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1942 Australia's Greatest Peril [2008] ISBN: 9781405038607 Area: Australia By: Bob Wurth Publisher: Macmillan
Comments: Australia feared invasion. Britain believed it wouldn't happen. Japan considered it. Then the tide of war turned. Author describes the unfolding situation.
200 Shots : Damien Parer, George Silk And the Australians At War In New Guinea [1998] ISBN: 1864485418 Area: Pacific By: Neil McDonald and Peter Brune Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Comments: Photographs and accompanying captions of Silk and Parer in New Guinea.
4000 Bowls Of Rice [1993] ISBN: 1863735798 Area: Asia By: Linda Goetz Holmes Publisher: Allen Unwin Pty Ltd
Comments: Cecil Dickson's letters in 1945 (2/2 Pioneer).
42nd Australian Infantry Battalion [2004] ISBN: 1876674846 Area: Australia, Pacific By: S. F. Benson Publisher: Central Queensland University Publishing Unit
Comments: Unit history of 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion.
A Bastard Of A Place [2004] ISBN: 1741144035 Area: Pacific By: Peter Brune Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Comments: Description of five major battles in Papua New Guinea in World War 2 : Kokoda, Milne Bay, Gona, Buna & Sanananda.
A Doctor's War [2005] ISBN: 0732280087 Area: Asia By: Rowley Richards Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers P/L
Comments: Doctor's experience as POW.
A History Of 2/18th Infantry Battalion AIF [2006] ISBN: 1876439831 Area: Asia By: D. Elliot and L. Silver Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: Unit history of 2/18 Infantry Battalion. Prior title was Against All Odds.
A Pictorial History Of Australians At War [1970] ISBN: 0600396560 Area: Worldwide By: Paul Hamlyn Publisher: Paul Hamlyn Pty Ltd
Comments: Australian armed forces from Colonial unrest to the Vietnam War.
A Rising Son Of Empire [1993] ISBN: 0646129953 Area: Worldwide By: Charles Harle Publisher: Mostly Unsung Military Research and Publications
Comments: Autobiography of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Harle.
A Thousand Men At War [2009] ISBN: 9780980567472 Area: Worldwide By: Malcolm Uren Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: Unit history of the 2/16 Australian Infantry Battalion which served in Syria, New Guinea and Borneo in battles such as Litani River, Damour, Kokoda Track, Ramu Valley, Shaggy Ridge, Balikpapan, etc.
A Walk In Their Footsteps [1997] ISBN: 0958669341 Area: Pacific By: Andrew J. Stone Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: An Australian Army medic's traversing of the modern day Kokoda Track.
Active Service With Australia In The Middle East [1941] ISBN: No Area: Middle East By: Members of the Services Publisher: Halstead Press, Sydney
Comments: Stories of the Australian Army in the Middle East.
Amateur Soldier [1984] ISBN: 0867860642 Area: Worldwide By: John Bellair Publisher: Spectrum Publications
Comments: Australian machine gunner's memories of WWII, first with 2/1 MG Bn in UK, Egypt, Greece, Crete, Palestine & Syria. Then to Australia. With 2/3 MG Bn at Cowra breakout, Corps HQ & New Guinea.
An Awkward Truth [2009] ISBN: 9781741756432 Area: Australia By: Peter Grose Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Comments: Describes the bombing of Darwin in February 1942, spelling out its severity and the responses of those affected, both shameful & heroic.
ANZACs At War [1965] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: John Laffin Publisher: Abelard-Schuman
Comments: Story of Australian and New Zealand battles.
Arthur Blackburn VC [2008] ISBN: 9781862547841 Area: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Pacific By: Andrew Faulkner Publisher: Wakefield Press
Comments: An Australian hero, his men & their 2 world wars - WW I, Gallipoli & Pozieres (VC), WW II Syria (2/3 MG Bn) & Java (CO Blackforce). Then P.O.W. Java, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan & Manchuria.
As You Were 1946 [1946] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: Members of the Services Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Stories of the Australian services from 1788 to 1946 (mainly World War 2).
As You Were 1947 [1947] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: Members of the Services Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Stories of the Australian services from 1788 to 1946 (mainly World War 2).
As You Were 1948 [1948] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: Members of the Services Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Stories of the Australian services from 1788 to 1946 (mainly World War 2).
As You Were 1949 [1949] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: Members of the Services Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Stories of the Australian services from 1788 to 1946 (mainly World War 2).
As You Were 1950 [1950] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: Members of the Services Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Stories of the Australian services from 1788 to 1946 (mainly World War 2).
Australia Goes To War [1988] ISBN: 0868243752 Area: Worldwide By: John Robertson Publisher: Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd
Comments: Describes the Australian involvement during World War 2.
Australia In The War Of 1939-45 ARMY Vol.I : To Benghazi [1952] ISBN: No Area: Africa By: Gavin Long Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: None written yet.
Australia In The War Of 1939-45 ARMY Vol.II : Greece, Crete And Syria [1962] ISBN: No Area: Europe, Middle East By: Gavin Long Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: None written yet.
Australia In The War Of 1939-45 ARMY Vol.III : Tobruk And El Alamein [1966] ISBN: No Area: Africa By: Barton Maughan Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: None written yet.
Australia In The War Of 1939-45 ARMY Vol.IV : The Japanese Thrust [1957] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Lionel Wigmore Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Official Australian History of Australian involvement in the war in Malaya, New Britain,Ambon, Timor and Java against Japan and the experiences of Australian prisoners of the Japanese.
Australia In The War Of 1939-45 ARMY Vol.V : South-West Pacific Area - First Year : Kokoda To Wau [1959] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Dudley McCarthy Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: None written yet.
