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Nineteen-Forty: Our Finest Hour

Nineteen-Forty: Our Finest Hour

$30.00 AUD
Author: Arthur MeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1941Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed and faded spine....
The War Diaries Of Weary Dunlop: Java And The Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945

The War Diaries Of Weary Dunlop: Java And The Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945

$15.00 AUD
Author: E. E. DunlopBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Nelson, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis poignant historical account chronicles the harrowing experiences of an Australian surgeon during World War II....
The W.A.A.A.F Book

The W.A.A.A.F Book

$20.00 AUD
Author: Clare Stevenson And Honor DarlingBinding: HardbackPublished: Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account, The W.A.A.A.F Book, chronicles the vital...
The Taste Of Courage: The War, 1939-1945

The Taste Of Courage: The War, 1939-1945

$30.00 AUD
Author: Desmond Flower And James ReevesBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Brothers, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket damaged with wear and tears, price clipped, cloth cover...
Pow: A Digger In Hitler's Prison Camps 1941-45

Pow: A Digger In Hitler's Prison Camps 1941-45

$15.00 AUD
Author: Ian RamsayBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light tanning along spine and edges, couple of pages have some...
2194 Days Of War: An Illustrated Chronology Of The Second World War

2194 Days Of War: An Illustrated Chronology Of The Second World War

$25.00 AUD
Author: Richard Hough, Frank MasonBinding: HardbackPublished: Gallery Books, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markings2194 Days Of War: An Illustrated Chronology Of The Second World...
The Guns Of Navarone

The Guns Of Navarone

$45.00 AUD
Author: Alistair MacleanBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins., 1957Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor tears and some slight discoloration to DJ, tanned page...
The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd

$40.00 AUD
Author: C. S. ForesterBinding: HardbackPublished: Little Brown, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor tears and chips to spine and corners of DJ. Tanning and...
The D-Day Experience: From The Invasion To The Liberation Of Paris

The D-Day Experience: From The Invasion To The Liberation Of Paris

$35.00 AUD
Author: Richard HolmesBinding: Other bindingPublished: Imperial War Museum, 2006Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mixed Media. All facsimile documents and memorabilia and, CD IncludedThe D-Day Experience: From...
The Guns Of Navarone

The Guns Of Navarone

$15.00 AUD
Author: Alistair MacleanBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Bok Club, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis classic World War II thriller chronicles a daring commando...
Yesterday & Today & Forever

Yesterday & Today & Forever

$30.00 AUD
Author: Maria Augusta TrappBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles London, 1956Condition:Book: PoorJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Brown cloth in good condition....
Personal Experience: 1939-1946

Personal Experience: 1939-1946

$20.00 AUD
Author: Lord CaseyBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable & Company Limited, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine. Slightly worn corners. Foxing...
The Resistance - World War II

The Resistance - World War II

$15.00 AUD
Author: Russell Miller; the editors of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Resistance by Russell Miller...
Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare

$25.00 AUD
Author: Alistair MacleanBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning along spine, small surface tears on front panel (see photo),...
The Second World War: A Unique Photographic Record In Colour

The Second World War: A Unique Photographic Record In Colour

$15.00 AUD
Author: John Masson, Philippe. Wootton, Angela M. BailieBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild Publishing, 1985Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: Previous owner"The Second World War: A Unique Photographic Record In Colour"...
Normandy To The Baltic: The Personal Account Of The Conquest Of Germany

Normandy To The Baltic: The Personal Account Of The Conquest Of Germany

$60.00 AUD
Author: Field-Marshal Viscount Montgomery AlameinBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1953Condition:Book: PoorJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket damaged with wear and tear and price clipped, previous owner...
Life With The Enemy: Collaboration And Resistance In Hitler's Europe 1939-1945

Life With The Enemy: Collaboration And Resistance In Hitler's Europe 1939-1945

$40.00 AUD
Author: Werner RingsBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light wear and tear on corners and edges and is price clippedWerner Rings's...
Largely A Gamble: Australians In Syria June - July 1941

