53291
AAMH
THE GREAT CIRCLE - Journal of the Australian Association for Maritime History - Volume 14, No. 2

Armidale, NSW. 1992. The Australian Association for Maritime History. 73-144 PP. Contains article P. 88 to 104 with 3 tables and 3 diagrams. Card covers. Near fine. 24 x 16.3.
Article by Kim Kirsner: The search of HSK Kormoran and HMAS Sydney. A preliminary analysis on modified Search and Rescue procedures.
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$10

53283
AAMH
THE GREAT CIRCLE: Journal of the Australian Association for Maritime History - Volume 12, Nos. 1 & 2, 1990

Armidale, NSW. 1990. The Australian Association for Maritime History. Edited by G.R. HENNING. No. 1: 72 PP with 4 tables, 4 sketch plans and 1 map. No. 2: 73-141 PP with 1 map and 5 drawings. Card covers. Very good. 24 x 16.3.
No. 1: Indigenous beachcombers: the case of Tapeooe, by Rhys Richards. The Chilean Grain Trade and the Australian Gold rushes, by John Mayo... No. 2: Western Australian Merchants ... Fremantle Harbour, by Patsy Brown...
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$20

70393
AAMH
THE GREAT CIRCLE: Journal of the Australian Association for Maritime History - Volume 32, No. 1, 2010

Perth, W.A. 2010. The Australian Association for Maritime History. Vol. 32, No. 1 - 2010, edited by Michael Sturma. No. 1: 91 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 24 x 16.3.
No. 1: George Vancouver at Nootka Sound, by Robert J. King. A cruize to the coasts of Peru and Chile: HM Ship Cornwallis 1807, by Jorge Ortiz-Sotelo. Future Directions for the Royal Australian Navy, by David Stevens.
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$15

20438
THE AGE
RESCUE IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN

Melbourne. 1997. Penguin & The Age. 1st Ed. 96 PP with 4 plans, 8 maps & sketch-maps, and photos (bw & colour) in text. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.8. 0140268375
Dramatic rescues in December 1996 and January 1997 of three solo yachtsmen (1 English & 2 French), competitors in the Vendée Globe round-the-world yacht race.
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$25

53137
ALLON, Dr. Fiona, & NICE, Rosie
SAILOR STYLE: Art . Fashion . Film

Sydney. 2004. Australian National Maritime Museum. 1st Ed. Foreword by Mary-Louise Williams. 40 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (cutaway at centrefold). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 097514281X
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$40

18661
ANDREWS, Graeme
FIGHTING SHIPS OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

Sydney. 1973. Regency House. Revised and updated edition of the 1971 Australasian Navies. 64 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. 28 x 22.
Not only the ships, also missiles & aircrafts as well as the Australian Army's water transport squadrons.
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$5

38295
ANDREWS, Graeme
FIGHTING SHIPS OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND OCEANIA

Sydney. 1980. Reed. New revised edition of the 1971 original. 48 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. 26 x 18.5. 0589501879
Not only the ships, also missiles & aircraft as well as the Australian Army's water transport squadrons. Papua New Guinea Defence Force. Royal Fiji Military Force. Solomons Islands Police Force. Royal Tongan Defence Service.
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$5

58555
ARNOTT, Terry (editor)
MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA - Annual Report 1984

Melbourne. 1984. Maritime Archaeology Association of Victoria. 1st edition. (26) PP (recto only) with tables. Soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.3.
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$5

67206
ARON, Wellesley
WHEELS IN THE STORM - The Genesis of the Israeli Defence Forces

Canberra. 1974. Roebuck Book. 1st edition. Foreword by Major-General Cullen. Roebuck Society Publication No. 13. X, 196 PP, plus 20 pages with b/w illustrations (4 cartoons and 36 photos). FEP: Map of Eastern Mediterranean Sea. REP: Map of Cyrenaica. Pictorial hard covers, dj. Fine. 25.1 x 18.2. 0909434042
Jewish Palestinian troops with the British Army (Royal Army Service Corps): Egypt, Libya, Malta, Italy.
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$35

38875
AUSTIN, Brigadier M. & CHIN, Colonel D. (Rtd)
THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY... A Brief History

Canberra. 2000. Defence Publishing Service. 3rd edition, updated from the 1987 original by the late Brigadier M. Austin. 36 PP with 10 maps in colour, and 88 b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.6 x 21. 0642952470
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$10

66034
AUSTIN, Brigadier M. & LEVER, Major Geoff
THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY... A Brief History

Canberra. 2011. Australian Army History Unit. 4th edition, updated from the 1987 original by the late Brigadier M. Austin. 96 PP with 11 maps in colour, b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.6 x 21. 9781921941153
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$15

20960
AUSTRALIA DEFENCE FORCE
THE DEFENCE CORPORATE PLAN 1993-97. THE DEFENCE MISSION, To Promote the Security of Australia, and to Protect its People and its Interests

Canberra. 1993. Defence Centre. 1st Ed., with an overview by A.J. Ayers & Admiral A.L. Beaumont. VIII, 80 PP with tables and colour illustrations (graphs and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.8.
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$10

