Active Service: With Australia In The Middle East
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.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Active Service: With Australia in the Middle East is a vivid and compelling wartime chronicle published during the height of the Second World War, capturing the remarkable story of Australian forces deployed across the deserts and battlegrounds of the Middle East. Published by the Military History and Information Section of the A.I.F. (Middle East), this rare and significant volume presents first-hand accounts, official records, and striking visual documentation of Australian soldiers in action — from the sands of North Africa to the rugged terrain of the Levant — offering an unparalleled window into the courage and sacrifice of the men of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force. Beyond its immediate wartime purpose, the work stands as an enduring testament to Australian military identity, illustrating the ANZAC spirit that had come to define a nation on the world stage since Gallipoli a generation before. With its authoritative narrative drawn from official military sources and its rich illustrative content — including artwork such as the striking artillery painting visible within its pages — the volume argues powerfully for the recognition of Australian contribution to the Allied war effort in one of its most strategically critical theatres. For collectors, historians, and students of Australian military heritage alike, this is a document of rare provenance that asks its reader to bear witness to history as it was lived.
Author: Various
Format: Hardback
Published: 1941, The Board of Management of the Australian War Memorial, Canberra
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Active Service: With Australia in the Middle East is a vivid and compelling wartime chronicle published during the height of the Second World War, capturing the remarkable story of Australian forces deployed across the deserts and battlegrounds of the Middle East. Published by the Military History and Information Section of the A.I.F. (Middle East), this rare and significant volume presents first-hand accounts, official records, and striking visual documentation of Australian soldiers in action — from the sands of North Africa to the rugged terrain of the Levant — offering an unparalleled window into the courage and sacrifice of the men of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force. Beyond its immediate wartime purpose, the work stands as an enduring testament to Australian military identity, illustrating the ANZAC spirit that had come to define a nation on the world stage since Gallipoli a generation before. With its authoritative narrative drawn from official military sources and its rich illustrative content — including artwork such as the striking artillery painting visible within its pages — the volume argues powerfully for the recognition of Australian contribution to the Allied war effort in one of its most strategically critical theatres. For collectors, historians, and students of Australian military heritage alike, this is a document of rare provenance that asks its reader to bear witness to history as it was lived.