Australia In The War Of 1939-45 ARMY Vol.VI : The New Guinea Offensives [1961] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: David Dexter Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: None written yet.
Australia In The War Of 1939-45 ARMY Vol.VII : The Final Campaigns [1963] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Gavin Long Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: None written yet.
Australians In War [1974] ISBN: 304299723 Area: Worldwide By: Jane Barnaby Publisher: Cassell Australia Ltd
Comments: Stories involving Australians from World War 1 to World War 2.
Australians In Wartime [1987] ISBN: 0170059391 Area: Worldwide By: Michael McKernan Publisher: Nelson
Comments: Year 12 history text telling about WW I and WW II. Includes illustrative documents.
Australia's Forgotten Army Volume 1 [1994] ISBN: 0646177680 Area: Australia By: Graham R. McKenzie-Smith Publisher: Grimwade Publications
Comments: Development of the Australian Army in Western Australia during World War 2 from local militia (13 Infantry Brigade Group) to its peak then to scaled down role as units were sent north to New Guinea .
Blitzkrieg [1977] ISBN: 0809424541 Area: Europe By: Robert Wernick Publisher: Time-Life Books
Comments: Initial attack by Hitler through Holland and Belguim to France and the evacuation of Dunkirk.
Blood And Iron : The Battle For Kokoda 1942 [1991] ISBN: 0091826411 Area: Pacific By: Lex McAulay Publisher: Dragonhill Publishing Services
Comments: Battle for Kokoda 1942.
Blood, Sweat And Tears [2004] ISBN: 0670040894 Area: Worldwide By: Margaret Geddes Publisher: Viking
Comments: Memories of Australian service people, civilians, prisoners of war, & volunteers have of events in Europe, the Middle East, the Pacific and Australia during World War II.
Bloody Buna [post1967] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Lida Mayo Publisher: Purnell Book Services
Comments: The taking of Buna in New Guinea by Australian and American forces.
Bravery Above Blunder [1999] ISBN: 0195508378 Area: Pacific By: John Coates Publisher: Oxford University Press
Comments: Australian 9th Division's actions at Finschafen, Sattelberg and Sio in New Guinea 1943-1944.
Bravery In Battle [1997] ISBN: 185409338X Area: Worldwide By: David Eshel Publisher: Arms & Armour Press
Comments: Stories from the front line.
Brothers, Battlers And Bastards [1995] ISBN: 0646253891 Area: Worldwide By: Arthur Pearson (2/2 Pioneer) Publisher: Boolarong Press
Comments: Author fought in Western Desert, Greece, Syria and New Guinea before joining 2/2 Pioneers and being sent to Balikpapan, Borneo.
Burma Surgeon [1944] ISBN: No Area: Asia By: Gordon S. Seagrave Publisher: Consolidated Book Publishers Inc
Comments: Author was Lieutenant Colonel in U.S. Army Medical Corps and operated in China, Burma and India.
Burma Surgeon [1944] ISBN: No Area: Asia By: Gordon S. Seagrave Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. Inc
Comments: Author was Lieutenant Colonel in U.S. Army Medical Corps and operated in China, Burma and India. First Australian abridged version of 1943 publication.
Chindit [1981] ISBN: 0722151020 Area: Asia By: Richard Rhodes James Publisher: Sphere Books Ltd
Comments: Account of Orde Wingate's two Burma deep penetration operations against the Japanese.
Combined Operations 1940-1942 [1943] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: Ministry Of Information Publisher: His Majesty's Stationery Office
Comments: Describes Commando training and different raids such as Dieppe, Diego Suarez, St. Nazaire and Bruneval in World War 2.
Commando Strike [1985] ISBN: 0436270250 Area: Worldwide By: Kenneth Macksey Publisher: Leo Cooper
Comments: The story of amphibious raiding in World War 2.
Crossed Boomerangs [2005] ISBN: 187643967X Area: Worldwide By: Bob Burla Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: Histories of all the Australian 31 Battalions.
D-Day : Dawn Of Heroes [2007] ISBN: 9781841937502 Area: Europe By: Nigel Cawthorne Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Comments: Describes D-Day in Normandy, France from intelligence secrets to each beach through to breakout of the beach heads.
Defeat Into Victory [1956] ISBN: No Area: Asia By: Field Marshall Sir William Slim Publisher: Cassell And Company Ltd
Comments: The entire Burma Campaign described by the Allied commander of the local forces.
Diggers : The Australian Army, Navy And Air Force In Eleven Wars [UNKNOWN] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: George Odgers Publisher: Lifetime Distributors
Comments: The Australian Army, Navy And Air Force from 1860 to 1994.
Diggers And Greeks [2010] ISBN: 9781742230146 Area: Europe By: Maria Hill Publisher: University of New South Wales Press Ltd
Comments: The Australian campaigns in Greece & Crete.
Don't Worry About Me [2004] ISBN: 0646440268 Area: Asia By: Robyn Arvier Publisher: Robyn Arvier
Comments: Collection of letters written by members of 8th Division AIF before & after being made POW. Includes brief description about letter writer.
Doomed Battalion : The Australian 2/40 Battalion 1940-45 [1995] ISBN: 1863737634 Area: Asia, Pacific By: Peter Henning Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Comments: Battalion history. 2/40 fought in Timor. All P.O.W.s to Java. Dispersed. Main groups Java, Burma Railway in Thailand with Dunlop, Japan, Singapore & Sumatra. Discusses reasons & reactions.
Dunkirk [2002] ISBN: 0304359688 Area: Europe By: Robert Jackson Publisher: Cassell Military Paperbacks
Comments: The three weeks of battle before the Dunkirk evacuation and including the nine days to save 198,000 troops by virtually every warship and small boat available across the English Channel.
