dugout explores this particular moment in Australian literary and educational history and its intersections with the war at Gallipoli and the history of ANZAC.Ill, maps, p.127.non-fictionCome see my little dugout - way up on the hill it stands, Where I can get a lovely view of Anzac's golden sands.' The Anzac Book was the finest 'trench publication' produced during the Great War and was an instant bestseller when first released in 1916. Created by soldiers under enemy fire and in extreme hardship, the illustrations, stories, cartoons, and poems were intended as a Christmas and New Year diversion for soldiers facing a harsh winter in the trenches on Gallipoli. The way these young men powerfully captured their felt experiences and struggles in the trenches had a huge emotional effect on readers back home in Australia. From Desk to Dugout explores this particular moment in Australian literary and educational history and its intersections with the war at Gallipoli and the history of ANZAC.world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli, gallipoli campaign - personal narratives -
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Book, Ebury Press, Forgotten voices of the Great War, 2003
... world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives..., p.313. world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives world war ...In 1960 a team of archivists from the Imperial War Museum began the task of tracking down ordinary World War I veterans and interviewing them in detail about their war experiences. This text includes first-hand experiences from German, US, Canadian and ANZ soldiers.Index, ill, p.313.non-fictionIn 1960 a team of archivists from the Imperial War Museum began the task of tracking down ordinary World War I veterans and interviewing them in detail about their war experiences. This text includes first-hand experiences from German, US, Canadian and ANZ soldiers.world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives, world war 1914-1918 - oral history -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Vintage books, In the footsteps of Private Lynch, 2008
... world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives - australia..., notes, ill, maps, p.245. world war 1914-1918 - personal ...Retrace Australia's role in the First World War from the trenches of Somme Mud to the wider war on the Western Front. Imagine this. You are a country boy and just eighteen. The war has been raging for two years and because of your age, you have not been eligible for enlistment. Your mates, older by a few months are joining up and disappearing to the great adventure across the world in Europe. And there is forever talk of the need for reinforcements, for men like you to join up and support the Empire, Australia and your mates in the line. Such was the case for Edward Francis Lynch, a typical country boy from Perthville, near Bathurst. When war was declared in early August 1914, he was just sixteen and still at school, but like a generation of young males in Australia, there was something to prove and a need to be there. Will Davies, editor of the bestselling Somme Mud, meticulously tracked Lynch and his battalion's travels; their long route marches to flea ridden billets, into the frontline at such places as Messines, Dernancourt, Stormy Trench and Villers Bretonneux, to rest areas behind the lines and finally, on the great push to the final victory after August 1918. In words and pictures Davies fills in the gaps in Private Lynch's story and through the movements of the other battalions of the AIF provides impact and context to their plight and achievements. Looking at these battlefields today, the pilgrims who visit and those who attend to the land we come to understand how the spirit of Australia developed and of our enduring role in world politics.Bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.245.non-fictionRetrace Australia's role in the First World War from the trenches of Somme Mud to the wider war on the Western Front. Imagine this. You are a country boy and just eighteen. The war has been raging for two years and because of your age, you have not been eligible for enlistment. Your mates, older by a few months are joining up and disappearing to the great adventure across the world in Europe. And there is forever talk of the need for reinforcements, for men like you to join up and support the Empire, Australia and your mates in the line. Such was the case for Edward Francis Lynch, a typical country boy from Perthville, near Bathurst. When war was declared in early August 1914, he was just sixteen and still at school, but like a generation of young males in Australia, there was something to prove and a need to be there. Will Davies, editor of the bestselling Somme Mud, meticulously tracked Lynch and his battalion's travels; their long route marches to flea ridden billets, into the frontline at such places as Messines, Dernancourt, Stormy Trench and Villers Bretonneux, to rest areas behind the lines and finally, on the great push to the final victory after August 1918. In words and pictures Davies fills in the gaps in Private Lynch's story and through the movements of the other battalions of the AIF provides impact and context to their plight and achievements. Looking at these battlefields today, the pilgrims who visit and those who attend to the land we come to understand how the spirit of Australia developed and of our enduring role in world politics.world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives - australia, western front 1914-1918 - australian participation -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Mike Towers, A jungle circus : memories of Vietnam, 1999
... vitnam war 1961-1975 - personal narratives... Bibliography, p.233. vitnam war 1961-1975 - personal narratives ...In May 1968, Mike Towers was conscripted into the Australian army and found himself in Vietnam whithout actually volunteering for that service. A Jungle Circus is Mike's story of his 24 months in the army.Bibliography, p.233.non-fictionIn May 1968, Mike Towers was conscripted into the Australian army and found himself in Vietnam whithout actually volunteering for that service. A Jungle Circus is Mike's story of his 24 months in the army.vitnam war 1961-1975 - personal narratives, conscription - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, United States Naval Institute, Caviar and commissars : the experiences of a U.S. naval officer in Stalin's Russia, 1983
... world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives... - personal narratives The experiences of Kemp Tolley, the assistant ...The experiences of Kemp Tolley, the assistant US naval attache in the Soviet Union from 1942-1944Index, bibliography, ill, p.289.non-fictionThe experiences of Kemp Tolley, the assistant US naval attache in the Soviet Union from 1942-1944military attaches - us - history, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Mostly Unsung Military History Research & Publications, TID-APA : the history of the 4th anti-tank regiment 1940-1945
