Showing 29 items matching "world war 1939=1945 - campaigns - europe"
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Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Stephen E Ambrose, The victors : the men of World War II, 2004
... world war 1939=1945 - campaigns - europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939=1945 - campaigns - europe world war 1939-1945 - us involvement The Victors is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian Stephen E. ...The Victors is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. It follows the momentous events of the war from D-Day, 6 June 1944, through to the final days when the Allied soldiers pushed the German troops out of France, chased them across Germany, and, on 7 May 1945, destroyed the Nazi regime. -- back cover.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.396.non-fictionThe Victors is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose. It follows the momentous events of the war from D-Day, 6 June 1944, through to the final days when the Allied soldiers pushed the German troops out of France, chased them across Germany, and, on 7 May 1945, destroyed the Nazi regime. -- back cover. world war 1939=1945 - campaigns - europe, world war 1939-1945 - us involvement -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Stephen E Ambrose, Citizen soldiers : the U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the surrender of Germany, 2002
... ...world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges operation overlord world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe his sequel to D-DAY opens at 00:01 hours, June 7, 1944 on the Normandy Beaches and ends at 02:45 hours, May 7, 1945. ...his sequel to D-DAY opens at 00:01 hours, June 7, 1944 on the Normandy Beaches and ends at 02:45 hours, May 7, 1945. In between comes the battles in the hedgerows of Normandy, the breakout of Saint-Lo, the Falaise gap, Patton tearing through France, the liberation of Paris, the attempt to leap the Rhine in operation Market-Garden, the near-miraculous German recovery, the battles around Metz and in the Huertgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the capture of the bridge at Remagen and, finally, the overunning of Germany. From the enlisted men and junior officers, Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from those on both sides of the war. The experience of these citizen soldiers reveals the ordinary sufferings and hardships of war. They overcame their fear and inexperience, the mistakes of their high command and their enemy to win the war.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.528.non-fictionhis sequel to D-DAY opens at 00:01 hours, June 7, 1944 on the Normandy Beaches and ends at 02:45 hours, May 7, 1945. In between comes the battles in the hedgerows of Normandy, the breakout of Saint-Lo, the Falaise gap, Patton tearing through France, the liberation of Paris, the attempt to leap the Rhine in operation Market-Garden, the near-miraculous German recovery, the battles around Metz and in the Huertgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, the capture of the bridge at Remagen and, finally, the overunning of Germany. From the enlisted men and junior officers, Ambrose draws on hundreds of interviews and oral histories from those on both sides of the war. The experience of these citizen soldiers reveals the ordinary sufferings and hardships of war. They overcame their fear and inexperience, the mistakes of their high command and their enemy to win the war. operation overlord, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Chancellor Press, Marching to the sound of gunfire, 2000
... ...world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - british world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe British soldiers tell their stories of life and death at the sharp end Index, il, maps, p.218. ...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 BranchBook, Lifetime Distributors, D-Day: Dawn of heroes, 2004
... world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe Operation Overlord The famous D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. ...The famous D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. This book provides a brilliant perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy.Index, bib, ill, p.144.non-fictionThe famous D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of Operation Overlord, the battle for the liberation of Europe. This book provides a brilliant perspective on the devastating battle for Normandy. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe, operation overlord -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Julian Thompson, WW2 victory in Europe experience : from D-Day to the destruction of the Third Reich, 2005
... ...world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - history world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe Photographic essay of victory in Europe including facsimiles of historical documents Ill, DVD, memorabilia, p.65. ...Photographic essay of victory in Europe including facsimiles of historical documentsIll, DVD, memorabilia, p.65.non-fictionPhotographic essay of victory in Europe including facsimiles of historical documents world war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchArrow Books, The screaming eagles, 1983