Eighth Army : The Triumphant Desert Army That Held The Axis At Bay From North Africa To The Alps 1939-45 [2004] ISBN: 1585675377 Area: Africa, Europe By: Robin Neillands Publisher: The Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers Inc
Comments: Account of Eighth Army's campaigns from North Africa to The Alps 1939 to 1945.
Escape : A Thousand Miles To Freedom & Hunted [1995] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: M. Murray Publisher: Seal Books
Comments: Escape from New Ireland in the Pacific of Harry Murray and a group of Australians over 3 months behind enemy lines back to safety. Second part of book is about the Coastwatchers intelligence network.
Far Above Battle [1994] ISBN: 1863735186 Area: Worldwide By: Margaret Barter Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd
Comments: Experiences and memories of Australian soldiers in war 1939-1945.
Fear Drive My Feet [1992] ISBN: 0140172564 Area: Pacific By: Peter Ryan Publisher: Penquin Books Australia Ltd
Comments: Author's account of patrolling remote, enemy-infiltrated parts of New Guinea and returning to Allied lines with the incredible help & loyalty of the native New Guineans.
Field Guide To The Kokoda Track [2006] ISBN: 977570401 Area: Pacific By: Bill James Publisher: Kokoda Press
Comments: None written yet.
Fighters From The Fringe [1995] ISBN: 0855752866 Area: Worldwide By: Robert A. Hall Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
Comments: Stories by Aborigines and Torres Straits Islanders who served in World War 2.
Forever Forward : The History Of The 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF 1940-45 [2002] ISBN: 1876439335 Area: Worldwide By: John Laffin Publisher: 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion Association (N.S.W. Branch)
Comments: Unit history of the 2/31st Australian Infantry Battalion which served in England, Syria, New Guinea and Borneo in battles such as Merdjayoun, Damour, Lae, Nadzab, Shaggy Ridge, Balikpapan, etc.
Forgotten ANZACs [2009] ISBN: 9781921372759 Area: Europe By: Peter Ewer Publisher: Scribe Publications Pty Ltd
Comments: The campaign in Greece, 1941.
From Snow To Jungle [1987] ISBN: 0041580125 Area: Asia, Middle East, Pacific By: John Bellair Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia Pty Ltd
Comments: History of 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion. 1st formation fought in Syria & Java. Most made P.O.W. on Burma Railway (Thailand end) then dispersed. Battalion reformed and fought in New Guinea.
From Tobruk To Borneo [2002] ISBN: 1877058009 Area: Africa, Middle East, Pacific By: Frank G. Perversi Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing
Comments: Frank Perversi saw service in England, Tobruk, Lebanon, El Alamein, Lae, Finschafen, Shaggy Ridge and Balikpapan.
General Vasey's War [1992] ISBN: 0522846904 Area: Asia, Europe, Pacific By: David Horner Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Comments: Biography of Australian General Vasey, Commander of 7th Division in New Guinea.
Gona's Gone [1994] ISBN: 1863736379 Area: Pacific By: Peter Brune Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Comments: Battle for the Beach head 1942.
Green Armour [1972] ISBN: 0858850079 Area: Pacific By: Osmar White Publisher: Wren Publishing Pty Ltd
Comments: Reporter's account on the frontline in Kokoda, New Guinea and New Georgia, Guadalcanal.
H.M. Small Ships [1961] ISBN: No Area: Europe By: Warren Armstrong Publisher: Panther Books
Comments: The men and ships of the British Coastal Forces (Dunkirk, Dieppe and North Sea).
Hell Under The Rising Sun [2008] ISBN: 9781585446353 Area: Asia By: Kelly E. Crager Publisher: Texas A & M University Press
Comments: Texan Battalion fought alongside Australians on Java then became P.O.W. Most to Burma Railway, Burma end with Australians. Majority with No. 5 Branch. Then dispersed.
Heroes All [1941] ISBN: No Area: Europe By: Collie Knox Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Comments: Stories of the British Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Bomb disposal squad and civilians between 1939 and 1941.
Heroes Of Tobruk [2008] ISBN: 9781741690774 Area: Africa By: David Mulligan Publisher: Scholastic Press
Comments: Introduction to the saga of Tobruk.
History Of Changi [1988] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: H. A. Probert Publisher: Changi Prison, Singapore
Comments: History of Changi from swamp to modern airbase.
History Of The Second World War [1970] ISBN: 0304935646 Area: Worldwide By: B. H. Liddell Hart Publisher: Cassell
Comments: Overview of World War II by ex-WW I officer- turned-writer interested in military strategy and, reputedly, not afraid to differ from the establishment.
Hold Hard, Cobbers : Volume Two 1930-1990 [1991] ISBN: 646040995 Area: To add By: Robin S. Corfield Publisher: 57/60th Battalion (AIF) Association
Comments: None written yet.
In The Footsteps Of Ghosts [1999] ISBN: 1865081450 Area: Africa, Pacific By: Bill Spencer Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd
Comments: Story of a 2/9 Battalion soldier who fought in Africa, New Guinea and Borneo.
In The Line Of Fire [2007] ISBN: 9780330422475 Area: Worldwide By: Rex Sadler & Tom Hayllar Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd
Comments: Real stories of Australians at war from Gallipoli to Vietnam.
Independent Company [1989] ISBN: 0858593408 Area: Pacific By: Bernard Callinan Publisher: William Heinemann Australia
Comments: Australian Army in Timor 1941 - 1943 guerilla warfare.
Island Fighting [1981] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Rafael Steinberg Publisher: Time-Life Books
Comments: Description of the island fighting by the Allies in the Pacific with many photos.