62076
AUSTRALIA POST
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 1911-2011 - First Day Issue 14 June 2011

Canberra. 2011. Australia Post. First Day issue celebrating 100 years of the Royal Australian Navy: Colour card with illustrations of HMAS Australia (I), HMAS Sydney (IV) and the One Dollar coin, contained in an illustrated envelope with a window for the coin and 2 x 60 cent stamps. Clear plastic pocket. Mint condition. 11 x 19.
First day issue stamp: 14 June 2011, HMAS Cerberus - Collector's item (numbered Australia Post "Authentic Merchandise".
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$20

53558
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CARTOGRAPHERS [THE]
CARTOGRAPHY - Volume 15, No. 2

Perth. 1986 . The Australian Institute of Cartographers. Volume 15, No. 2, September 1986: Edited by Colin FULLER, Barry ALLAN, Terry BIRTLES, et al...VIII, 81-152, IX-XVI PP. Issue lacking the large folded map in colour Albany magnetic domains in pocket at rear. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24.8 x 17.5.
Pages 107-109: Photogrammetric check survey of R. A. N. ships' propellers.
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$10

64626
AUSTRALIAN NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM, Friends and Volunteers
FLYING STATIONS: A Story of Australian Naval Aviation

Sydney. 1998. Australian Naval Aviation Museum / Allen & Unwin. 1st edition wih a foreword by Admiral Sir Victor Smith. Copy hand numbered (No. 674) on half title page "Fleet Air Arm Golden Jubilee 1948-1998", and signed on title page. X, 289 PP with b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 27.7 x 22. 1864488468
Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of HMAS Albatross and the founding of Australia's own Fleet Air Arm.
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$75

61257
AUSTRALIAN NAVAL INSTITUTE
JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN NAVAL INSTITUTE - Volume 19

Canberra. 1993. Australian Naval Institute, Inc. Volume 20, No. 1, February 1993 to No. 4, November 1993. Edited by Cmdr. R.J. SHERWOOD. 4 issues for a total of 288 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. A fine set. 29.8 x 21.2.
No. 1: 1992 Naval Symposium Special Issue. No. 2: The ANZAC Ship, by Commander G. York.
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$30

53052
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
ANZAC - Australia and New Zealand Army Corps - 1915 / 2005

Nouméa. 2005. Australian War Memorial, Consulat général d'Australie, Gouvernement Nouvelle-Calédonie. 1st Ed. Preface by Jane Urquhart & Raymond Vadot. 16 PP with 12 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. French text. Fine. Oblong: 15 x 21.
Booklet produced to commemorate the presence of Australian and New Zealand troops based in New Caledonia during both world wars.
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$10

71388
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
AUSTRALIA'S SPECIAL FORCES (in Wartime - Official Magazine of the Australian War Memorial, issue 81)

Canberra. 2018. Australian War Memorial. Issue No. 81, Summer 2018. Edited by Andrew McDonald. 72 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
The Operators , by Chris Masters. The Kaiapit capture (New Guinea) by Lachlan Grant ... The Australian Folboat, by Chris Goddard. With the Dayaks in Borneo ...
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$10

71387
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
THE GREAT WAR - 1918: The Final Year (in Wartime - Official Magazine of the Australian War Memorial, issue 82)

Canberra. 2018. Australian War Memorial. Issue No. 82, Autumn 2018. Edited by Andrew McDonald. 72 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
1918: the Final Year of WWI. Saving Amiens, by Peter Burness. The inner Monash, by Peter Pedersen. ... The last roll of the Dice German spring offensives of 1918), by Steven R. Welch.
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$10

48969
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
JUNGLE WARFARE, with The Australian Army in the South-West Pacific

Canberra. 1944. The Australian Military Forces / Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. Foreword by General Blaney. 208 PP with 6 maps in colour, drawings, 46 b/w photos, 12 b/w and 18 colour plates. Fp (in colour): Through the Rain Forest. Eps : Illustrated. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Covers slightly marked. Ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
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$10

71389
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC (in Wartime - Official Magazine of the Australian War Memorial, issue 91)

Canberra. 2020. Australian War Memorial. Issue No. 91, Winter 2020. Edited by Andrew McDonald. 72 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Okinawa and after, by Saul David. The Spirit of Samurai, by Haruki, Yoshida. ... Surrender in Borneo, by Robyn Van Dyk.
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$10

67880
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
WARTIME - Official Magazine of the Australian War Memorial - Issue 77

Canberra. 2017. Australian War Memorial. Issue No. 77, 2017. Edited by Andrew McDonald. 72 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Issue No. 77: Axis Ascendant. Blitzkrieg, by James Holland. Operation Barbarossa, by David Stahel. Pearl Harbor: 75 years on, by Jonathan Parshall. Malayan Campaign and fall of Singapore. ... Proposed Invasion of Australia by Japanese war planners.
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$10

35496
AYERS, A. J. & BEAUMONT, Admiral A. L.
DEFENCE REPORT 1992-93

Canberra. 1993. A.G.P.S. 1st Ed. IX, (3), 372 PP with graphs, tables and 23 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Near fine. 24.9 x 17.5.
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$15

