HISTORY / Military / World War II from Lawrence Jones

Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1957. HEAVY. xvi, 715pp, index, bw ills. Or red cloth in jacket. Alittle foxing to jacket, offset toning to endpapers. This volume relates mainly to operations in Malaya in the first 10 weeks of the war against Japan. Also describes the experiences of small garrisons overrun in New Britain, Ambon and Dutch Timor. Final section describes… Ler mais sobre este item

United Kingdom: Wrens Park, 2000. 150pp, index, bibliography, sources/notes, appendix, bw ills. Black cloth in jacket. Near new. Based largely on the diaries of Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, the author's uncle, who was sent to Malta as a Spitfire Squadron Leader.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to.

New York: Invisible Man Press, 2013. xi, 124pp. Pictorial card. Near new. A small town Indian soldier taken prisoner by the Japanese and with thousands of other Indians shipped out of Singapore in a 'torture ship' and sent to a labour camp in Rabaul. He was one of the lucky survivors, and perhaps the only one whose story of captivity… Ler mais sobre este item

Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1968. xiii, 533pp, index, appendices, num bw ills, maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. Jacket with very light edge wear. Australia's air war against Japan in the latter stages of WWII.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1963. xiii, 239pp, index, appendices, num bw ills, maps. Or blue cloth in jacket. A lovely copy with light offset toning to endpapers. The Australian contribution to the air war in Europe during WWII.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to.

New York: Pantheon Books, 1984. 255pp, index, bibliography, bw ills, map, glossary. Cloth backed black boards in jacket. Very light edge wear to jacket.The definitive story of Klaus Barbie and his trial for war crimes committed while head of the Gestapo in Lyon.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Malanda, Qld.: Eacham Historical Society., 2011. viii, 96pp, bw & few col ills. Pictorial card. Tiny scuff to front cover. Rocky Creek, on the Atherton Tableland, was the site of a major military hospital complex. At one time almost 10000 people lived at worked in the small area. Thousands of troops were stationed on the Tableland and the sick and… Ler mais sobre este item

Gloucester, NSW: The Author, 1999. 136pp, bibliography, appendicesnum w ills. Pictorial card. Small crease at top front corner. SIGNED with personalised inscription by author on reverse of contents page. No 200 Squadron RAAF Special Duties Air Operations in WWII. Includes Semut, Borneo, New Britain, Timor, Agas and more.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Auckland: Richards Publishing and Phillips and Gilmour., 1980. HEAVY. 383pp, num bw ills, maps, nominal roll. Maroon cloth in jacket. Jacket moderately edge-worn with some creases and fading at spine. Light foxing to page edges and endpapers. The 24 NZ Battalion was formed at the start of WWII and served in Greece and Crete, the Western Desert, Tunis and Italy..… Ler mais sobre este item

Auckland: Reed Books, 2002. 208pp, index, footnotes, bw ills. Pictorial card. Very light edge wear to covers. The story of the 28 (Maori) Battalion of the New Zealand Army from its formation at the onset of WWII. The Battalion gained a reputation for fearless aggression in numerous encounters in Greece, Crete, the Western Desert and Italy.. Reprint. Soft Cover. Very… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Quadrant Books, 1984. 185pp + biographical index, appendix, map, bw & col ills. Green card. Light edge wear to cover. The original of this diary was buried in the cemetery at Chungkai for fear of discovery by the Japanese, and dug up in 1945. It tells the true story of the 16000 Allied POWs that died during the construction… Ler mais sobre este item

Bungendore, NSW: The Author, 1980. 295pp + 2 folding charts, maps, tables, appendix, bw ills. Pictorial green card. Bottom front corner creased, light rubbing. SIGNED by author on half-title page. The history of the medical stores services of the Australian Army. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Melbourne: Mostly Unsung Military History, 1992. xii, 231pp, subscriber list, appendices, nominal roll, bw ills, map. Brown cloth in jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket with crease to front flap. Unit history of the 4th Anti-tank Regiment of the Royal Australian Artillery in WWII. From the formation of the Regiment at Puckapunyal to the Japanese onslaught down the Malayan… Ler mais sobre este item

Adelaide: The Author, 1991. xix, 300pp, index, bibliography, nominal rolls, endnotes, appendices, num bw ills. Pictorial glossy boards in jacket. Ex-public library with 2 stamps, slight scuff to front free endpaper. Offset toning to endpapers, minor edge wear to jacket. The 121st Australian General Transport Company (AIF) in WWII, mainly stationed in the Northern Territory.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very… Ler mais sobre este item

San Jose: R. James Bender Publishing, 1987. 272pp, index, bibliography, 10 appendices, bw ills, maps. Pictorial boards. Light foxing to boards, edges and prelims. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.

Farnham, Surrey, UK: Rosignoli, 1980. 120pp + 40 bw plates at rear, map, bibliography, appendices. Pictorial card. A few light marks to covers, very small scuff at top of spine and prev owner stamp on title page. SIGNED by author at top of title page.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo.

Australia: The Author, 1995. xvi, 280pp, index, bibliography, appendices, honours/awards, bw ills, + several errata slips, amended index and another related article loosely inserted. Pictorial card. Near new. The enlisted voluntary aids and others who became members of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service and served from 1941-1951.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to.

Ballarat, Victoria.: The Author, 2000. 35pp, map, bw ills, repertoire. Pictorial card. As new. The reproduction of photos is not the best quality but a scarce history of a regimental band during WWII.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to.

Melbourne: 2/11th Australian Army Field Regiment Association, 1989. viii, 215pp, nominal and honour rolls, bw ills, maps. Blue cloth in jacket. A couple of small insect spots on lower fore-edge, very light foxing to prelims. An excellent copy of this hard to find unit history. The unit saw action in the Middle East and New Guinea.. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Ler mais sobre este item

Australia: The Author, 1987. Paginated in parts (approx 180pp), maps, appendices, Rolls of Honour. Pale green card with green plastic comb binding. Slightest of edge wear. Unclear whether this is a stencilled manuscript or stencilled publication. The frontis portrait is of poor quality.The history covers both World Wars and the inter-war period. Extensive Rolls of Honour by Battalion.. First Edition.… Ler mais sobre este item