Johnny Gurkha [1985] ISBN: 043647512X Area: Pacific By: E. D. Smith Publisher: Leo Cooper
Comments: Background to the formation of the Brigade of Gurkhas in the British Army from the tribesmen of Nepal.
Jungle Warfare : With The Australian Army In The South-west Pacific [1944] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Official publication Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Collection of stories and commentary by Australian soldiers involved in south west Pacific jungle warfare.
Khaki Green : With The Australian Army At Home And Overseas [1943] ISBN: No Area: Middle East, Pacific By: Members of the Services Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Stories of the Australian Army in the Middle East and South-west Pacific.
Kokoda [2004] ISBN: 0732276934 Area: Pacific By: Paul Ham Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Comments: Campaign on the Kokoda Track.
Kokoda [2004] ISBN: 0733616151 Area: Pacific By: Peter FitzSimons Publisher: Hodder Headline Australia
Comments: Campaign on the Kokoda Track.
Kokoda Track : 101 Days [2007] ISBN: 9781876372965 Area: Pacific By: Peter Macinnis Publisher: Black Dog Books
Comments: Description of the Kokoda Track battle more as an introduction / for younger readers.
Largely A Gamble [1995] ISBN: 0642226040 Area: Middle East By: Jim McAllester & Syd Trigellis-Smith Publisher: Australian Army
Comments: Account of the 1941 Battle for Syria. Both authors ex-Army, McAllester served in Syria.
Letters To Wendy [2003] ISBN: 0646427725 Area: Worldwide By: Len Lemke Publisher: Len Lemke
Comments: Letters Lemke wrote to his daughter about his Army experiences with 2/29 Bn, 2/2 Mg Bn and as a P.O.W. with F Force.
Machine Gunners [2007] ISBN: 1876439831 Area: Australia, Pacific By: John Campbell Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: Unit history of 6 Machine Gun Battalion, A.I.F. 1942-1944.
Massacre At Parit Sulong [1995] ISBN: 0864177321 Area: Asia By: Gilbert Mant Publisher: Kangaroo Press
Comments: Account of this massacre during the defence of Malaya and what happened to those who were there.
Milne Bay 1942 [2000] ISBN: 0646054058 Area: Pacific By: Clive Baker & Greg Knight Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: Detailed description of the Battle of Milne Bay, New Guinea in 1942 and the units involved.
Mud And Blood [1978] ISBN: 959686711 Area: Africa, Pacific By: Pat Share Publisher: Heritage Book Publications
Comments: Unit history of "Albury's Own", 2/23 Australian Infantry Battalion. The unit fought at Tobruk, El Alamein, Lae, Nadzab, Busu River, Finschhafen, Sattelberg & Wareo.
Mud Over Blood [2006] ISBN: 0958106037 Area: Pacific By: Carl Johnson & Owen Jenkin Publisher: Jenkin Australia Pty Ltd
Comments: Stories from the 39th Infantry Battalion 1941-43, Kokoda to Gona.
Muzzle Blast [2002] ISBN: 0959483209 Area: Africa, Pacific By: Bill Oakes Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: Six years of war with the 2/2 Australian Machine Gun Battalion A.I.F.
My War [2004] ISBN: 0733314635 Area: Pacific By: Brian Wadpole Publisher: ABC Books
Comments: Z Special Unit member who served in Borneo with the headhunting Sea Dyaks.
Nancy Wake [2002] ISBN: 0732269199 Area: Europe By: Peter FitzSimons Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Comments: Biography of Australia's greatest war heroine known to the Germans as the White Mouse.
Neither Hero Nor Coward [1997] ISBN: 0646308882 Area: Middle East, Pacific By: Kevin Nolan (2/2 Pioneer) Publisher: Mary A. Bingham
Comments: Autobiography. Nearly 200 of 271 pages are author's war diary. He was a 2/2 Pioneer. Fought Syria & Java. POW. To Burma Railway, Burma end, No.3 Branch, then Kanburi & Nakom Paton.
Never Late [2005] ISBN: 1876439475 Area: Africa, Pacific By: Gordon Dickens Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: Unit history of 2/9 Australian Infantry Battalion 1939-1945.
New Guinea : The Tide Is Stemmed [1971] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: John Vader Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc
Comments: Description of the war from Pearl Harbour to the capture of New Guinea by the Allies.
New Guinea 1942-44 [1981] ISBN: 0454003218 Area: Pacific By: Timothy Hall Publisher: Methuen Australia Pty Ltd
Comments: New Guinea battles of Rabaul through to Wewak.
New Guinea Diary [1944] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: George H. Johnston Publisher: Angus & Robertson Ltd
Comments: Account of events in New Guinea Jan 1942 to Jan 1943.
New Guinea Machine Gunners [2013] ISBN: 9780987238726 Area: Pacific By: John Campbell Publisher: Galloping Press
Comments: Unit history of 7 Australian Machine Gun Battalion from formation to disbanding. Includes involvement in Port Moresby defence, Battles of Wau & Milne Bay.
No Lost Battalion [2005] ISBN: 0957975287 Area: Asia By: John Lack Publisher: Slouch Hat Publications
Comments: Oral history of the 2/29 Battalion in Malaya, Singapore and on the Burma Railway.
No Mandalay, No Maymyo (79 Survive) [2001] ISBN: 1857765206 Area: Pacific By: Gerald Fitzpatrick Publisher: The Book Guild Ltd
Comments: Author describes events as a soldier in the British Army during the Burma Campaign.
Not As A Duty Only [1976] ISBN: 0522841066 Area: Africa, Europe, Middle East, Pacific By: Henry Gullett Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Comments: Story of a soldier in the North Africa, Middle East, Greece, Normandy, New Guinea and Borneo.
