Nothing Over Us: The Story Of The 2/6Th Australian Infantry Battalion
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.
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner,Signed
Condition remarks: binding fair, somewhat shaky; dj - large tear on the front panel and general wear; previous owner's name penned on fep.
In the blood-soaked theatres of the Second World War, few units forged a reputation as formidable as the 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion — and Nothing Over Us stands as the definitive chronicle of their extraordinary journey. David Hay's meticulous regimental history traces the battalion's formation, its brutal campaigns across the Middle East and New Guinea, and the unbreakable camaraderie that sustained its men through some of the most savage fighting Australians endured during the conflict. Drawing on official records, personal diaries, and veteran accounts, Hay constructs a vivid, ground-level portrait of ordinary men performing extraordinary acts of courage under fire. This copy, belonging to Pte W.H. Dawson VX3895, carries clearly legible signatures from Alf Andrews (A Coy), Robert "Jock" Scott, Barney "Bob" W. Anderson, and Snowy Cattrell "Whacker" (VX3651), alongside Ray Dunlop (B Coy), Frank L. Casey (B Coy), Jock Watt (A Coy), Barney Sharpe (B Coy), Stan Boughey (C Coy), Jim Kerr (B Coy), J. O'Loughlan (B Coy & Sigs), G. Archibald (B Coy), P. Cavanagh (C Coy), and Frank Rider (A Coy). Also present are John Baker (D Coy), George Gillett (2/1E), Jas Weshard (VX4189, Sig Platoon), and both Bill Ballach Jnr and Bill Ballach Snr. The signatures continue with Ken Campbell (B Coy), L. Bannon (HQ, VX2508), Les Croft (D Coy), Jack Quinn (B Coy), Frank Edward Gibson (2/6 Battalion), Allan Skene (Sgt, Signals, A Coy), Jim Laird (BHQ), Andy Finnegan (A Coy), Jack Weir (D Coy), Chas Nash (C Coy), Tom O'Loughlan (B Coy & Sigs), Max Trewin (BHQ), Fred Quinn (B Coy), and Rod Lee (B Coy). 98 signatures in total.
Author: David Hay
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Australian War Memorial
Genre: Australian history
Edition: First Edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner,Signed
Condition remarks: binding fair, somewhat shaky; dj - large tear on the front panel and general wear; previous owner's name penned on fep.
In the blood-soaked theatres of the Second World War, few units forged a reputation as formidable as the 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion — and Nothing Over Us stands as the definitive chronicle of their extraordinary journey. David Hay's meticulous regimental history traces the battalion's formation, its brutal campaigns across the Middle East and New Guinea, and the unbreakable camaraderie that sustained its men through some of the most savage fighting Australians endured during the conflict. Drawing on official records, personal diaries, and veteran accounts, Hay constructs a vivid, ground-level portrait of ordinary men performing extraordinary acts of courage under fire. This copy, belonging to Pte W.H. Dawson VX3895, carries clearly legible signatures from Alf Andrews (A Coy), Robert "Jock" Scott, Barney "Bob" W. Anderson, and Snowy Cattrell "Whacker" (VX3651), alongside Ray Dunlop (B Coy), Frank L. Casey (B Coy), Jock Watt (A Coy), Barney Sharpe (B Coy), Stan Boughey (C Coy), Jim Kerr (B Coy), J. O'Loughlan (B Coy & Sigs), G. Archibald (B Coy), P. Cavanagh (C Coy), and Frank Rider (A Coy). Also present are John Baker (D Coy), George Gillett (2/1E), Jas Weshard (VX4189, Sig Platoon), and both Bill Ballach Jnr and Bill Ballach Snr. The signatures continue with Ken Campbell (B Coy), L. Bannon (HQ, VX2508), Les Croft (D Coy), Jack Quinn (B Coy), Frank Edward Gibson (2/6 Battalion), Allan Skene (Sgt, Signals, A Coy), Jim Laird (BHQ), Andy Finnegan (A Coy), Jack Weir (D Coy), Chas Nash (C Coy), Tom O'Loughlan (B Coy & Sigs), Max Trewin (BHQ), Fred Quinn (B Coy), and Rod Lee (B Coy). 98 signatures in total.