Combat History of the Second Infantry Division in World War 2
Nashville, The Battery Press, 1979. More
Australian Unit Histories
Report of Operations. The Seventh United States Army in France and Germany, 1944-1945
Nashville, The Battery Press, Inc, 1988 (facsimle reprint)/ 1946. This two-volume reprint edition contains all the material found in the original three-volume set published in Germany in 1946. More
The Fighting 10th. A South Australian Centenary Souvenir of the 10th Battalion, AIF, 1914-19
Adelaide, Webb & Son, 1936. The author was 'Late No. 624, Private Original 10th Battalion'. Dornbusch 322; Fielding and O'Neill, page 226; Trigellis-Smith 211 (none of them noting that the first impression binding is lettered in gilt, the second in black). More
Westralian Cavalry in the War. The Story of the Tenth Light Horse Regiment, AIF, in the Great War, 1914-1918
Melbourne, Alexander McCubbin, [1921]. The two-page foreword by Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Chauvel describes the author thus: 'Lieut.-Colonel Olden is well qualified to undertake the work, as, joining the Regiment on its inception, he served with it throughout the War, and, though twice wounded, was never long away from duty. He..... More
The Story of the Twelfth. A Record of the 12th Battalion AIF, during the Great War of 1914-1918
Swanbourne, John Burridge, 2000 [large-format revised edition]/ 1925. 'Unusually for Burridge, this is not a facsimile, but a new edition in a larger format. John Burridge told me in 1996 that he had put off this project for some years because of the challenge presented by the squat, thick format..... More
The Service Record of the 18th Battery Australian Field Artillery. Egypt, France, Flanders, Belgium, 1915-1919 [cover title]
London, 'Published for the 18th Battery AIF by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd', [1919]. The front cover artwork is by the British artist Harry Payne (1858-1927). More
Purple and Blue. The History of the 2/10th Battalion AIF (the Adelaide Rifles), 1939-1945
[Adelaide, 2/10th Battalion Association, 1958]. The author was also Chairman of the 2/10th Battalion AIF History Committee; his signature (E.F. Allchin) appears at the end of the acknowledgements section (page ix). Fellow-committeeman Hec Ellis, who contributed the chapter on sport, has also signed this page (appending the date 6 May..... More
A Thousand Men at War. The Story of the 2/16th Battalion AIF
London, Heinemann, 1959. 'The 16th Battalion, originally recruited in Western Australia, suffered heavy casualties, and eventually, through reinforcements, represented a wide cross-section of the typical Australian citizen-soldier' (dustwrapper blurb). Trigellis-Smith 383. More
Never Unprepared. A History of the 26th Australian Infantry Battalion (AIF), 1939-1946
Wynnum, 26th Battalion Reunion Association, 1992. Signed and dated by the author (16 May 1992). Provenance: Roly Sticklen, then G.E. Sticklen, both former members of the battalion, with some relevant notes written on the verso of the front free endpaper (they are also responsible for the annotations to the text)..... More
The Thunder of the Guns! A History of 2/3 Australian Field Regiment
Sydney, 2/3 Australian Field Regiment Association, 1998. Appendices include the Honour Roll, POW Roll and Nominal Roll. More
From Snow to Jungle. A History of the 2/3rd Australian Machine Gun Battalion
Sydney, Allen & Unwin, 1987. 'The Battalion was formed in South Australia in 1940 and its first Commanding Officer was Arthur Blackburn, an Adelaide solicitor who had won the Victoria Cross at Pozieres in 1916'. Trigellis-Smith 445. More
Ghosts in Khaki. The History of the 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, 8th Australian Division, AIF
Carlisle, Hesperian Press, 1997 (first edition). The author, a former member of the battalion, has signed the title page. Provenance: 'WX10790 Norris H.C. (CPL), 2nd 4th Machine Gun Battalion (W.A.)' is written in ink on the front pastedown. The 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion website has the following information about Harry..... More
The Vital Factor. A History of 2/6th Australian Armoured Regiment, 1941-1946
Loftus, Australian Military History Publications, 2004. More
The Blue and Brown Diamond. A History of the 27th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, 1915-1919
Adelaide, Lonnen and Cope, 1921. Dornbusch 310; Fielding and O'Neill, page 227; Trigellis-Smith 226. More
The 28th. A Record of War Service with the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-1919. Volume 1. Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula ^[all published]^
[Swanbourne, John Burridge, 1983 facsimile edition]/ 1922. Number 84 of only 200 copies. See Trigellis-Smith 227. More
The 36th Australian Infantry Battalion, 1939-1945. The Story of an Australian Infantry Battalion and its Part in the War against Japan [cover subtitle: Ike's Marines]
Sydney, 36th Battalion Association, 1967. More
The Thirty-Seventh. History of the Thirty-Seventh Battalion AIF
Melbourne, printed by The Modern Printing Company, 1936. The book is not identified as such, but it comes from the personal collection of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Thomas Paterson (1886-1950), Commanding Officer of the 39th Battalion AIF, and the author of that battalion's history. Dornbusch 330; Fielding and O'Neill, page 228; Trigellis-Smith..... More
A Young Man's War. A History of the 37th/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion in World War Two
Melbourne, 37th/52nd Australian Infantry Battalion Association, 1992. Trigellis-Smith 432. More
The 38th Battalion AIF. The Story and Official History ... Foreword by Rt. Hon. W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia
Bendigo, 38th Battalion History Committee (printed by the 'Bendigo Advertiser' Pty Ltd and the Cambridge Press), 1920. The book is not identified as such, but it comes from the personal collection of Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Thomas Paterson (1886-1950), Commanding Officer of the 39th Battalion AIF, and the author of that battalion's..... More
The 38th Battalion AIF. The Story and Official History ... Foreword by Rt. Hon. W.M. Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia
Bendigo, 38th Battalion History Committee (printed by the 'Bendigo Advertiser' Pty Ltd and the Cambridge Press), 1920. Dornbusch 312; Fielding and O'Neill, page 228; Trigellis-Smith 235. More
The Body Snatchers. The History of the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 1914-1918
McCrae, Slouch Hat Publications, 1995. Number 193 of only 500 numbered copies. More
Randwick to Hargicourt. History of the 3rd Battalion, AIF
Sydney, Ronald G. McDonald, 1935. The title page is inscribed 'From the 3rd to the 39th with best wishes, very sincerely yours, Eric Wren'. Captain Wren was an original member of the battalion who 'lost his right arm as the result of injuries received at the battle of Pozieres ....... More
Red Phoenix. A Pictorial History of the Re-raising of the 4th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment and its Conversion to the Commando Role
[Holsworthy], The Battalion, 1997. The photographs are by Lieutenant-Colonel Jerry Taylor AM MC, a member of the original 4RAR. More
Hurcombe's Hungry Half Hundred. A Memorial History of the 50th Battalion AIF, 1916-1919
Norwood, Peacock Publications, 1991 (first edition). Compiled from letters, diaries and manuscripts; the plates are predominantly portraits of members of the battalion. Loosely inserted are a copy of the original prospectus, three circular letters from the author to the Friends of the 50th Battalion, and two colour photographs of the..... More
Forward with the Fifth. A History of the Fifth Battalion, 1st AIF. Revised Edition compiled by Carl Johnson
Melbourne, History House, 2002 (extensively revised and augmented edition)/ 1921. Signed by Carl Johnson. 'This revised edition does not attempt [to] nor cannot change the 1921 record of events. It does however offer significant enhancements to the original edition due to the inclusion of background information, a nominal roll, an..... More