19354
BABBAGE, Ross
RETHINKING AUSTRALIA'S DEFENCE

Brisbane. 1980. UQP. 1st Ed. XXII, 312 PP with 9 figures and 9 tables. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Discreet signature & date on front endpaper, o/wise fine. 22.2 x 14.6. 0702214868
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$20

46738
BALDWIN, Commander Christopher
SEABORNE TRADE FLOWS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC, Present and Future Trends

Canberra. 2001. Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre and Centre for Maritime Policy 1st Ed. Working Paper No. 9. VIII, 44 PP with 1 graph, 2 maps and 15 tables. Soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.5. 064229559X
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$10

69236
BARLOW, Geoff & BRADY, Jim
PORTHOLE MK. II 1966 - A brief History of two ships (Canberra and Shropshire) and the men who served in them

Sydney. 1966. H.M.A.S. Canberra-Shropshire Association. 1st Ed. VIII, 88 PP with b/w illustrations. Title page: crests of H.M.A.S. Canberra and of H.M.A.S Shropshire. Hard cover, gilt title on front cover. Near fine. 28.8 x 22.5.
History of these two warships and of the comradeship reunion of 1966.
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$100

70155
BARNETT, Guy (compiler)
OUR HEROES - TASMANIA'S VICTORIA CROSS RECIPIENTS

Launceston. c. 2006. Guy Barnett, Senator. 1st Ed. (1), 35 PP with b/w and colour illustrations, plus 1 errata page tipped on last page. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 21 x 15.
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$25

56382
BARRETT, David H.
CRAWFORD'S MARINERS ATLAS: Port Stephens to Jervis Bay

Bathurst, NSW. 1995. Crawford House Publishing. 1st Ed. Volume 1, in the Complete Compendium of Royal Australian Navy Charts series. 84 PP with colour illustrations: 1 chart Index, around 15 figures, 7 waterways maps and 39 nautical charts. Errata slip loosely inserted. Inside front cover: Reference map. Inside back cover: Geographical Index. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 34.5 x 24.8. 1863331158
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$70

69748
BARTLETT, C. J.
GREAT BRITAIN AND SEA POWER, 1815-1853

Oxford. 1963. Clarendon Press. 1st Ed. XVIII, 364 PP with 1 map and 5 tables, plus 2 folded plates with 3 maps. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with small chips or rubbed parts. Ex library copy with stamps on front cover of dust jacket, endpapers and title page, and shelf number at foot of spine of cover and dust jacket. Very good copy. 22.2 x 14.5.
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$30

64998
BARTLETT, Norman
AUSTRALIA AT ARMS

Canberra. 1955. Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. (12), 265 PP with b/w illustrations (3 maps and 11 tail pieces), plus 32 pages with 47 b/w illustrations. Fp: Taking a Maori Redoubt, New Zealand, 1863. Eps: Maps of the battle fields of Pozieres and Kokoda. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Occasional foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 25.2 x 18.2.
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$20

35482
BASSETT, Jan
GUNS AND BROOCHES - Australian Army Nursing from the Boer War to the Gulf War

Melbourne. 1992. O.U.P. 1st Ed. X, 261 PP with 93 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 26.2 x 19.4. 0195533801
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$40

52802
BATEMAN, Captain W. S. G., & WARD, Dr. Marion W. (editors)
AUSTRALIA'S MARITIME HORIZONS IN THE 1980s

Canberra. 1982. Australian Centre for Maritime Studies. 1st Ed. No. 1 in the Occasional Papers in Maritime Affairs series. V, 82 PP with 1 graph, 6 tables and 5 maps. Soft cover. Signed by both editors on page III. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 25 x 17.3. 0959358005
Australia's Maritime Defence, by Vice Admiral Sir James Willis. Australia's Seaborne Trade, by Professor J. W. Freebairn ...
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$20

16834
BATEMAN, Commodore W. S. G., SHERWOOD, Commander R.J., SEARS, Lieutenant J.S. &
NAVY EDITION, 80th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Australian Fleet (in Australian Defence Force Journal)

Canberra. 1993. Australian Defence Force Journal. Volume No 103, November/December 1993. 72 PP (P. 1 to 51 on the R.A.N.), with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24.8 x 17.5. ISSN13202545
Maritime Power and Australia - Traditions, Customs and Changes in the Royal Australian Navy - Navies and the Protection of Peaceful Shipping...
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$5

56205
BATEMAN, Sam (editor)
MARITIME COOPERATION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION: Current Situation and Prospects

Canberra. 1999. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre / ANU. 1st Ed. Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No. 132. XXII, 193 PP with 2 maps and 3 tables. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.6 x 14.5. 0731527593
Papers presented at the 5th meeting of the working group held in Kuala Lumpur, 17 & 18 november 1998.
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$35

12091
BATEMAN, Sam & SHERWOOD, Dick (editors)
AUSTRALIA'S MARITIME BRIDGE INTO ASIA

Sydney. 1995. Allen & Unwin / Royal Australian Navy. 1st Ed. XXIII, 247 PP with 46 tables and 13 figures. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23.5 x 16. 1863738932
Strategic issues for Asia and Australia - Australian maritime capabilities of relevance to Asia: ships and shipping, education and vocational training, aquaculture and mariculture...
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$15