On Shaggy Ridge [2005] ISBN: Area: Pacific By: Phillip Bradley Publisher: Oxford University Press
Comments: Describes the bitter battle for Shaggy Ridge in the Ramu Valley, New Guinea.
On Target : With The American And Australian Anti-aircraft Brigade In New Guinea [1943] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Members of the Services Publisher: Angus & Robertson Ltd
Comments: Stories of the American and Australian Anti-aircraft Brigade In New Guinea.
One Day In A Very Long War [1999] ISBN: 0712674659 Area: Worldwide By: John Ellis Publisher: Pimlico
Comments: WWII worldwide situation from both Allies and Axis viewpoints on Wednesday 25/10/1944.
Pilgrimage : A Traveller's Guide To Australia's Battlefields [2006] ISBN: 1863953876 Area: Worldwide By: Garrie Hutchinson Publisher: Black Incorporated
Comments: Traveller's guide to Australia's battlefields worldwide and encompassing all wars with descriptions and photos past and present.
Prisoner Of Two Wars [2001] ISBN: 1862545545 Area: Europe, Asia By: Sherriff Probert & John Probert Publisher: Wakefield Press
Comments: Biography of John Moule Probert, British Army & R.A.F. World War 1. P.O.W. of the Germans. A.I.F. 2/15 Field Regiment in defence of Malaya. P.O.W. of Japanese at Singapore & Sandakan.
Proudly We Served [2007] ISBN: 0980320445 Area: Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Pacific By: Vince egan Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: Unit history of 2/5 Australian General Hospital 1940-1945.
Railway Of Hell [2002] ISBN: 0850528720 Area: Asia By: Reginald Burton Publisher: Leo Cooper
Comments: Officer of Royal Norfolks fought in defence of Singapore. P.O.W. with Australians; Changi, H Force Burma Railway, Thailand end; Tamarkan area; returned to Singapore.
Recollections Of A Regimental Medical Officer [1983] ISBN: 0522842445 Area: Australia, Middle East, Pacific By: H. D. Steward Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Comments: Dr. Steward's experiences in Syria and on the Kokoda Track, New Guinea during World War 2.
Reconquest : New Guinea 1943-1944 [1944] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Australian Army Staff Publisher: Director General of Public Relations
Comments: Record of Australian Army successes at Lae, Finschhafen, Markham Valley, Ramu Valley, Huon Peninsula, Finisterre Mountains, Rai Coast, Bogadjim, Madang, Alexishafen, Karkar Island & Hansa Bay.
Record Of Service [1944] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Bruce Robinson Publisher: MacMillan & Company Ltd
Comments: Experiences of an Australian medical officer in the New Guinea Campaign.
Red Jungle [1957] ISBN: No Area: Asia By: John Cross Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
Comments: Story of British intelligence party cut-off in Malaya by Japanese advance from January 1942 until rescued in June 1945.
Remembering Weary [1996] ISBN: 0140269703 Area: Asia, Australia By: Margaret Geddes Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Ltd
Comments: Interviews with many people who knew the great Sir Weary Dunlop.
Retreat From Kokoda [1960] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Raymond Paull Publisher: Panther Books
Comments: Account of the battle over the Kokoda Track in New Guinea.
Reveille Souvenir Collector's Edition 2003 [2003] ISBN: 0975050605 Area: Worldwide By: Returned Services League Publisher: Emap Contract Publications
Comments: Numerous stories submitted by veterans and families of war experiences.
Road To Hiroshima [1983] ISBN: No Area: Asia, Pacific By: Kenneth Harrison Publisher: Rigby
Comments: Autobiography of soldier of the 8th Division in Malaya who became P.O.W. and was sent to Singapore, Hellfire Pass (Burma Railway) and Nagasaki in Japan.
Rogue Warrior Of The SAS [1987] ISBN: 0099604507 Area: Africa, Europe By: Roy Bradford and Martin Dillon Publisher: Arrow Books Limited
Comments: Story of 'Paddy' Blair Mayne, the most decorated British soldier of World War 2 and member of the SAS.
Roof Over Britain : The Official Story Of The A.A Defences 1939-1942 [2001] ISBN: 0117025410 Area: Europe By: The Ministry of Information Publisher: The Stationery Office Ltd
Comments: The official story of the anti-aircraft defences of Britain 1939 - 1942.
Rough Infantry [1984] ISBN: 0949759058 Area: Africa, Middle East, Pacific By: Cam Bennett Publisher: Warrnambool Institue Press
Comments: History of 2/5 Infantry Battalion.
Salvos With The Forces [1995] ISBN: 0959951598 Area: Worldwide By: Walter Hull Publisher: The Salvation Army
Comments: Story of the Salvation Army Representatives on the battle front supporting the troops.
Sand Against The Wind [1991] ISBN: 0333564219 Area: Asia By: Barbara W. Tuchman Publisher: Papermac
Comments: General Stilwell and the American experience in China 1911-1945.
Signals : Story Of The Australian Corps Of Signals [1944] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: Written and prepared by members of the Australian Corps of Signals Publisher: Halstead Press, Sydney
Comments: Story of the Australian Corps of Signals.
Silent Warriors Of World War II [1995] ISBN: 0934793565 Area: Pacific By: Lance Q. Zedric Publisher: Pathfinder Publishing Of California
Comments: The Alamo Scouts behind Japanese lines.
Singapore : The Japanese Version [1960] ISBN: No Area: Asia By: (Colonel) Masanobu Tsuji Publisher: Mayflower-Dell
Comments: Tsuji was the officer primarily responsible for the planning and execution of the conquest of Malaya. This is a translation of his book on the subject.
