Australians At War
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- DIGGERS Army, Navy, Air Force 11 Wars******1994 George Odgers ~ HC/DJThe Australian Army, Navy, and Air Force in 11 Wars******1994. Large glossy hardcover with matching dustjacket, cover and pages are unmarked. Unclipped glossy dustjacket has minimal shelf wear. Includes illustrated endpapers, foreword by Admiral A.E. Beaumont, numerous black and white and colour photographs, maps, illustrations, Roll of Honour and a comprehensive index. Please see scan for details of contents. 544 pages, 28.5 x 21 x 4 cms, Lansdowne Publishing Pty. Ltd., first complete edition$19.95SHIPPING OFFEREDPerth, WA•1w
- IN THE LINE OF FIRE Rex Sadler and Tom Hayllar / Aust at WarGlossy softcover, crease to cover, gift inscription, pages are otherwise unmarked. Includes black and white photographs and a comprehensive index. 358 pages, 19.5 x 13 cms, Pan Macmillan Australia, 2007. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-13: 9780330422475 Over 100,000 Australians have laid down their lives in the service of their country over the past 100 years. Conflicts including the two world wars, Korea and Vietnam have been fought by young men from every state in the co$8.95Perth Region, WA•108w
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- CRUSOES IN THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH A.G. Geddan ~ Scarce Like New 1st Ed PBScarce glossy softcover, pages are unmarked. Includes a bush map. 44 pages, A. G. Geddan, copyright December 1987. The photograph forms part of the description. ISBN-10: ******0488 The true story of two young West Australian men who, anticipating a Japanese invasion during World War 2, spent ten months in exile in the Australian bush, completely cut off from civilisation. All items have been cleaned with a disinfectant solution for your protection. Can be picked up from HILLARYS (any time)$9.95Perth Region, WA•209w
- THE AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE Roland Perry ~ NEW PB 2013 / 2017 Photos2 copies available (please read carefully and SPECIFY which copy you prefer, otherwise first available copy will automatically be sent): Photos # 1-5: Lovely brand new glossy softcover. Includes photographs, author's notes, bibliography and a comprehensive index. Please see scans for details of contents. 550 pages, 23.5 x 15 x 4 cms, Hachette Australia, 2017. The attached photographs of the actual item form part of the description. ISBN-13: 9780733638671 Photos # 6-8: Lovely brand new softcover$16.95SHIPPING OFFEREDPerth, WA•125w
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- Anzacs In Arkhangel By Michael Challinger Paperback BookIn November 1918, as World War One was coming to a close and soldiers were returning home, a small group of Australian men signed up for more fighting. Yet this time, the enemy was Russian Bolsheviks instead of Germans, and the front line was the wild and frozen wastelands of far north Russia. With humour and an eye for irony, Michael Challinger tells the story of how this group of 150 Aussies was seconded to help to protect the British from a rear guard attack from northern Russia. Stationed i$8Swan View, WA•197w
- From Strength To Strength by Sara Henderson An AutobiographyFrom Strength To Strength by Sara Henderson An Autobiography Sara Henderson's bestselling autobiography has touched the hearts of thousands of people all over Australia. As tough, spirited, warm and funny as the woman herself, From Strength to Strength is the inspirational story of one woman's extraordinary courage and determination. In 1959 Sara met American war hero and shipping magnate Charles Henderson III, and so began what she calls the world's most demanding, humiliating and challengin$5Gwelup, WA•39w
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- Book: The Lost Diggers: Ross CoulthartBook: The Lost Diggers: Ross Coulthart 'It's a treasure trove. It's previously unknown, candid images of our troops just out of the line. Men with the fear and experiences of battle written on their faces.' General Peter Cosgrove. An award-winning treasure for fans of Australian World War I history. Ross Coulthart brings together never-before-seen images of Western Front diggers and the amazing stories behind them in a beautiful collection that's part thriller, part family history and part nat$40North Perth, WA•11w
- THE SILENT SERVICE T.M. Jones & Ion Idriess / VINTAGE Rev 2nd Ed HC/DJVINTAGE 70 year old blue hardcover with silver lettering to spine, very minimal wear to cover, previous owner's name, small closed tear to last page, pages are otherwise unmarked. Includes a frontispiece, illustrated endpapers, and several full-page black and white illustrations by Unk White. Clipped pictorial dustjacket has several small nicks and tears, and is missing the rear foldover (see scans). 372 pages, 22 x 14.5 cms, Angus & Robertson, second edition, revised and enlarged, 1952. The ph$19.95SHIPPING OFFEREDPerth, WA•66w
- Weary: The Life of Sir Edward Dunlop by Sue EburyWeary: The Life of Sir Edward Dunlop by Sue Ebury Australians proclaimed Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop a national hero, much honoured and greatly loved, when he died in July 1993. A brilliant student and sportsman, qualifying as a pharmacist and surgeon and representing Australia in rugby, Weary turned his back on a surgical career and volunteered immediately when war broke out in 1939. He joined the 2nd AIF and served in Palestine, Greece, Crete, Tobruk and Egypt before sailing to Java with his$10Gwelup, WA•11w
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