56206
BATEMAN, Sam and BATES, Stephen (editors)
REGIONAL MARITIME MANAGEMENT & SECURITY

Canberra. 1998. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre / ANU. 1st Ed. Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No. 124. XXIV, 209 PP with 3 maps and 4 tables. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.6 x 14.5. 0731527305
Papers presented at the 3rd meeting of the working group held in Bangkok, 30 May - 1 June 1997.
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$35

56150
BATEMAN, Sam and SHERWOOD, Dick (editors)
STRATEGIC CHANGE AND NAVAL ROLES: Issues for a Medium Naval Power

Canberra. 1993. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre / ANU. 1st Ed. Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No. 102. (10), 216 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.6 x 14.5. 0731518624
Proceedings of the Maritime Strategic issues workshop held at HMAS Creswell, November 1992.
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$30

70357
BATT, Lofty
PIONEERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

Sydney. 1967. Author. 1st Ed. 108 PP with 14 b/w illustrations. Stapled soft covers, pictorial front. Front cover repaired. Stamps of the "Naval Historical Society, A.C.T. Chapter" on covers, title page and top margin of 5 other pages. Otherwise contents are near fine. 21.5 x 14.
Humorous authentic stories of men, from Rear Admiral Sir Geo. Patey to Ordinary Seaman Dinkum Minogue, who manned the ships of an infant Navy in peace and war.
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$20

69055
BEAN, C. E. W.
FLAGSHIPS THREE

London. 1913. Alston Rivers, Ltd. 1st edition. XVI, 340 PP with 25 head-pieces, 6 tail-pieces by the author plus 4 b/w plates. Fp: The first flagship at Gokstad. Cloth cover, gilt title and decoration on front cover & spine. Spine frayed at extremities and a little sunned and light shelf wear on corners. Gutter of front endpaper starting. Occasional light foxing, o/wise a very good bright clean copy of the scarce first edition. 22.2 x 14.5.
The creation of the Royal Australian Navy and its role, decided at the Naval Conference of 1909. Describes the settlement of England by seafarers (Vikings, Normans), the Royal Navy and its expansion (rule Britannia..), the U.S. Navy and finally, the Royal Australian Navy.
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$120

39428
BONNOR, Jenelle & BROWN, Gary (editors)
SECURITY FOR THE 21st CENTURY - Australia's 1994 Defence White Paper

Canberra. 1995. Australian Defence Studies Centre. 1st Ed. XVIII, 247 PP with 1 map, 3 tables and 8 graphs. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 0731703189
Strategic environment. Regional perspectives (Indonesia, New Zealand), and Alliance reaction (USA). Defence plans and programs ( A Naval Perspective)...Defence industry... Politics.
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$30

69863
BROMBY, Robin
GERMAN RAIDERS OF THE SOUTH SEAS

Sydney. 1985. Doubleday. 1st Ed. 208 PP with 3 maps, and 85 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Foxing on top outside edge. Near fine. 26.4 x 18.8. 0868240931
War to evict the Germans from their Pacific possessions: the Emden, the Wolf and the See Adler.
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$35

66258
BRUCE, Mary Grant
AUSTRALIA, The Land of Opportunity [in THE LEADER, Christmas Number, 24 December, 1914]

Melbourne. 1914. T. Prosser for David Syme and Co. / The Age. 60 PP with 17 pages of period advertisements, 4 colour plates on full page, 1 colour and 73 b/w photos. Pictorial soft wrappers with the H.M.A.S. Australia, Battle Firing". Near fine condition. A rare item. Large format: 42 x 29.
Australia, the Land of Opportunity, by Mary Grant Bruce.
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$100

65889
BRUNE, Peter
THOSE RAGGED BLOODY HEROES: from the Kokoda Trail to Gona Beach 1942

Sydney. 1992. Allen & Unwin. Second impression of the 1992 paperback edition of the 1991 original.. Foreword by Lieutenant-Colonel Ralph Honner. XVI, 309 PP with b/w illustrations (6 drawings / cartoons, 12 maps / plans and 59 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Name of previous owner on half title page. Near fine. 23 x 15.3. 1863732640
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$10

18596
BURGESS, Michael
THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY, A BMS Pictorial History

Dunedin. 1981. Burgess Media Services Ltd. 1st Ed. 128 PP profusely illustrated with b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (lightly rubbed). Very good. Oblong: 14.5 x 20.5.
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$20

70430
BURNESS, Peter
VILLERS-BRETONNEUX TO LE HAMEL: Australians on the Western Front - 1918

Canberra. 2010. Department of Veteran's Affairs. May 2010 revised edition of the 2008 original. (4), 108 PP with 1 table, 5 colour illustrations (3 photo & 2 paintings) and b/w illustrations (1 map & inset and 105 photos). Pictorial soft covers. Fine (mint condition). 23.5 x 23.5. 9781877007279
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$30