Slaves Of The Samurai [1946] ISBN: No Area: Asia By: W. S. Kent Hughes Publisher: Oxford University Press
Comments: Kent Hughes account, in verse, of the surrender of Singapore and his P.O.W. days in Changi, Formosa, Japan, Korea and Manchuria.
Soldier Superb [1943] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: Allan Dawes Publisher: F. H. Johnston Publishing Company
Comments: War reporter eye witness account of Australian soldiers in New Guinea and stories in their own words.
Soldiering On : The Australian Army At Home And Overseas [1942] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: Members of the Services Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Stories of the Australian Army during 1941 and 1942 (mainly).
Stand Easy : After The Defeat Of Japan, 1945 [1945] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: Official publication Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Stories of the Australian services during World War 2.
Surviving Captivity [2010] ISBN: 9781921509964 Area: Worldwide By: R.W. Christie Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing
Comments: Campaign & P.O.W. (J), (F Force) diary of Bob Christie, 2/29 Bn. Editor John Lack integrated historical context with Bob's words.
Sword Beach : British 3rd Infantry Division / 27th Armoured Brigade [2001] ISBN: 0850526736 Area: Europe By: Tim Kilvert-Jones Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
Comments: British 3rd Infantry Division's battle for the Normandy beachhead June 6 - 10, 1944.
The Australian Army At War [1944] ISBN: No Area: Worldwide By: Australian Army Staff Publisher: His Majesty's Stationery Office
Comments: Official record of service in two hemispheres 1939-1944 (thin booklet style).
The Australians In Nine Wars [1972] ISBN: 070210659 Area: Worldwide By: Peter Firkins Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company
Comments: From Waikato to Long Tan.
The Battle For Singapore [2005] ISBN: 0749950854 Area: Asia By: Peter Thompson Publisher: Portrait Books
Comments: Description of the lead up to and actual battle resulting in the surrender of Singapore.
The Battle Of Brisbane [2000] ISBN: 0733308961 Area: Australia By: Peter A. Thompson & Robert Macklin Publisher: ABC Books
Comments: Conflict between Australian and American soldiers on the streets of Brisbane, Queensland.
The Bridge at Parit Sulong [2004] ISBN: 0949284653 Area: Asia By: Lynette Ramsay Silver Publisher: The Watermark Press
Comments: Detailed description of the massacre at Parit Sulong; the lead-up to it, survival of a few men and attempt to find the perpetrators to bring them to trial before the Allies opted for reconciliation with Japan.
The Broken Eighth : A History Of The 2/14th Australian Field Regiment [1997] ISBN: 0646316850 Area: Middle East, Pacific By: Ron Jackson Publisher: Clipper Press
Comments: History of the 2/14 Australian Field Regiment who were at Darwin, New Guinea and New Britain.
The Campaign In Burma [1957] ISBN: No Area: Asia By: Frank Owen Publisher: Arrow Books Limited
Comments: Allied campaign in Burma including retreat and final victory.
The Changi Brownlow [2010] ISBN: 9780733624643 Area: Asia By: Roland Perry Publisher: Hachette
Comments: From the fighting in Malaya, through P.O.W. days at Changi & with F Force on the Burma Railway, the author uses the story of Changi Brownlow winner "Peter" Chitty, 2/2 Mg Bn, to describe the Pacific war.
The Compact Timeline Of Military History [2008] ISBN: 1903025737 Area: Worldwide By: A. A. Evans and David Gibbons Publisher: Worth Press Ltd.
Comments: Timeline of 5,000 years of warfare.
The Cross And The Ensign [1994] ISBN: 0586055509 Area: Europe By: Peter Elliott Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Comments: A naval history of Malta 1798-1979.
The Devil's Brigade [1968] ISBN: No Area: Europe By: Robert H. Adleman & Col. George Walton Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Comments: Criminals and army best were formed into a unit that never failed its objectives despite the cost and eventually was the basis of the Green Berets.
The Greatest Raid Of All [2000] ISBN: 0330480707 Area: Europe By: C. E. Lucas Phillips Publisher: Pan Books
Comments: Allied commando raid (Operation Chariot) of St. Nazaire, France 28/03/1942 to destroy the Normandie dry dock by blowing up the H.M.S. Campbeltown against the lock gates.
The Gurkhas [2000] ISBN: 0747262438 Area: Worldwide By: John Parker Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Comments: History of the fighting units of the Gurkhas from 1815 to beyond 2000.
The Japanese Army 1931-45 (2) 1942-45 [2002] ISBN: 9781841763545 Area: Asia, Pacific By: Philip Jowett Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Comments: Volume 2 showing 1942-1945 period of deployments, organisation, uniforms and equipment of Japanese Army and auxiliary units in Burma and the Pacific.
The Jungle Is Neutral [1950] ISBN: No Area: Asia By: F. Spencer Chapman, D.S.O. Publisher: The Reprint Society Ltd
Comments: The author survived the jungle for three and a half years, escaping from Chinese bandits and the Japanese to eventually emerge and be sent back to Malaya after a few months.
The Kookaburra's Cut-throats Volume 1 [UNKNOWN] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: To add Publisher: To add
Comments: None written yet.
The Kookaburra's Cut-throats Volume 2 [1998] ISBN: 95857 Area: Pacific By: To add Publisher: To add
Comments: None written yet.
The Kookaburra's Cut-throats Volume 3 [UNKNOWN] ISBN: No Area: Pacific By: To add Publisher: To add
Comments: None written yet.
The Long Range Desert Group [2003] ISBN: 0850528062 Area: Africa, Europe By: David Lloyd Owen Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
Comments: History of the Long Range Desert Group.
The Longest Day [1960] ISBN: No Area: Europe By: Cornelius Ryan Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Comments: Story of D-Day in Normandy.
