Gunfire! A History of 2/12 Australian Field Regiment 1940-1946
Cheltenham, Victoria: 2/12 Australian Field Regiment Association, 1991. Quarto, red hardcover with spine lettering, illustrated endpapers, 342 pp., illustrated with black and white photographs, four appendices, and eight maps. Previous owner's inscription on title leaf, otherwise a fine copy. An account of the 2/12 Australian Field Regiment and their operations against the Axis forces in the Middle East. In its first desert campaign, the regiment moved into action without guns, transport or adequate fighting equipment. They were recalled to Australia and retrained to become a jungle regiment before sending them to fight against the Japanese forces at Lae, Finschhafen, and along the Huon Peninsula in New Guinea. Item #3546
Price (AUD): $190.00