... ...World War 1939-1945 Campaigns - Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - fiction World War 1939-1945 Campaigns - Europe Fictional account of the "Battle of the Bulge" p.216. ...Fictional account of the "Battle of the Bulge"p.216.Fictional account of the "Battle of the Bulge"world war 1939-1945 - fiction, world war 1939-1945 campaigns - europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Gollancz, The longest day, 1960
... ...World War 1939-1945 Campaigns - Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Operation Overlord World War 1939-1945 Campaigns - Europe Account of the D Day landings in Normandy in 1944 Index, bib, ill, maps, p.240. ...Account of the D Day landings in Normandy in 1944Index, bib, ill, maps, p.240.non-fictionAccount of the D Day landings in Normandy in 1944operation overlord, world war 1939-1945 campaigns - europe -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Hamish hamilton, Eclipse, 1946
... World War 1939 - 1945 - Campaigns - Europe...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939 - 1945 - Campaigns - Europe World War 1939-1945 - History An account of the defeat of Germany on the Western Front Ill, maps, p.255. ...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 -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, The Sun News-Pictoria Melbourne, The First Year of War in Pictures, 1941
... World War 1939 - 1945 - Campaigns - Europe...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - History World War 1939 - 1945 - Campaigns - Europe Illusrated history of the first year of World War Two Ill, p.319. ...Illusrated history of the first year of World War TwoIll, p.319.non-fictionIllusrated history of the first year of World War Twoworld war 1939-1945 - history, world war 1939 - 1945 - campaigns - europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Collins, The struggle for Europe, 1952
... world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - eastern europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - campaigns france world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - eastern europe A broad summary of the battles on both the Western and Eastern fronts for the liberation of Europe in 1944-1945 Index, bibliography, maps, p.766. ...A broad summary of the battles on both the Western and Eastern fronts for the liberation of Europe in 1944-1945Index, bibliography, maps, p.766.non-fictionA broad summary of the battles on both the Western and Eastern fronts for the liberation of Europe in 1944-1945world war 1939-1945 - campaigns france, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - eastern europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Antony Beevor, The writer at war: Vasily Grossman with the red army 1941-195, 2006
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Eastern Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Eastern Europe Soviet Union - German occupation - 1941-1944 Based on the notebooks in which Vasily Grossman gathered the raw material for his newspaper articles, A Writer at War depicts the crushing conditions on the Eastern Front during World War II and the lives and deaths of infantrymen, tank drivers, pilots, snipers, and civilians. ...Based on the notebooks in which Vasily Grossman gathered the raw material for his newspaper articles, A Writer at War depicts the crushing conditions on the Eastern Front during World War II and the lives and deaths of infantrymen, tank drivers, pilots, snipers, and civilians. Deemed unfit for service when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Grossman became a special correspondent for The Red Star, the Red Army newspaper. A portly novelist in his mid-thirties with no military experience, he was given a uniform and hastily taught how to use a pistol. Remarkably, he spent three of the next four years at the front, observing with a writer's eye the most pitiless fighting ever recorded.". "Grossman witnessed almost all the major events on the Eastern Front: the appalling defeats and desperate retreats of 1941, the defense of Moscow, and the fighting in the Ukraine. In August 1942 he was posted to Stalingrad, where he remained during four months of brutal street fighting. Grossman was present at the battle of Kursk (the largest tank engagement in history), and, as the Red Army advanced, he reached Berdichev, where his worst fears for his mother and other relatives were confirmed. A Jew himself, he undertook the faithful recording of Holocaust atrocities as their extent dawned. His report "The Hell of Treblinka" was used in evidence at the Nuremberg tribunalIndex, ill, maps, p.378.non-fictionBased on the notebooks in which Vasily Grossman gathered the raw material for his newspaper articles, A Writer at War depicts the crushing conditions on the Eastern Front during World War II and the lives and deaths of infantrymen, tank drivers, pilots, snipers, and civilians. Deemed unfit for service when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, Grossman became a special correspondent for The Red Star, the Red Army newspaper. A portly novelist in his mid-thirties with no military experience, he was given a uniform and hastily taught how to use a pistol. Remarkably, he spent three of the next four years at the front, observing with a writer's eye the most pitiless fighting ever recorded.". "Grossman witnessed almost all the major events on the Eastern Front: the appalling defeats and desperate retreats of 1941, the defense of Moscow, and the fighting in the Ukraine. In August 1942 he was posted to Stalingrad, where he remained during four months of brutal street fighting. Grossman was present at the battle of Kursk (the largest tank engagement in history), and, as the Red Army advanced, he reached Berdichev, where his worst fears for his mother and other relatives were confirmed. A Jew himself, he undertook the faithful recording of Holocaust atrocities as their extent dawned. His report "The Hell of Treblinka" was used in evidence at the Nuremberg tribunalworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - eastern europe, soviet union - german occupation - 1941-1944 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books et al, The battle of the bulge, 1979