The Missing Years [2009] ISBN: 9781877058776 Area: Asia By: Stu Lloyd Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd
Comments: Edited account by Captain Hugh Pilkington, Royal Norfolks. Malaya campaign; Alexandra Hospital massacre; Singapore; Burma Railway, Thai end, H Force; Kanburi; Singapore.
The Pacific War [2009] ISBN: 9780688016203 Area: Asia, Pacific By: John Costello Publisher: Harper Perennial
Comments: Describes the lead-up to the Pacific War and the political and military actions over its whole geographic area. 742 pages.
The Phantom Major [1964] ISBN: No Area: Africa, Europe By: Virginia Cowles Publisher: Collins
Comments: Story of David Stirling and the S.A.S. regiment.
The Purple Devils [2008] ISBN: 0646071254 Area: Pacific By: Syd Trigellis-Smith Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: Unit history of 2/6 Australian Commando Squadron.
The Rise And Fall Of The Japanese Empire [1962] ISBN: No Area: Asia, Pacific By: Gary Gordon Publisher: Monarch Books Inc
Comments: Pearl Harbour, the Philippines, Midway, Guadalcanal & the Japanese political situation throughout.
The Rise, Fall And Regeneration Of The 2/7th Australian Field Ambulance, A.I.F. In World War II [1995] ISBN: 0909209952 Area: Africa, Europe, Australia, Pacific By: Gordon Hoff Publisher: Peacock Publications
Comments: Unit history of 2/7 Australian Field Ambulance.
The Rising Sun [1971] ISBN: 030493805X Area: Asia, Pacific By: John Toland Publisher: Cassell & Co
Comments: The Pacific war from Japanese & American perspectives. Based on interviews of people & documents from many countries. 954 pages.
The Rising Sun [1978] ISBN: No Area: Asia, Pacific By: Arthur Zich Publisher: Time-Life Books
Comments: The Pacific War from its lead-in to the Battle of Midway. Many photographs.
The Saga Of A Sig [1972] ISBN: 0959888101 Area: Worldwide By: Ken Clift Publisher: K. C. D. Publications
Comments: Autobiography of a Signaller who served in Palestine, Egypt, Bardia, Tobruk, Greece, Crete, Syria, Labanon, Ceylon and Kokoda.
The Sands Of Dunkirk [1967] ISBN: No Area: Europe By: Richard Collier Publisher: Fontana Books
Comments: Account of the Dunkirk evacuation in May 1940.
The SAS At War 1941-1945 [1991] ISBN: 071954890X Area: Africa, Europe By: Anthony Kemp Publisher: John Murray (Publishers) Ltd, London
Comments: Full story of the SAS during World War 2.
The Second Front [1978] ISBN: 0809425009 Area: Europe By: Douglas Botting Publisher: Time-Life Books
Comments: Lead up to, and including, D-Day in Normandy, France and the ensuing battles.
The Second World War In The Far East [2000] ISBN: 0304352470 Area: Asia, Pacific By: H. P. Wilmott Publisher: Cassell & Co.
Comments: Concentrates on World War 2 in the Pacific and Asia.
The Secret War [1981] ISBN: 0809425467 Area: Worldwide By: Francis Russell Publisher: Time-Life Books
Comments: Intelligence war including spying, tricks, codebreaking and inventions.
The Seventeenth Australian Infantry Brigade [1944] ISBN: No Area: Middle East, Pacific By: A. R. Ross Publisher: Unknown
Comments: Stories, poems and history of the 17th Brigade.
The Silent Men [1999] ISBN: 186448991X Area: Pacific By: Peter Dornan Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd
Comments: Story of the Australian 2/14 Battalion through the eyes of Stan Bisset.
The Spirit Of Kokoda [2002] ISBN: 1740640705 Area: Pacific By: Patrick Lindsay Publisher: Grayflower Productions
Comments: Battles of Kokoda to Buna & Gona.
The Story Of The 2/2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion [1953] ISBN: No Area: Africa, Asia, Pacific By: E.F. Aitken (2/2 Pioneer) Publisher: 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion Association
Comments: 2/2 Pioneer Battalion history.
The Survival Factor XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX [1953] ISBN: No Area: Africa, Asia, Pacific By: E.F. Aitken (2/2 Pioneer) Publisher: 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion Association
Comments: 2/2 Pioneer Battalion history.
The Unnecessary War [1983] ISBN: 0333356284 Area: Pacific By: Peter Charlton Publisher: The MacMillan Company Of Australia Pty Ltd
Comments: Island campaigns of the south-west Pacific 1944 to 1945.
The Victors [2004] ISBN: 9780743492423 Area: Europe By: Stephen E. Ambrose Publisher: Pocket Books
Comments: Battles from D-Day to end of war in Europe.
The Vital Factor [2004] ISBN: 1876439610 Area: Australia, Pacific By: Paul Handel Publisher: Australian Military History Publications
Comments: Unit history of 2/6 Australian Armoured Regiment 1941-1946.
The War Diaries Of Weary Dunlop [1990] ISBN: 0140128611 Area: Asia By: E. E. Dunlop Publisher: Penguin
Comments: Java and the Burma Thailand Railway 1942-1945.
The War In The Desert [1977] ISBN: No Area: Africa By: Richard Collier Publisher: Time-Life Books
Comments: North African land battles including Tunis, El Alamein, Tobruk and Malta.
The War Journal Of Major Damon Rocky" Gause" [1999] ISBN: 0330362038 Area: Pacific By: Damon Gause Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Ltd
Comments: 159 day escape of U.S. soldier from the Bataan Death March and then by leaky boat to Australia.
