Pictorial History of Australia at War 1939-45 (Five-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Norman Bartlett and Charles Meeking (editors)
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T., 1957-1959
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
This monumental five volume set stands as a definitive work of military history, presenting a richly illustrated chronicle of Australia’s involvement in the Second World War. It details the nation’s campaigns across Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific, while also documenting the home front and the profound social changes brought by wartime mobilization. The volumes argue for the central role of Australian forces in shaping Allied success, illustrating both battlefield strategy and the human cost of conflict. Each page uncovers vivid photographic evidence and authoritative commentary, combining visual record with narrative precision. The work instructs readers in the scale and significance of Australia’s wartime contribution, making it an indispensable reference for historians, collectors, and institutions committed to preserving the legacy of 1939–1945.
Author: Norman Bartlett and Charles Meeking (editors)
Published: 1957, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T.
Author: Norman Bartlett and Charles Meeking (editors)
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T., 1957-1959
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
This monumental five volume set stands as a definitive work of military history, presenting a richly illustrated chronicle of Australia’s involvement in the Second World War. It details the nation’s campaigns across Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific, while also documenting the home front and the profound social changes brought by wartime mobilization. The volumes argue for the central role of Australian forces in shaping Allied success, illustrating both battlefield strategy and the human cost of conflict. Each page uncovers vivid photographic evidence and authoritative commentary, combining visual record with narrative precision. The work instructs readers in the scale and significance of Australia’s wartime contribution, making it an indispensable reference for historians, collectors, and institutions committed to preserving the legacy of 1939–1945.