Loftus: Australian Military History Publications, 2011. Quarto, hardcover, xvi, 520 pp., numerous maps, illustrations and CD ROM in sleeve at rear endpaper. A fine copy. The CD ROM includes attitional biographical information about men and officers of the Battalion. More
Frenchs Forest: published by the 2/18th Battalion Association, 1991. Octavo, hardcover, 296 pp., maps and photo plates. Near-fine copy with the dust-jacket, previous owner's label to front endpaper. Official history of the 2/18 Battalion in the Second World War. Stationed in Malaya and hopelessly outnumbered and out-gunned by the Japanese..... More
Sydney: Consolidated Press, 1946. Quarto, original printed wrappers, 130 pp., illustrated throughout. Wrappers moderately browned and chipped, slight marginal tide-mark affects the last few leaves, a very good copy with the original illustrated dust-jacket (this rubbed and stained). Official history of the legendary 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion. Also included is..... More
Kingsgrove: P. M. Fowler, 1980. Octavo, green hardcover with spine lettering, [xiv], 450 pp., maps and illustrations throughout. Localised blue ink stains, otherwise a near-fine copy in mildly rubbed dust-jacket. Scarce. Official presentation copy. Inscribed and signed by the author. The 2/3 Battalion served with distinction across many theatres of..... More
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1950. Octavo, original blue cloth, xviii, 268 pp., frontispiece, 16 double-sided photo plates, endpaper maps and a further 12 maps throughout the text. Cloth a little dulled and flecked, internally in very good order. First edition of a scarce and desirable Second World War regimental history..... More
Melbourne: H.H. Champion for the Australasian Authors' Agency, 1919. Quarto, original papered boards with cloth backstrip, titling labels to the spine; 132 pp., frontispiece and 34 full-page photo plates. Lacks front free endpaper and the half-title page, mild preliminary foxing, boards rubbed and worn at extremities, front joint partially split..... More
Illawong: 450 Squadron (R.A.A.F.) Association, 1996. Folio, printed wrappers, 80 pp., black-and-white period photographs and cartoon illustrations throughout. Very minor markings and rubbing on wrappers, otherwise a very fine copy. Informal and personal accounts of the war in the Middle East and Southern Europe by 44 members of the 450..... More
1939. Octavo, orange cloth, vi, 320 pp., separate appendix V booklet tucked in front inner sleeve, eight folding plates, illustrated throughout with in-text diagrams, charts, tables, and maps, seven appendices. Cloth thumbed, some foxing, two plates missing (plates VI and IX), otherwise a good copy. Reprint Incorporating A.L.I. A scarce..... More
London: Air Publication, 1936. Octavo, papered-boards, iv, 502 pp. Boards stained and worn, Station Technical and Reference Library stamp on front board, School Library R.A.F. Gosford stamp on inner front board, some spotting, otherwise a good copy. A historical account of the Royal Air Force divided into eleven chapters which..... More
Loftus: Australian Military History Publications, 2002. Quarto, illustrated hardcover, xii, 306 pp., illustrated with photographs and maps. A fine copy. Reprint. An account of the 458 RAAF Squadron, formed in Williamtown (NSW, Australia) seen from the perspective of one of its members. The squadron operated during Word War II and..... More
Grand Rapids: Dean-Hicks Company, 1919. Quarto, blue decorated cloth, decorative endpapers, 136 pp., profusely illustrated in black and white. Boards flecked along the edges, slightly bumped on boards extremities, otherwise a very good copy. A history of the Second Corps Aeronautical School. Lists of graduates, officers on duty at the..... More
Dayton, Ohio: Central Printing, 2003. Folio, printed wrappers, 216 pp., illustrated with black and white photographs. A fine copy. On the outskirts of Dayton, Ohio, and just three miles from Huffman Prairie, where the Wright Brothers perfected controlled flight in 1904 and 1905, is the US Air Force Museum -..... More
London: Grub Street, 2001. Octavo, black cloth hardcover, dust jacket, ix, 161 pp., eight black and white double sided plates. As new. Written from the very unique perspective of Medical Officer, this book traces the experiences of 609 West Riding Squadron through D-Day, the liberation of France, and victory in..... More
France: unknown, 1918. Postcard measuring 90 x 146 mm., printed on both sides; with a string tied folding Christmas card containing two leaves, 113 x 143 mm. A few ink spots affect the postcard, yet both items are in good condition. Two pieces of ephemera from the 23rd Battalion, A.I.F...... More
Lismore: The Northern Star, 1996. Quarto, cream printed hardcover, 180 pp, illustrated with black-and-white photographs and diagrams throughout. Some very minor marks on bottom right of hard cover, otherwise very fine copy. Signed by author. This is an autobiography of Col Badham who grew up in Casino, Northern N.S.W., Australia..... More
Loftus, New South Wales: Australian Military History Publications, 2009. Octavo, printed wrappers, xvi, 196 pp., illustrated. A fine copy. Third edition. An account of the author's experience as he undertook the Kokoda Trek in 1994. More
Loftus: Australian Military History Publications, 1996. Quarto, hardcover, xv, 302 pp., illustrated throughout. Small label 'History Unit' stuck on spine end, cover extremities slightly bumped, otherwise a near fine copy. A history of the operations of a number of units which eventually became the nucleus of the Torres Strait Force..... More
Oxford: The Nettlebed Press, 1983. Octavo, printed wrappers, [iii], 36 pp., 12 plates. Margin of one plate a bit damaged, otherwise a near-fine copy. An account of the 115 Squadron's history from its formation in 1917 to the present day. More
Sydney: The Committee of the 451 (R.A.A.F) Squadron Association, 1996. Folio, printed wrappers, 120 pp., illustrated throughout. A fine copy. Fifty years after the end of World War Two members of the 451 have published a detailed record of the Squadron's deeds in the war. More
Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1935-1941. Twelve volumes, large octavos in original maroon cloth with gilt lettering, maps, plates and charts throughout. Occasional light external wear and a touch of flecking, but a most handsome near-fine set with solid and consistent cloth colouration. The last and final volume, being the photographic..... More
Sydney: William Brooks and Company, 1909. Octavo, original illustrated colour wrappers, [viii], 132 pp., frontispiece and eight photo plates. Wrappers a bit rubbed and split, very good copy overall. While serving as a special correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald, Charles Bean joined the cruise of H.M.S. Powerful, flagship of..... More
Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 2001. Small quarto, black cloth, xxiv, 684 pp.,illustrated. Cover shows external wear, bottom-edge worn, otherwise a very good copy in dust jacket. This is the sixth volume in The Australian Centenary History of Defence series. It aims to provide the reader with a guide to the..... More
Canberra: The Australian National University, 1977. Octavo, printed wrappers, 224 pp., diagrams and tables accompanied. A fine copy. This book publishes a collection of papers presented at a conference held by The Australian National University's Strategic and Defence Studies Centre in 1976 regarding issues around Australia's strategic defence policy and..... More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1995. Quarto, blue papered-boards, xxiv, 432 pp., illustrated with photographs. A fine copy. An informative account of No. 2 Squadron from its formation in Egypt in 1916 to its disbandment in 1982. More
Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1995. Quarto, blue papered-boards, xxiv, 432 pp., illustrated with photographs. A fine copy. An informative account of No. 2 Squadron from its formation in Egypt in 1916 to its disbandment in 1982. More