64823
CABBAN, Peter & SALTER, David
BREAKING RANKS

Sydney. 2005. Random House Australia. 1st Ed. XII, (4), 384 PP with 1 map on double page, plus 16 pages with 42 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Newspaper clippings. Inside back cover: transcripts of Enquiry. Pictorial soft cover. Covers slightly rubbed. Occasional posting. Very good. 23.3 x 15.2. 1740513150
The true story behind the HMAS Voyager scandal.
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$10

49234
CABBAN, Peter & SALTER, David
BREAKING RANKS

Sydney. 2005. Random House Australia. 1st Ed. XII, (4), 384 PP with 1 map on double page, plus 16 pages with 42 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Newspaper clippings. Inside back cover: transcripts of Enquiry. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.3 x 15.2. 1740513150
The true story behind the HMAS Voyager scandal.
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$15

58870
CARLTON, Mike
CRUISER: The Life and Loss of HMAS PERTH and Her Crew

Sydney. 2010. William Heinemann. 1st Ed. XIV, 706 PP with 1 plan and 4 maps, plus 24 pages with 10 colour illustrations and 64 b/w photos. Eps: White Ensign, Royal Navy. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 24 x 16. 9781741668391
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$35

71361
CARLTON, Mike
FLAGSHIP: The Cruiser HMAS AUSTRALIA II and the Pacific War on Japan

Sydney. 2016. William Heinemann. 1st Ed. XIV, 642 PP with 1 diagram of HMAS Australia, plus 24 pages with 7 diagrams & maps (in colour) and 40 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner at top of front endpaper. Near fine. 24 x 16. 9780857987778
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$35

65813
CARLYON, Les
GALLIPOLI

Sydney. 2001. Macmillan. 1st Ed. (VIII), 600 PP with 14 maps (1 on double page), plus 32 pages with 56 b/w photos. Eps: Anzac beachhead. Hard cover, dj. Front part of dustjacket with light creases. Name of previous owner on title page. Faint foxing, o/wise near fine. 24.2 x 16. 0732910897
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$20

65814
CARLYON, Les
THE GREAT WAR

Sydney. 2007. Picador / Macmillan. Paperback edition of the 2006 original. XIV, 863 PP with 1 key to maps and 25 maps (1 on double page), plus 48 pages with 76 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing. Near fine. 23.4 x 15.6. 9781405037990
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$15

50885
CARRUTHERS, Steven L.
JAPANESE SUBMARINE RAIDERS, 1942: A Maritime Mystery

Sydney. 2006. Casper Publications. Revised edition of the 1982 original. 264 PP with 1 plan, 4 graphs, 8 maps and 63 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Dedicatory note on front endpaper signed by the author. A fine copy. 23 x 16. 0977506304
Japanese midget submarine against the US defences at Pearl Harbour, the British forces at Diego Suarez and in Sydney Harbour.
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$35

69288
CARRUTHERS, Steven L.
JAPANESE SUBMARINE RAIDERS, 1942: A Maritime Mystery

Sydney. 2006. Casper Publications. Revised edition of the 1982 original. 264 PP with 1 plan, 4 graphs, 8 maps and 63 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Brief hand written note on page facing title page, o/wise a near fine copy. 23 x 16. 0977506304
Japanese midget submarine against the US defences at Pearl Harbour, the British forces at Diego Suarez and in Sydney Harbour.
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$20

38506
CASSELLS, Vic
THE DESTROYERS, their Battles and their Badges

Sydney. 2000. Kangaroo Press. 1st Ed., in the Australia's Naval Heritage series. XIV, 250 PP with 60 badges in colour and b/w illustrations (drawings, maps and photos). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.7 x 21.6. 0731808932
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$45

70016
CASSELLS, Vic
FOR THOSE IN PERIL ...

Sydney. 1995. Kangaroo Press. 1st Ed. 269 PP with 99 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Light bump on lower corner of book, o/wise fine. 22.5 x 15.2. 0864177348
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.
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$35

35523
CASSELLS, Vic
SHIPMATES - Illustrated Tales of the Mascots carried in R.A.N. Ships and Establishments

Paradise Point, Qld. 1998. Author. 1st Ed. (10), 203 PP with cartoons by the author and b/w illust. (drawings, photos). Pictorial card cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21. 0958527806
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$15

49005
CHALMERS, Vice Admiral D. B. (editor)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY GENERAL READING LIST

Canberra. 1997. Directorate of Publishing and Visual Communications, Defence Centre. 1st Ed. IV, 44 PP with 2 b/w and 2 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 21 x 14.8.
Provides a starting point for personnel to find books according to their own interests. 98 titles on: Classical and modern Maritime Strategy. Naval tactics and doctrine. Law of the Sea...
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$10

68453
CHAMBERS, Admiral B. M.
SALT JUNK - Naval Reminiscences, 1881-1906

London. 1927. Constable. 1st Ed., illustrated by the author. X, 364 PP, (2 adv.) with 44 b/w text-illustrations, plus 4 b/w plates (2 engravings and 2 photos) and a colour frontispiece. Fp: Rio de Janeiro (water colour). Blue cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Spine somewhat faded, a little light foxing, a library vignett and stamp on FFEP and former owner's name/address on half-title page. Small closed tear/chip on the top of the first 5 pages, o/wise contents very clean and overall a very good copy. 22.7 x 14.5.
Between February 1913 and April 1914, Admiral B. M. Chambers was the first Captain of the Royal Australian Naval College, Osborne House, Geelong.
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$25