The Will to Survive [2002] ISBN: 1862271119 Area: Asia By: Arthur Godman Publisher: Spellmount Ltd, Kent
Comments: Account of P.O.W. (J) experiences of British artillery officer involved in Malayan retreat. At Changi, with H Force to Burma Railway Tonchan S, Thai end, Kanburi, then Sime Road & Changi again.
The Will to Survive : A Private's View As A P.O.W. [1995] ISBN: 0864177062 Area: Asia By: Douglas McLaggan Publisher: Kangaroo Press Pty Ltd
Comments: Became P.O.W. after fall of Singapore & ended up on the Burma Railway. At Changi when war ended. Repatriated to Australia on the Oranje.
Those Ragged Bloody Heroes [1992] ISBN: 1863732640 Area: Pacific By: Peter Brune Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd
Comments: From Kokoda Trail to Gona Beach 1942.
To Hell-fire, Purgatory and Back [2000] ISBN: 0646398083 Area: Asia By: Ian Saggers Publisher: Optima Press
Comments: Major A. E. Saggers, 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion & Special Reserve Battalion, battle experiences Singapore and P.O.W. days with H Force, Thailand. Diary based.
To Kokoda And Beyond [1988] ISBN: 0522843794 Area: Pacific By: Victor Austin Publisher: Melbourne University Press (The Story Of The 39th Battalion 1941-1943)
Comments: Story of the 39th Battalion 1941 to 1943.
To The Bitter End [1992] ISBN: 0091825571 Area: Pacific By: Lex McAulay Publisher: Random House Australia Pty Ltd
Comments: Battle for Buna and Gona in New Guinea 1942 to 1943.
Tobruk [2006] ISBN: 0732276454 Area: Africa By: Peter FitzSimons Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Comments: Detailed account of the siege of Tobruk, North Africa.
Tobruk 1941 [2005] ISBN: 0733314074 Area: Africa By: Peter Cochrane Publisher: ABC Books
Comments: Description, with many outstanding photos, of the 8 month-long siege of Tobruk and life under these conditions.
Tobruk 1941 : The Desert Siege [1984] ISBN: 0454006675 Area: Africa By: Timothy Hall Publisher: Methuen Australia Pty Ltd
Comments: Detailed account of battle and background of siege of Tobruk.
Twice Their Prisoner [1946] ISBN: No Area: Middle East, Pacific By: Walter Irvine Summons (2/2 Pioneer) Publisher: Ramsay, Ware Publishing
Comments: Author was P.O.W. in Syria and later in Java as part of the 2/2 Pioneer Battalion.
Victoria Cross Battles Of The Second World War [UNKNOWN] ISBN: 0330244630 Area: Worldwide By: C. E. Lucas Phillips Publisher: Pan
Comments: Description of the V.C. winners of different battles.
Victory In Normandy [1981] ISBN: 0701125462 Area: Europe By: Major-General David Belchem Publisher: Book Club Associates
Comments: Background, execution and aftermath of D-Day in Europe.
War Cameraman : The Story Of Damien Parer [1994] ISBN: 0850913411 Area: Europe, Middle East, Pacific By: Neil McDonald Publisher: Thomas C. Lothian Pty Ltd
Comments: Chronicle of Australian war camerman Damien Parer up to his death in action.
War In The Shadows : Bougainville 1944-45 [1986] ISBN: 0642994862 Area: Pacific By: Peter Medcalf Publisher: Australian War Memorial
Comments: Australian soldier's experiences in jungle warfare on Bougainville 1944 to 1945.
Warrior Of Kokoda [1999] ISBN: 1864489081 Area: Pacific By: Bill Edgar Publisher: Allen Unwin Pty Ltd (A Biography Of Brigadier Arnold Potts)
Comments: Biography of Brigadier Arnold Potts.
We Band Of Brothers [2000] ISBN: 1865082856 Area: Africa, Europe, Pacific By: Peter Brune Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Comments: Story of Ralph Honner who fought at Bardia, Tobruk, Derna, Greece, Crete, Kokoda and Gona.
Wewak Mission [2005] ISBN: 0646283162 Area: Pacific By: Lionel P. V. Veale Publisher: Lionel P. V. Veale
Comments: Author describes an actual Australian Coastwatchers mission to Wewak, New Guinea. Forty-seven Coastwatchers were killed or (usually) executed by the Japanese during World War 2.
When The Balloon Went Up [1990] ISBN: 0044422091 Area: Asia By: Hugh V. Clarke Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Comments: Series of short stories illustrating the humour and mateship of Australians involved in the Malayan campaign and as P.O.W. (J) on the Burma Railway and in Japan.
When You Go Home [1993] ISBN: 1897666004 Area: Asia By: Arthur Lane Publisher: A. Lane Publications, U.K.
Comments: Returned British soldier's account of Malayan campaign, Burma Railway & return visit with photos. Lists some war criminals. Roll of Honour of U.K. Forces who died during the campaign & as P.O.W.s.
Why Singapore Fell [1944] ISBN: No Area: Asia By: Lieut.-Gen. H. Gordon Bennett Publisher: Angus and Robertson
Comments: Controversial Commander of 8th Division, A.I.F., gives his account of the defence of Singapore and the reasons why it fell.
Winged Dagger [1970] ISBN: No Area: Europe By: Roy Farran Publisher: Fontana Books
Comments: Author's command of partisans behind enemy lines in Northern Italy.
You'll Be Sorry [1944] ISBN: No Area: Asia By: Gilbert Mant Publisher: Frank Johnson
Comments: Author Reuters editor. Covers enlistment & training in 2/19 Battalion. Reuters requested his release from Army, then sent him back to Malaya to cover its defence. Returned pre Singapore's fall.

Total books : 197