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IT HAPPENED TO US: The Unique Experiences of 20 Members of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment (Signed Copy)
by Finkemeyer, Gunner
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0646184733
- ISBN 13
- 9780646184739
- Seller
-
Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: C.E. and D.J. Finkemeyer, 1994. viii, 352pp. B/white illustrated endpapers and frontis, two b/white maps. Book clean. Spine firm, slight lean, bright gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. A personal inscription to named previous owner, signed by author/editor Colin Finkemeyer, on title page, else leaves clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally edge-creased, tiny spot of surface abrasion to lower rear panel. From the jacket flap: "These stories are about the members of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment. Three batteries of the regiment were sent to Singapore in the hope that they could prevent the Japanese Juggernaut from invading Australia. The regiment succeeded in stemming the use of tanks by the Japanese Army, but fell with the rest of 8th Division when Singapore was captured by them. Thereafter the paths of the men in the regiment took different directions, so that together their stories cover a broad spectrum of the life experienced by POW's. The fourth battery of the regiment was sent to Darwin to play its destined role there . . . " Foreword by Geoffrey Blainey AO. LEST WE FORGET. Book weight approx. 780g. (Customers outside Australia only - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote).. Inscribed and Signed by Author/Editor. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 15.5cm).
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- Bookseller
- Diversity Books, IOBA
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014926
- Title
- IT HAPPENED TO US: The Unique Experiences of 20 Members of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment (Signed Copy)
- Author
- Finkemeyer, Gunner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0646184733
- ISBN 13
- 9780646184739
- Publisher
- C.E. and D.J. Finkemeyer
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - (approx. 21.5cm x 15.5cm)
- Keywords
- Australia, Army, Anti-Tank Regiment, 4th Anti-Tank Regiment, World War 1939-1945, World War Two, Military History, Singapore, Malaya, Personal Narratives, Colin Ernest Finkemeyer 1920-2009
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History; Australian Military History;
Terms of Sale
Diversity Books, IOBA
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Diversity Books, IOBA
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Korumburra, Victoria
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