35481
CHARLTON, Peter
WAR AGAINST JAPAN 1941-1942

Sydney. 1989. Time-Life Books & John Ferguson. Reprint of the 1988 original, in the Australians at War series. 168 PP with b/w & colour illust. Eps: Japanese ensign, badge of the Australian Army. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 28 x 22. 0949118265
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$15

61595
CHOULES, Claude
THE LAST OF THE LAST: CLAUDE CHOULES, His Autobiography

Perth. 2009. Hesperian Press. 1st Ed. XIII, 147 PP with 3 maps and 35 b/w illustrations (1 facsimile of a document and 34 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24 x 16. 9780859054805
Last man alive who served in a military capacity in both World Wars. HMS Revenge in 1917 ... Responsible for Naval Demolition in Western Australia during WWII.
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$20

70100
COAD, David
PORT CYGNET 1914-1919

Kingston, Tasmania. 2014. Author. 1st Ed. Volume 4 in "A History of Tasmania" series. (2), II, 199 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 29.5 x 20.8 9780980692358
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$25

39359
COCHRANE, Peter
AUSTRALIANS AT WAR

Sydney. 2001. ABC Books. 1st Ed. Foreword by Sir William Deane. IX, 10-272 PP with 22 maps and hundreds of b/w illustrations, plus 16 colour plates. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Occasional foxing. Fine. 31.3 x 24.2. 0733309178
Boer war to Vietnam war.
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$10

61349
COCHRANE, Peter
TOBRUK 1941

Sydney. 2008. ABC Books. Reprint of the 2005 original. XXVIII, 116 PP with 2 maps and around 135 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. Oblong: 22.8 x 25.4. 9780733314070
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$15

70785
COLLINS, Vice Admiral Sir John
H.M.A.S. SYDNEY

Sydney. 1971. Naval Historical Society of Australia. 1st edition limited to 1000 hand numbered copies (No. 563 / 1000). Foreword by Admiral Sir Victor Smith. (4), 66 PP with 8 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Sketch plan of HMAS Sydney. Pictorial card cover. Stamp of previous owner at bottom of title page. Near fine. 21.5 x 14.2. 0959977295
From commissioning in 1935 to her sinking by the German raider "Kormoran" in 1941.
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$25

35497
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
DEFENCE REPORT 1990-91

Canberra. 1991. A.G.P.S. 1st Ed. VI, 300 PP with graphs, tables, organigrams and 263 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 24.9 x 17.5.
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$15

67658
COOPER, Anthony
HMAS BATAAN, 1952 - An Australian Warship in the Korean War

Sydney. 2010. UNSW Press. 1st Ed. XII, (2), 295, (3 publications) PP with b/w illustrations (3 maps, 1 plan, 14 headpieces and 49 photos). Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 9781742231181
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$30

64221
CORBETT, Claire
OUR NAVY BLUES - The RAN's struggle to win hearts and minds (in The Monthly, Issue 99)

Melbourne. 2014. The Monthly Pty. Ltd. Issue No. 99, April 2014, edited by John van Tiggelen. 60 PP. Contains article from P. 16 to 23 with 1 b/w and 2 colour photos). Pictorial soft cover. Back cover and top of few pages with old watermarks, o/wise very good. 27.5 x 21.
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$10

70413
CORBETT, Sir Julian S.
NAVAL OPERATIONS - History of the Great War based on Official Documents - Volume II

London. c. 2009. Naval & Military Press & The Imperial War Museum. Paperback reprint of the 2nd edition of 1929. XII, 448 PP with 2 maps "Gallipoli, the southern beaches" in text, plus16 plates (5 of them on double page). Pictorial soft cover. Front cover with a crease. 5 pages with some hightlighting of text. Pictorial soft covers. Very good. 23.5 x 15.5 1843424908
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$20

65808
COULTHARD-CLARK, Chris
WHERE AUSTRALIANS FOUGHT - The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles

Sydney. 1998. Allen & Unwin. 1st Ed. Foreword by Ian McLachlan. XIV, 306 PP with b/w illustrations (maps and plans, diagrams and drawings, engravings, paintings & photos). Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. 24.8 x 18. 1864486112
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$25

35480
COULTHARD-CLARK, Chris and Tina
WHITE ENSIGN - 1939-1945 - The Navy goes to war

Canberra. 1993. Australia Post. 1st Ed. 40 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Title page: HMAS Perth. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 30.5 x 21.5. 0642186332
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$10

35479
COULTHARD-CLARK, Chris and Tina
WHITE ENSIGN - 1939-1945 - The Navy goes to war

Canberra. 1993. Australia Post. 1st Ed. 40 PP with b/w and colour illust., plus illustrated folder with 4 stamps Naval and Maritime War Vessels, loosely inserted. Title page: HMAS Perth. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 30.5 x 21.5. 0642186332
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$20