Largely A Gamble: Australians In Syria June - July 1941

$45.00 AUD
Author: Jim Mcallester & Syd Trigellis-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: HQ Training Command, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has water damage (evident on reverse side and through warping on...
The Army-Cap Boy: The Story Of A Teenage Boy's Survival In Hitler's Europe

The Army-Cap Boy: The Story Of A Teenage Boy's Survival In Hitler's Europe

$25.00 AUD
Author: Zoltan And Edi SchwarzBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light tanning along spineThis poignant memoir chronicles the harrowing experiences of...
The Reach For Empire

The Reach For Empire

$15.00 AUD
Author: Time-Life EditorsBinding: HardbackPublished: Time Life, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markings"The Reach for Empire" is a volume in the Time-Life Third Reich series, a historical account of the Nazi...
A History Of The 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion: 1940-1945

A History Of The 2/17 Australian Infantry Battalion: 1940-1945

$120.00 AUD
Author: 2/17 Battalion History CommitteeBinding: HardbackPublished: 2/17 Battalion History Committee, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Green cloth in good condition. Worn DJ, no tears....
SBS The Invisible Raiders

SBS The Invisible Raiders

$30.00 AUD
Author: James D. LaddBinding: HardbackPublished: Arms and Armour Press., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerShrouded in secrecy, the SBS has hitherto been subject to much conjecture and...
Dieppe: The Dawn Of Decision

Dieppe: The Dawn Of Decision

$30.00 AUD
Author: Jacques MordalBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press., 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Sticker from previous owner in FEP, minor yellowing to...
Under Siege: Literary Life In London 1939-45

Under Siege: Literary Life In London 1939-45

$15.00 AUD
Author: Robert HewisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and first page top edge clipped, dust jacket...
The Past & Future People: Tradition and Change on a New Guinea Island

The Past & Future People: Tradition and Change on a New Guinea Island

$20.00 AUD
Author: Romola Mcswain; Preface by Peter LawrenceBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsAn insightful ethnographic and ethnological study of the Karkar Islanders of Papua...
Keep Smiling Through: The Home Front 1939-45

Keep Smiling Through: The Home Front 1939-45

$25.00 AUD
Author: Susan BriggsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Fontana/Collins London, 1976Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling...
Of Love And War: The Letters And Diaries Of Captain Adrian Curlewis And His Family 1939-1945

Of Love And War: The Letters And Diaries Of Captain Adrian Curlewis And His Family 1939-1945

$15.00 AUD
Author: Philippa PooleBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner dedication written insideThis compelling work of historical non-fiction presents an intimate chronicle of World...
Not To Be Shot At Or Exported: An Airman's Letters Home 1942-1945

Not To Be Shot At Or Exported: An Airman's Letters Home 1942-1945

$25.00 AUD
Author: Leslie Harold SullivanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Royal Australian Air Force Museum, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis non-fiction collection presents a poignant look...
A Very Private War

A Very Private War

$20.00 AUD
Author: Jon ClearyBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket chipped in a couple places on spine, general wear to...
The War In The Pacific: A Hand Held Illustrated History (SIGNED)

The War In The Pacific: A Hand Held Illustrated History (SIGNED)

$60.00 AUD
Author: Allan SeidenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Legacy Archive Press, 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, SIGNED BY AUTHORThis concise military history offers a vivid, illustrated...
Letters Of Heartache And Hope: A Story Of Emigration After World War II (SIGNED)

Letters Of Heartache And Hope: A Story Of Emigration After World War II (SIGNED)

$30.00 AUD
Author: Edith TörökfaloyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Edith Törökfalvy, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant historical account chronicles the true story of Edith Torolefaly's family...
Human Smoke: The Beginnings Of World War Ii, The End Of Civilization

Human Smoke: The Beginnings Of World War Ii, The End Of Civilization

$15.00 AUD
Author: Nicholson BakerBinding: PaperbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, New York, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light creasing on spine and cover. Nicholson...
The Victors

The Victors

$20.00 AUD
Author: Brigadier Peter YoungBinding: HardbackPublished: AP Publishing, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerHistorians examine sixteen Battles in which some of the most famous Generals in modern history made...
Who Sank The Sydney?