... world war 1939-1945 - australia - personal narratives... - australia world war 1939-1945 - australia - personal narratives ...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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Chancellor Press, Marching to the sound of gunfire, 2000
... world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - british..., maps, p.218. world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives ...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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Ebury Press, Forgotten voices of Dunkirk : the full story of operation dynamo, in the words of those who were there, 2010
... world war 1939-1940 - personal narratives - britain... - personal narratives - britain Drawing on a wealth of material from ...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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Ebury Press, Forgotten voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain, 2006
... battle of britain 1940 - personal narratives... for Britain Index, ill, p.486. battle of britain 1940 - personal ...Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time. We hear from the soldiers, airmen, fire-fighters, air-raid wardens and civilians, people in the air and on the ground, on both sides of the battle, giving us a thrilling account of Britain under siege. With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this is the definitive oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history.Index, ill, p.486.non-fictionDrawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time. We hear from the soldiers, airmen, fire-fighters, air-raid wardens and civilians, people in the air and on the ground, on both sides of the battle, giving us a thrilling account of Britain under siege. With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this is the definitive oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history.battle of britain 1940 - personal narratives, the blitz -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Jane Waller et al, Blitz : the civilian war, 1940-45, 1990
... world war 1939-1945 -personal narratives - britain.... london - bombardment - 1939-1945 world war 1939-1945 -personal ...This book uses first hand accounts, published memoirs and contemporary diaries and letters to to create a vivid picture of the chaos and fear, and bears witness to the courage, spirit and good humour of those who survived the BlitzIll, p.339.non-fictionThis book uses first hand accounts, published memoirs and contemporary diaries and letters to to create a vivid picture of the chaos and fear, and bears witness to the courage, spirit and good humour of those who survived the Blitz london - bombardment - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 -personal narratives - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Crecy Publishing, No moon tonight, 2000
... world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia... - personal narratives - australia Don Charlwood was born in Melbourne ...Don Charlwood was born in Melbourne in 1915. Accepted as a RAF navigator in 1940, he was posted to 103 Squadron at Elsham Wolds in the winter of 1942. There he crewed up with a pilot from Western Australia and a British crew to fly a Lancaster bomber. In No Moon Tonight he gives a profound insight into the inner lives of the men of Bomber Command and their hopes and fears in the face of mounting losses. He depicts the appalling human cost of the air war in an account which has been favorably compared to other enduring memoirs of the 1st World War, namely Sassoon's Memoirs of an Infantry Officer and Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front. A memorable first hand account of the air war over Germany.Ill, p.244.non-fictionDon Charlwood was born in Melbourne in 1915. Accepted as a RAF navigator in 1940, he was posted to 103 Squadron at Elsham Wolds in the winter of 1942. There he crewed up with a pilot from Western Australia and a British crew to fly a Lancaster bomber. In No Moon Tonight he gives a profound insight into the inner lives of the men of Bomber Command and their hopes and fears in the face of mounting losses. He depicts the appalling human cost of the air war in an account which has been favorably compared to other enduring memoirs of the 1st World War, namely Sassoon's Memoirs of an Infantry Officer and Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front. A memorable first hand account of the air war over Germany.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Hodder and Stoughton et al, Finest hour, 1999
... world wart 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain... - aerial operations - britain world wart 1939-1945 - personal ...This account of events in 1940 as the German army continued its advance across Europe is told through the voices, diaries, letters and memoirs of those who survived it, and those who lost their lives.Ill, map, p.418.non-fictionThis account of events in 1940 as the German army continued its advance across Europe is told through the voices, diaries, letters and memoirs of those who survived it, and those who lost their lives. world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, world wart 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Chatto and Windus, The big show, 1951
... World war 1939-1945 - Personal narratives - France... - Aerial operations - Britain World war 1939-1945 - Personal ...Some experiences of a French fighter pilot in the RAAFIll, p.256.non-fictionSome experiences of a French fighter pilot in the RAAFworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - france -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Readers Book Club, The first and the last : the German fighter force in World War II, 1956
... World war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - Germany... - personal narratives - Germany World war 1939-1945 - Aerial ...A history of the Luftwaffe through the eyes of one of its aces, Adolf Galland.Index, ill, p.385.non-fictionA history of the Luftwaffe through the eyes of one of its aces, Adolf Galland. world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - germany, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Fine books, Crisis in the Pacific, 1996