67068
COUPE, Sheena
THE HOME FRONT FAMILY ALBUM - Remembering Australia 1939-1945

Sydney. 1991. Weldon Publishing. 1st edition with an introduction by Nancy Keesing. 208 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 28.7 x 232.5. 1863021159
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$15

39299
COX, Greg A. (editor)
ISSUES IN MARITIME STRATEGY: Presentations of the Royal Australian Navy Maritime Studies Program 1994

Canberra. 1995. Directorate of Publishing, Defence Centre. 1st Ed. (12), 138 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.5 x 14.5.
The utility of Navies in Peacetime, by Captain Jack McCaffrie. The Australian experience with Regional Maritime Cooperation... Pakistan Naval Policy, by Rear Admiral S. Tauquir H. Naqvi...
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$25

69741
COX, Rex & COX, G.W.
SHIPS OF HOBART HARBOUR

Hobart. 2014. Ron Withington. 1st Ed. XII, 612 PP with b/w illustrations (1 document, 1 sketch map, 2 plans, 3 stamps, 8 paintings and 284 photos). Vignette on title page: Hobart waterfront on 11th February 1957 with 3 Royal Australian Navy vessels (HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Sydney, HMAS Warramunga) and 2 cargo ships of the British India Steamship Company (Palamcotta & Chanda). Pictorial boards. Dedicatory note on title page signed by author Rex Cox. New. 23.5 x 16.5.. 9780646913636
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$90

69072
CRESSWELL, Captain W.R., R.N.
A FEDERAL AUSTRALIAN LIFE-SAVING SERVICE (in The Review of Reviews, 1896)

Melbourne. 1896. The Review of Reviews for Australasia. Australasian edition of June 1896 edited by W. H. Fitchett. XII, (2), 539 to 652 PP. Contains article Page 574 to 581 with b/w illustrations (1 map, 1 painting and 5 b/w photos). Soft wrappers fragile and chipped. Ageing of paper with occasional foxing. Very good copy of a scarce item. 25.5 x 19.7.
A study of the South Australia Service.
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$40

46827
CROSS, Robin
THE BOMBERS. The Illustrated Story of Offensive Strategy and Tactics in the Twentieth Century

London. 1987. Bantam Press. 1st Ed. 224 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (diagrams, plans, photos and artworks by Sarson and Bryan). Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25.8 x 22.2. 0593012267
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$10

69437
CUNNINGHAM, Doug & SOFILAS, Mark
TWO DECADES OF CHALLENGE

Perth, W.A. 1983. Advance Australia Challenge / Terra-Graphics (W.A.) Pty. Ltd. 1st edition limited to 1000 copies hand numbered and signed by the artist Mark Sofilas (No. 277). 52 PP with 57 duo-tone illustrations and 15 colour plates tipped in. Eps: The "America's Cup". Leather bound, gilt devices and title on front board. Fine. Large folio : 43 x 34. 0959284400
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$150

57203
CUNNINGHAM, Ken
A VOYAGE WITH AN AUSTRALIAN SAILOR - A Collection of Notes and Anecdotes

Sydney. 1997. Balgowlah-Seaforth-Clontarf Returned and Services League of Australia Sub Branch. 1st Ed. Foreword by Captain L. M. Hinchliffe. (6), II, 277 PP, plus 22 pages with 2 facsimile of messages and 40 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21. 0731311868
Naval history and personal experiences.
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$50

18611
CUNNINGHAM, LCDR I. J.
WORK HARD - PLAY HARD - The Royal Australian Naval College 1913-1988

Canberra. 1988. Australian Government Publishing Service. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice-Admiral M. W. Hudson. XII, 161 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 16 colour illustrations. Fp: Portrait of Vice-Admiral Cresswell. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with small chip at top of back cover. Name of previous owner and postings on title page and front endpaper, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 25.7 x 18.3. 0644083034
Produced for the 75th anniversary of the Royal Australian Naval College.
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$80

68752
CURTIS-OTTER, M.
W.R.A.N.S. - The Women's Royal Australian Naval Service

Sydney. 1975. Naval Historical Society of Australia. 1st edition limited to 1000 numbered copies (No 232/1000). (6), 99 PP with 7 drawings (cartoons), plus 4 pages with 8 b/w photos. Inside front cover: Etching of Cairns. Inside back cover: Etching of Castle Hill & Victoria Bridge, Townsville. Pictorial soft cover a little rubbed and soiled, o/wise near fine. 21.5 x 14. 0959977287
The sister service of the Royal Australian Navy.
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$20

39464
DAVIES, Captain M. J.
MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AT GALLIPOLLI - 'A Leap in the Dark'? [in Australian Defence Force Journal]

Canberra. 1992. Australian Defence Force Journal. Volume No 92, January/February 1992. Contains article P. 37 to 43 with 1 b/w photo and 3 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24.8 x 17.5.
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$15