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe World War 1939 - 1945 - Battle of the bulge The battle of the bulge was the final attempt by Germany to win the war Index, bib, ill, p.208. ...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, Lightning war, 1989
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe Chronicles the invasion of Norway and France by Germany during World War II Index, bib, ill, maps, p.185. ...Chronicles the invasion of Norway and France by Germany during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.185.non-fictionChronicles the invasion of Norway and France by Germany during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, Scorched Earth, 1991
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Eastern Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Eastern Europe Chronicles the retreat from the East by Germany during World War II Index, bib, ill, maps, p.177. ...Chronicles the retreat from the East by Germany during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.177.non-fictionChronicles the retreat from the East by Germany during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - eastern europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, Blitzkrieg, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Poland Hitler's armies smash Poland--Denmark and Norway fall--they take Holland and Belgium--and France collapses. ...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...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe World War 1939-1945 - Battle of Britain 1940 An account of the aircraft, pilots, tactics, and results of the three-month Battle of Britain in 1940. ...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 second front, 1977
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe operation overlord Text and photographs survey the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Germanoccupied Europe on June 6, 1944. ...Text and photographs survey the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Germanoccupied Europe on June 6, 1944.Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionText and photographs survey the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Germanoccupied Europe on June 6, 1944.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, operation overlord -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, Liberation, 1978
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe Paris - History - 1940-1945 Picture essay of the liberation of Paris and France Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208. ...Picture essay of the liberation of Paris and FranceIndex, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionPicture essay of the liberation of Paris and Franceworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, paris - history - 1940-1945 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, MacDonald and Company, Battle of the Reichswald, 1970
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Germany World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe An account of the difficulties facing British troops in Germany Ill, p.159. ...An account of the difficulties facing British troops in GermanyIll, p.159.non-fictionAn account of the difficulties facing British troops in Germanyworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - germany, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, MacDonald and Company, Bastogne: The roadblock, 1970
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Germany World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe An account of the difficulties facing British troops in Germany Ill, p.159. ...An account of the difficulties facing British troops in GermanyIll, p.159.non-fictionAn account of the difficulties facing British troops in Germanyworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - germany, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, Normandy Bridgehead, 1970
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe Operation Overlord The invasion and liberation of Europe in 1944 Ill, maps, p.159. ...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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, France: Summer 1940, 1969
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France The fall of France in 1940 Ill, maps, p.159. ...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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, Breakout: Drive to the Seine, 1969
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France The invasion of France in 1944 Ill, maps, p.159. ...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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, Sicily: Whose victory?, 1968
