Trafalgar. An Eyewitness History
London, The Folio Society, 2005 [first edition]. More
Militaria
Ordeal by Fire. Witnesses to The Great War
London, The Folio Society, 2001 (first thus). More
Parade's End
London, The Folio Society, 2014 (first thus). The introduction is by Philip Hensher. The work was originally published as four separate volumes: Some Do Not; No More Parades; A Man Could Stand Up; and Last Post. [2 items]. More
The Digger's View. WW1 in Colour
New Lambton, The Digger's View Pty Ltd, 2014. ''The Digger's View: WW1 in Colour' offers an unprecedented view of Australia's military history - the way the soldiers saw themselves during the 1914-1918 period. Painstakingly brought to life in full colour, the images provide a unique perspective of war' (from the..... More
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Abdominal Operations. Volume I [and] Volume II
Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Company, 1926/ 1926 (fourth, revised, edition)/ 1905. From the Preface to the Fourth Edition; 'The last edition was printed just before the outbreak of war ... This work has therefore needed, and has, I hope, received, a very drastic revision ... in spite of compression and rather..... More
William Russell. Special Correspondent of 'The Times'
London, The Folio Society, 1995 (first thus). Edited by Roger Hudson; with an introduction by Max Hastings. More
The Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945
London, The Folio Society, 1991 (first thus). Edited, and with a foreword, by George Vassiltchikov, and with an introduction by Christabel Bielenberg. More
St Peter's School Magazine. Conducted by Members of St Peter's Collegiate School, Adelaide. [A broken run of eight issues from Number 86, May 1914, to Number 102, December 1919]
Adelaide, W.K. Thomas & Co., Printers, 1914 to 1919. Spanning the First World War, this run offers powerful insights into the effects of the war on the school community. Among the usual sporting fixtures and school news are first-hand accounts of important actions sent back to Australia by 'old boys'..... More
Australia's Few and The Battle of Britain
Sydney, NewSouth/ University of NSW Press Ltd, 2014. The story of eight Australian fighter pilots who served with the RAF or RAFVR during the Battle of Britain. More
The Folio Book of Historic Speeches
London, The Folio Society, 2007. More
Katakana Man. I Worked Only for Generals. The Most Secret of all Allied Operations in World War II in the Pacific
Tuggeranong, Air Power Development Centre, 2006. Signed in ink on the title page by the author. Winner of the 2005 RAAF Heritage Awards. More
The Yorktown Campaign and the Surrender of Cornwallis, 1781
[USA], Eastern National Park & Monument Association, 1975 (facsimile reprint)/ 1881. 'A standard reference work on the Siege of Yorktown, the climactic battle of the American Revolution' (Foreword). More
Letters from a 'Secret Service Agent'. F.L. McDougall to S.M. Bruce, 1924-29
Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service [for the Department of Foreign Affairs], 1986. More
The Martyrdom of Spain. Origins of a Civil War
London, Geoffrey Bles: The Centenary Press, 1938 (first edition in English). Provenance: Michael L. Dunne, with his bookplate. Father Michael Leonard Dunne (1901-1994), Irish-born South Australian Catholic priest. In February 1934 'he was appointed Editor of "The Southern Cross," the weekly Catholic newspaper of the Archdiocese [of Adelaide].... In addition..... More
The Long Road North. [The Story from Bulldust to Bitumen of the Northern Territory's Stuart and Barkly Highways and of the Army Convoy System ... 1940-1946]
Adelaide, The Author, 1995 (second edition)/ 1995. Inscribed, dated (11 October 1995) and signed in ink by the author on the title-page. More
A Turkish View of Gallipoli. Canakkale
Richmond, Hodja Educational Resources Cooperative Ltd, [1985]. More
Noel Coward. His Talks in Australia
Melbourne, Australian Red Cross, [1941]. 'On November 20, 1940, Noel Coward, English playwright, actor and performer arrived in Brisbane as part of his 7 week tour of Australia to raise money for the Red Cross' ('The Telegraph', 20 November 1940, via State Library of Queensland website). More
Prisoners of War From Gallipoli to Korea
Ringwood, Viking/ Penguin, 1992. More
The Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies, 1662 - 1982
London, Leo Cooper, 1987. Number 310 of 750 copies signed by the author on a limitation label mounted on the front flyleaf. Definitive. More
Seventeen Letters to Tatham. A WWI Surgeon in East Africa
Toronto, Keneggy West, 2002 (second printing)/ 2001. Dated (20 September 2002), signed and warmly inscribed in ink by the author on the title-page. More
High in the Empty Blue. The History of 56 Squadron RFC/ RAF, 1916-1919
Mountain View, Flying Machines Press, 1995. 56 Squadron was formed at Gosport on 8 June 1916 and was posted to France in April 1917. It was the first unit equipped with the S.E.5. Over 25 pilots qualifed as 'ace' with 56, including the famous James McCudden VC (1895-1918; 51 kills)..... More
Tinana War Memorial. A Summary of all those so dedicated on this Monument
[Maryborough, Maryborough Military & Colonial Museum, circa 2009]. More
Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-1920. Overseas Forces, Section 1: Australia
[Brisbane, Institution of Engineers, Queensland Division, 1987]. More
Winston S. Churchill [the complete Official Biography with matching Companion Volumes]
London, Heinemann, 1966 to 1988 (all first editions). The biography proper comprises eight volumes, as follows. Volume 1: Youth, 1874-1900 (1966). Volume 2: Young Statesman, 1901-1914 (1967). Volume 3: The Challenge of War, 1914-1916 (1971). Volume 4: 1917-1922 (1975). Volume 5: 1922-1939 (1976). Volume 6: Finest Hour, 1939-1941 (1983). Volume..... More
Convoys up the Track. A History of 121st Australian General Transport Company (AIF), 1941-1946
Adelaide, The Author, 1991. Inscribed and signed in ink by the author on the title page. The story of the army transport units that were the vital link between the railheads of Alice Springs, Mt Isa and Larrimah. More