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives... war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives In Crisis in the Pacific ...In Crisis in the Pacific acclaimed historian Gerald Astor draws on the raw experiences of marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen under fire - from generals and admirals to correspondents, line officers and enlisted men on both sides of the battle lines - to present a view of the critical struggle for the Philippines, the keystone to Japanese domination of the Pacific and to ultimate Allied victory. These accounts, many published here for the first time, are dramatic and graphic, brutal and awe-inspiring. Ranging from the diplomatic and nursing corps' experience of the Japanese conquest and occupation of the islands, to the Bataan death march and first-hand accounts of war crimes inflicted by the Japanese on prisoners of war, to the final push for the hills of Mindanao, Crisis in the Pacific is the first complete history, told in the words of the men and women who were there, of one of the most crucial battlegrounds of World War II.Index, bibliography, ill, p.478.non-fictionIn Crisis in the Pacific acclaimed historian Gerald Astor draws on the raw experiences of marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen under fire - from generals and admirals to correspondents, line officers and enlisted men on both sides of the battle lines - to present a view of the critical struggle for the Philippines, the keystone to Japanese domination of the Pacific and to ultimate Allied victory. These accounts, many published here for the first time, are dramatic and graphic, brutal and awe-inspiring. Ranging from the diplomatic and nursing corps' experience of the Japanese conquest and occupation of the islands, to the Bataan death march and first-hand accounts of war crimes inflicted by the Japanese on prisoners of war, to the final push for the hills of Mindanao, Crisis in the Pacific is the first complete history, told in the words of the men and women who were there, of one of the most crucial battlegrounds of World War II.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – phillipines, world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives -
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Book, Pacific press, Rabaul 1942, 1994
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia... – 1945 – Campaigns – New Guinea World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal ...The story of 'Lark Force', the 2/22nd Australian Infantry Battalion and support units, which defended Rabaul in 1942, with most of the Force becoming prisoners of the Japanese.Ill, maps, p.295.The story of 'Lark Force', the 2/22nd Australian Infantry Battalion and support units, which defended Rabaul in 1942, with most of the Force becoming prisoners of the Japanese. world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea, world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia -
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Book, Kodansha International, Letters from the end of the world a firsthand account of the bombing of Hiroshima, 1997
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Japan... 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Japan Hiroshima - Atomic ...A collection of letters that document the catastrophe of Hiroshima. The author - a professor of history at Hiroshima University - spent several days after bomb searching for his wife and son. His joy on being re-united with them was short-lived as radiation sickness took his wife ten days later.Ill, map, p.194.non-fictionA collection of letters that document the catastrophe of Hiroshima. The author - a professor of history at Hiroshima University - spent several days after bomb searching for his wife and son. His joy on being re-united with them was short-lived as radiation sickness took his wife ten days later. world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – japan, hiroshima - atomic bombing -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne, Title Melbourne's Marines: the First Division at the MCG 1943, 2002
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – United States... at the MCG 1943 Notes, ill, p.51. World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal ...Describes the experience of the US 1st division quartered at the Melbourne Cricket GroundNotes, ill, p.51.non-fictionDescribes the experience of the US 1st division quartered at the Melbourne Cricket Groundworld war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – united states, us 1st division -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen and Unwin, Battle Order 204 : A Bomber Pilot's Story, 2007
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia... operations - Britain World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives ...The riveting true story account of a young WW2 pilot's heroic journey, illustrated throughout with fascinating photographs, maps and excerpts from his log books.Bibliography, ill, map, p.305.non-fictionThe riveting true story account of a young WW2 pilot's heroic journey, illustrated throughout with fascinating photographs, maps and excerpts from his log books.world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - britain, world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Viking, Fly -True Stories of Courage and Adventure from the Airmen of World War II, 2008
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia... – Personal narratives – Australia All over the world during World War ...All over the world during World War II, thousands of young men who had never so much as been near an aeroplane left offices, farms and classrooms to learn to fly and fight in the greatest conflict the world has ever seen. They fought over deserts, cities and jungles, in-single-engine fighter aircraft, heavy bombers, transport planes and flying boats. How do they feel about their dramatic days in the air? What is it they remember, and what do they choose to forget? In these candid and moving stories, Michael Veitch, writer, broadcaster and aeroplane fanatic, uncovers some of the untold stories of World War II: Australian, British and even German. He captures the events that defined a generation of men before these stories are lost forever.Ill, p.303.non-fictionAll over the world during World War II, thousands of young men who had never so much as been near an aeroplane left offices, farms and classrooms to learn to fly and fight in the greatest conflict the world has ever seen. They fought over deserts, cities and jungles, in-single-engine fighter aircraft, heavy bombers, transport planes and flying boats. How do they feel about their dramatic days in the air? What is it they remember, and what do they choose to forget? In these candid and moving stories, Michael Veitch, writer, broadcaster and aeroplane fanatic, uncovers some of the untold stories of World War II: Australian, British and even German. He captures the events that defined a generation of men before these stories are lost forever. world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - australia, world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Collins, Out of the blue : a pilot with the Chindits, 1984
... World war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia... war 1939 – 1945 – Personal narratives – Australia An account ...An account of Chindit operations in Burma from the perspective of an ex RAF pilot.Map, p.272.non-fictionAn account of Chindit operations in Burma from the perspective of an ex RAF pilot.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – burma, world war 1939 – 1945 – personal narratives – australia