Search Results: Australiana; Military & Military History from E. Manning Books

Oxford University Press Australia, 1998. Hardcover (20 x 26 cm), xviii, 246 pages. ISBN: 0195540867. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. The boards are bumped, rubbed - most notably at head & foot of spine and along bottom edges/corners. The dj is bumped, lightly chipped. Creased along edges - most significant along bottom edges. The dj is covered in an archival book cover (removable). "'As We Wave You Goodbye' contains more than eighty extracts drawn from fiction, non-fiction and poetry. The sources, often unfamiliar, are various - novels, plays, diaries, histories, magazines, and collections of poetry and letters…" Weight (before packaging): 775g

Wild Dingo Press, 2010. First Edition. Softcover (16 x 24 cm), 328 pages (with maps and glossary). ISBN: 9780980757002. Very Good condition. Bumped, scuffed. Rolled/creased at corners. Tight binding, clean text block. Weight (before packaging): 480g.

Arrow Books, 1992. Softcover (13 x 20 cm), 432 pages. ISBN: 0091826284. Good condition. Bumped, scuffed, creased and soiled. Pages tanning, foxing.

Allen & Unwin, 1984. Hardcover (19 x 25 cm), xix, 355 pages. ISBN: 0868614963. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Very Good condition. Full-bound black boards with gold lettering along spine. Lightly bumped. Some soiling/foxing noted along page edges. Clean text. The dj is rolled/creased along edges. Lightly chipped with some very small closed tears. The spine appears faded. The dj is covered in an archival book cover (removable).

Hesperian Press, 1992. Softcover (15 x 22 cm), x, 177 pages. ISBN: 0859051641. Good condition. Covers scuffed, scratched. Rolled, creased at corners. Pages tanning, foxing.

Historia Productions, Kenmore, Australia. 1992. Hardcover (19 x 25 cm), xvi, 511 pages (index), 4 end maps. ISBN: 0646067079. Cancelled Ex-Library copy. The book and dust jacket (dj) are in Good condition. Full-bound blue boards with gold lettering on spine. Bumped, rolled creased at head & foot of spine. Skewed. Pictorial pastedowns/endpapers. There are no external library markings. There are however library markings/residue (e.g. stickers, stamps, etc.) on the front & rear endpapers, title page and copyright page. The dj is bumped, chipped, creased. Lightly soiled. The dj is covered in an archival book cover (removable).

Kangaroo Press, 1995. Softcover (16 x 23 cm), 269 pages, b&w photographs. ISBN: 0864177348. Very Good condition. Covers bumped, soiled, creased. "This is a comprehensive listing of the ships and men of the Royal Australian Navy who have paid the supreme sacrifice in the wars of the twentieth century. As well as being the first complete reference book of its kind this book describes vividly the action in which ships of the RAN were involved, not only the ships that died, but also the ones that got away. There is a full description of each ship, her casualties, battle honours and commanding officers. There is a photograph of almost every ship." Weight (before packaging): 435g

Simon & Schuster, 2003. Softcover (13 x 21 cm), ix, 277 pages, with b&w photographs and index. ISBN: 0731811879. Good condition. Creased at corners. There is an approximate 2mm tear on rear cover along top edge of spine hinge. Pages tanning. Name written in ink along top edge of half-title (first) page.

Simon & Schuster Australia. Reformatted edition 2008. Softcover (16 x 24 cm), xviii, 413 pages. ISBN: 9780731813551. Good condition. Bumped, scuffed. Covers creased. Small closed tear on rear. Page edges lightly soiled. "For the first time, the Gallipoli story is told in the words of the ordinary fighting soldier. Day by day, starting with the landing on 25 April 1915 right up to the last day on 20 December 1915, the world of the Gallipoli soldier is starkly revealed. Lest We Forget: Roll of Honour. THe complete lists of the Australians and New Zealanders killed at Gallipoli are published for the first time in this new edition." Weight (before packaging): 795g

Cornstalk Publishing, 1992. Reprint - illustrated edtion. Hardcover (17 x 24 cm), 318 pages. ISBN: 0333501136. Pictorial boards. No dust jacket (as published). Very Good condition. Light bumped. Some creases at head/foot of spine and along hinge. Inscription on front pastedown. Some soiling on page top edge. "Gallipoli' was first published in 1956 by Hamish Hamilton. It was published in an illustrated edition by MacMillan in 1973. This edition has been enhance by the inclusion of approximately 190 paintings drawings and photographs which illustrate the events, people and places written about in this tragic story. The boxed information and captions were researched and written by the historian Ann Moyal, whose broad knowledge has added further insights to Alan Moorehead's colourful text.' Weight (before packaging): 875g