Who Sank The Sydney?

$15.00 AUD
Author: Michael MontgomeryBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell Australiaq, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped/loose spine. No loose pages.This compelling work of military history meticulously reconstructs the...
Hitler's Miracle Weapons Volume 3: From The 'America Rocket' To An Orbital Station; Germany's Efforts To Develop Intercontinental Weapons And The First Space Programme

Hitler's Miracle Weapons Volume 3: From The 'America Rocket' To An Orbital Station; Germany's Efforts To Develop Intercontinental Weapons And The First Space Programme

$250.00 AUD
Author: Friedrich GeorgBinding: HardbackPublished: Helion & Company Ltd, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light bumping on corners and spine....
The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

$15.00 AUD
Author: Kendal Burt & James LeasorBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Book Club, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Age stains on end papers. Light foxing.This gripping work...
Ruin From The Air: The Atomic Mission To Hiroshima

Ruin From The Air: The Atomic Mission To Hiroshima

$20.00 AUD
Author: Gordon Thomas & Max Morgan WittsBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Strong, clean hardback. Light foxing.This gripping work of historical...
These Things Happened: Unrecorded History 1895-1946

These Things Happened: Unrecorded History 1895-1946

$20.00 AUD
Author: F.E. KnightBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hawthorn Press, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight yellowing. Firm hardback.This compelling work of historical non-fiction, "These Things Happened: Unrecorded History...
The War Diaries Of Weary Dunlop: Java And The Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945

The War Diaries Of Weary Dunlop: Java And The Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945

$15.00 AUD
Author: E. E. DunlopBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work presents the harrowing personal accounts of Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop, a distinguished Australian...
Largely A Gamble; Australians In Syria June - July 1941 (SIGNED)

Largely A Gamble; Australians In Syria June - July 1941 (SIGNED)

$65.00 AUD
Author: Jim Mcallester & Syd Trigellis-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Commonwealth Of Australia, 1995Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis compelling work of military history meticulously chronicles the Allied invasion...
Days Of Our Years

Days Of Our Years

$15.00 AUD
Author: Pierre Van PaassenBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson Ltd, 1941Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerIn this compelling memoir, Pierre Van Paassen...
Signed With Their Honour

Signed With Their Honour

$15.00 AUD
Author: James AldridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph Limited., 1943Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Soiled cover, tanning and foxing throughout entire...
The Government and the People 1939-1941 + The Government and the People 1942–1945 (Two-Volume Set)

The Government and the People 1939-1941 + The Government and the People 1942–1945 (Two-Volume Set)

$120.00 AUD
Author: Paul HasluckBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1956Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cloth in good condition. DJs have general wear and tears. Name on...
By And Large

By And Large

$100.00 AUD
Author: Admiral Sir Barry DomvileBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson & Co., 1936Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Blue cloth in good condition with...
Monte Cassino: At Last, The Full Story Behind One Of World War Ii's Most Disputed Events—The Day American Bombers Destroyed The Great Abbey

Monte Cassino: At Last, The Full Story Behind One Of World War Ii's Most Disputed Events—The Day American Bombers Destroyed The Great Abbey

$55.00 AUD
Author: David Hapgood And David RichardsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Congdon & Weed., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears to DJ, slight yellowing to...
Return From The River Kwai

Return From The River Kwai

$12.00 AUD
Author: Joan And Clay Blair, Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Simon & Schuster., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This historical account by...
Between War And Peace: The Potsdam Conference

Between War And Peace: The Potsdam Conference

$35.00 AUD
Author: Herbert FeisBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press., 1960Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor stains, tears and discolouration in...
The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing And The Psychology Of Genocide

The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing And The Psychology Of Genocide

$55.00 AUD
Author: Robert Jay LiftonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Basic Books., 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stain on fore-edge and minimal foxing to pages edge..In his most...