... World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Western Europe World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Italy The invasion of Sicily in 1943 Ill, maps, p.159. ...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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time-Life Books, Victory in Europe, 1982
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Germany World War 1939-1945 - Liberation - Germany Aspects of the final collapse of Germany Index, bib, ill, p.208. Victory in Europe ...Aspects of the final collapse of GermanyIndex, bib, ill, p.208.non-fictionAspects of the final collapse of Germanyworld war 1939-1945 - campaigns - germany, world war 1939-1945 - liberation - germany -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Joseph John Parapuram, Sayonara Singapura, 2016
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore Personal recollections - Joseph John Parapuram I was editor of The Malaya Tribune, a daily newspaper in Singapore, sleepily okaying Page One when 17 Japanese Zero bombers shattered the night. It was December 8, 1941. Having been fed daily stories full of optimism from London, we in Singapore hadn't an inkling that war with Japan was imminent … I sneaked out when there was a pause in the bombing. Limbs of every description - European ...I was editor of The Malaya Tribune, a daily newspaper in Singapore, sleepily okaying Page One when 17 Japanese Zero bombers shattered the night. It was December 8, 1941. Having been fed daily stories full of optimism from London, we in Singapore hadn't an inkling that war with Japan was imminent … I sneaked out when there was a pause in the bombing. Limbs of every description - European, Indian, Chinese, Malay and Eurasian - were everywhere. Parapuram Joseph John - 'John' to all - is given an ultimatum by the Japanese invaders: work for us or face the consequences. He becomes No.2 at the Domei.Ill, p.220.non-fictionI was editor of The Malaya Tribune, a daily newspaper in Singapore, sleepily okaying Page One when 17 Japanese Zero bombers shattered the night. It was December 8, 1941. Having been fed daily stories full of optimism from London, we in Singapore hadn't an inkling that war with Japan was imminent … I sneaked out when there was a pause in the bombing. Limbs of every description - European, Indian, Chinese, Malay and Eurasian - were everywhere. Parapuram Joseph John - 'John' to all - is given an ultimatum by the Japanese invaders: work for us or face the consequences. He becomes No.2 at the Domei. world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - singapore, personal recollections - joseph john parapuram -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Time Life Books, Fortress Europe, 1992
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Germany - history - 1939-1945 World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - France Chronicles the events leading up and including the invasion of Europe by the allies during World War II Index, bib, ill, maps, p.167. ...Chronicles the events leading up and including the invasion of Europe by the allies during World War IIIndex, bib, ill, maps, p.167.non-fictionChronicles the events leading up and including the invasion of Europe by the allies during World War IIgermany - history - 1939-1945, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - france -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, Salerno: Foothold in Europe, 1971
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World War 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Italy Operation Husky The invasion of Sicily in 1943 Ill, p.159. Salerno: Foothold in Europe Book Pan Books David Mason ...The invasion of Sicily in 1943Ill, p.159.non-fictionThe invasion of Sicily in 1943world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - italy, operation husky -
Melbourne LegacyMedal, World War 2, c2000
... World War 2. Replicas include different campaign stars and the Defence Medal and Active Service Medal. There is a cloth patch embroidered 'H.M.A.S.' and cap band from HMAS Sydney. The Rising Sun badge and badges for Return from Active Service and a RAAF emblem. The text reproduced at the base accompanied the WW1 memorial plaques. The boards were on display in the Melbourne Legacy Foyer cabinets until June 2017. A record that Legacy holds some war memorabilia as Legatees were once solely returned servicemen. medals World War Two Title inscribed in brass plaques say World War 2, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Air Crew Europe ...One of a series of four boards of mounted replica medals of the Australian Defence Forces. This board shows medals pertaining to World War 2. Replicas include different campaign stars and the Defence Medal and Active Service Medal. There is a cloth patch embroidered 'H.M.A.S.' and cap band from HMAS Sydney. The Rising Sun badge and badges for Return from Active Service and a RAAF emblem. The text reproduced at the base accompanied the WW1 memorial plaques. The boards were on display in the Melbourne Legacy Foyer cabinets until June 2017.A record that Legacy holds some war memorabilia as Legatees were once solely returned servicemen.Replica medals from World War 2 mounted on silk inserts into green boards plus additional badges and cap band.Title inscribed in brass plaques say World War 2, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Burma Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, and Australia Service Medal 1939-1945. Cloth badge embroidered 'H.M.A.S.' and a black cap band embossed 'H.M.A.S. Sydney'.medals, world war two