CopyRight Publishing, Brisbane, 1992. Softcover (14 x 22 cm), xii, 369 pages, b&w photographs, illustrations. ISBN: 1875401121. Very Good condition. Covers bumped, scuffed, lightly creased and soiled. Pages tanning. "Glass Houses - Paper Men' is the story of the horror unleashed on the world by a small group of men, as seen through the eyes of one who endured more than most, and who not only survived, but who survived with an indomitable faith. Lawrens Adair served as a navigator in the RAAF in action during World War II ... shot down over enemy territory on Christmas Eve 1944, at large behind the lines for weeks, captured and interned, he was the only one of the Halifax crew who lived through the ordeal." Weight (before packaging): 540g

Published by Ian Reece, Toowong, Australia, 2005. Softcover (15 x 24 cm), vii, 156 pages, b&w photographs. ISBN: 0958049912. Very Good condition. Page edges tanning. Rear cover soiled (three spots affecting text). "This book presents the complete personal war diary written by Pte. Harold Reece, a young soldier of the Australian Imperial Force, who embarked from Sydney in 1916 to serve in France on the Western Front. The diary itself concludes when Harold was gassed in October 1918. His elder son Ian Reece, has added valuable historical information about Australian society and family life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. For post-war material, the author has drawn on primary sources collected by his father, especially those that deal with Harold's work for returned servicemen." Weight: 355g

Allen & Unwin, 1993. Softcover (14 x 22 cm), xxii, 335 pages. ISBN: 186373449X. Good+ condition. Bumped, scuffed, lightly creased. Pages tanning/foxing. "Harvest of Fear' is a beautifully crafted history of Australia's experience of the Vietnam War. It draws together a picture of social and political life in colonial and postcolonial Vietnam; an incisive look at Australian Cold War politics and the diplomacy that led us to Vietnam; and a brilliant portrait of the origins and political impact of the powerful Australian anti-war movement. No previous book has pulled together these three critical strands of the Australian experience of the Vietnam War, it is indeed a broad and rich canvas." Weight: 460g

Pan Macmillan Australia, 2005. Softcover (15 x 23 cm), 559 pages. ISBN: 1405037075. Very Good condition. Bumped, rubbed/scuffed. Rolled/creased at corners. Creased along spine. Some soiling/foxing noted along page edges. Weight (before packaging): 845g.

Collins, 1985. Softcover (14 x 22 cm), 204 pages. ISBN: 0002723352. Good condition. The wraps are covered in a permanently attached archival book cover (laminate). Bumped, scuffed/scratched. Pages tanning. "Officially, the servicemen who witnessed the British nuclear tests on Christmas Island were never in danger. So what's killing them off?"

Museums and Art Galleries of the Norther Territory, 1995. Softcover (magazine format, 21 x 30 cm), 48 pages. ISBN: 0724526862. Good condition. Bumped, rubbed, scuffed/scratched. Rolled, creased at corners. Soiled. Unidentified substance (glue spot?) on front cover. Weight: 175g.

Office of Australian War Graves, 2001. Softcover (21 x 15 cm), 42 pages. ISBN: 0642457190. Contents: "From the Day It Was a Sphinx", Richard Reid. "Sketches at Gallipoli ", Leslie Fraser Standish Hore. Very Good condition. "Produced to assist visitors to the Anzac Commemorative Site to understand more fully the significance of the area. The sample drawings of Hore's work in ink, pencil, wash and watercolour, together with Reid's article, bring to life the reality of the Gallipoli campaign."

University of Queensland Press, 2000. Softcover (16 x 23 cm), 271 pages, b&w photographs, appendix & index. ISBN: 070223186X. Very Good condition. Covers bumped, scuffed/scratched, soiled. Lightly creased at edges, corners. Pages tanning.

Penguin Books, 2006. Softcover (15 x 23 cm), 288 pages, with bibliography, notes, appendices and index. ISBN: 0143020307. Very Good condition. Creased, most notably front bottom corner. "An incredible story of courage, survival and loyalty amongst men trapped on an enemy-occupied island in the middle of a war - told in full for the first time. When the order to surrender was given after the Battle of Crete in 1941, over 6,000 Australian, British and New Zealand soldiers were left behind on the south coast. Some escaped immediately on abandoned naval barges or took to the hills. But the vast majority was marched back over the White Mountains to makeshift POW camps. Many escaped, relying on Cretan mountain villagers to shelter and guide them. The relationships forged between these troops and their Cretan helpers are remembered to this day. Drawing on previously unpublished memoirs, including a detailed diary kept by co-author Ian Frazer's Australian officer father, 'On The… Read More

Melbourne University Press, 2004. Softcover (16 x 24 cm), xii, 350 pages. ISBN: 0522850871. Very Good condition. Bumped, scuffed/scratched. Rolled, creased at edges. "This important anthology reveals the many ways in which going to war has formed a cultural bridge between Australia and the world. From the Sudan in 1885 to Afghanistan in 2001, the connection of war to travel is illustrated in the observations of writers. Selecting writings from combatants abroad as well as the reflections of sightseers who travel to foreign battlefields and war sites, Robin Gerster and Peter Pierce reveal how the experience of war has both broadened and refined (and sometimes distorted) Australian views of the world." Weight: (before packaging): 550g