Rigby, Adelaide, 1971. First Edition. Buckram. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. acknowledgements, list of illustrations, list of maps, forward by His Excellency the Governor-General of Australia, The Right Honourable, Sir Paul Hasluck, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., K.St. J., author's note, bibliography, index of military formations, general index. Photographic endpapers, showing World War I Australian soldiers. Within the text there are 8 coloured illustrations, 79 black and white photographs and 26 maps and one double page map. Green buckram with gilt coloured titles on the spine. The history of the Australian Armed Forces from its first encounter at Waikato, New Zealand, in the 19th-century to the battle of Long Tan, Vietnam, in the 1960s. "The fact that Australian soldiers have achieved successes out of all proportion to their numbers, and that some successes may have been obscured at the time or by military historians, is underlying theme of this magnificent book." Â– from the front fold over panel blurb. A little softening of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Light tanning of the text block edges along with some faint foxing. Age toning of the pages. Previous owners name to the top edge of the front paste-down. Size: 4to 9Â¾" - 12" tall. XII, 460pp., last blank,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Australia; Inventory No: 0290496. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0290496
Title: The Australians in Nine Wars; Waikato to Long Tan
Author: Firkins, Peter
Format/Binding: Buckram
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Rigby
Place of Publication: Adelaide
Date Published: 1971
Keywords: BZDB2 Military History -- Australian, Australian Participation in Wars, World History -- Wars, 19th, 20th Century Wars Military & Warfare; Australia; Unbranded Firkins, Peter The Australians in Nine Wars; Waikato to Long Tan

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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