65743
DAVISON, Jon & ALLIBONE, Tom
BENEATH SOUTHERN SEAS: The Silent Service

Perth. 2005. University of Western Australia Press. 1st Ed. Foreword by Kim Beazley, MP. 232 PP with b/w illustrations (plan of the Collins class submarine and 35 photos) and colour illustrations (13 crest / badges and photos). Eps: photo montage. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Dust jacket has a small repair at top of spine, o/wise fine. 30.6 x 24.5. 1920694625
Life on board Australia's submarines.
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$45

19482
DAY, David
RELUCTANT NATION, Australia and the Allied Defeat of Japan 1942-45

Melbourne. 1992. Oxford University Press. 1st Ed. X, 366 PP, plus 8 pages with 12 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing, o/wise fine. 22.4 x 14.3. 0195532422
The vital period of WWII when the war shifted to the Pacific, engulfing the European empires and dragging in the USA.
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$20

62716
DELANO, Anthony
THEY SANG LIKE KANGAROOS - Australia's Tinpot Navy in The Great War

Melbourne. 2012. Arcadia / Australian Scholarly Publishing. 1st Ed. VIII, 247 PP, plus 40 pages with 69 b/w illustations (1 map, 3 facsimiles of documents and paintings/photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.4 x 15.2. 9781921875724
Earliest days of the Royal Australian Navy: HMAS Sydney & Emden.
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$35

54469
DENNIS, Peter (editor)
1945 - WAR AND PEACE IN THE PACIFIC: Selected Essays

Canberra. 1999. Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. (6), 213 PP with tables. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5 0642565481
Cherry Blossoms Falling: Japanese Combat Behaviour at War's End, by Roger J. Spiller. The Final Campaigns of the Pacific War, by David Horner... Send Them All Back: Repatriation of Japanese Internees held in Australia during the Second World War, by Yuriko Nagata...
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$20

16755
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY

Canberra. 1979. A.G.P.S. Reprint of the 1977 revised edition. 14 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.5 x 21. 0642031398
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$5

69519
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY

Canberra. 1977. Department of Defence / A.G.P.S. Revised edition of the 1973 original.. 14 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.5 x 21. 0642031398
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$5

49004
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
FORCE 2020. Australian Defence Force

Canberra. 2002. Department of Defence. 1st Ed. Edited by Admiral C.A. BARRIE. (4), 26, (2) PP with 4 figures and b/w or colour illustrations. Fold of covers with map of Australia. Soft cover. Fine. 21 x 20.8.
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$10

62456
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - 80th Anniversary Fleet Arrival / 1913-1993

Canberra. 1993. Royal Australian Navy. 1st Ed. 8 PP with 18 b/w photos. Inside front cover: First Arrival by John Bastock. Inside back cover: First Arrival by Phil Belbin. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. Oblong: 17.5 x 25.
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$10

62455
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - NAVY TODAY

Canberra. c. 1971. Director of Public Relations, Navy Office. 1st Ed. No pagination, 28 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (4 artists's impressions, drawings, photos of planes and warships), and 54 silhouettes at centrefold "Ships of the Royal Australian Navy - 1970". Pictorial (HMAS Perth) soft cover. Very good. Oblong: 13.2 x 20.6.
The RAN in the early 1970's.
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$10

52134
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - NAVY TODAY 1978

Canberra. 1978. AGPS. 1st Ed. 34 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (3 artists' impressions, 7 drawings, 6 photos of planes and 18 photos of warships and 48 silhouettes). Stapled pictorial soft cover (anti-submarine "S2-G" Tracker Aircraft). Very good. Oblong: 17.5 x 25. 0642030413
The RAN in 1978.
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$15

68933
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - NAVY TODAY 1978

Canberra. 1978. AGPS. 1st Ed. 34 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (3 artists' impressions, 7 drawings, 6 photos of planes and 18 photos of warships and 48 silhouettes). Stapled pictorial soft cover (anti-submarine "S2-G" Tracker Aircraft). Covers somewhat soiled with a chipped corner of front cover. Very good. Oblong: 17.5 x 25. 0642030413
The RAN in 1978.
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$10

52746
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 1997

Canberra. c. 1997. AGPS. 1st Ed. 28 PP with 26 colour photos (4 aircraft & 22 warships). Inside covers: 24 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover (HMAS Anzac). Fine. 29.8 x 21.
The RAN in 1997.
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$15

70618
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY TODAY

Canberra. c. 1972. Public Relations, Navy Office. 1st Ed. 32 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (3 artists' impressions, 12 drawings, 6 photos of planes and 17 photos of warships and 55 silhouettes) Pictorial soft cover (Guided Destroyer Brisbane & Destroyer Escort Swan). Near fine. Oblong: 14.7 x 21.
The RAN in mid 1970s.
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$15

52135
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY TODAY

Canberra. c. 1970. Public Relations, Navy Office. 1st Ed. 28 PP with tables and b/w illustrations (3 artist's impressions, 4 drawings, 6 photos of planes, 16 photos of warships and 53 silhouettes) Pictorial soft cover. Very good. Oblong: 17.5 x 25.
The RAN in the early 1970s.
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$15

18597
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY

Canberra. 1973. AGPS. 1st Ed. 14 PP with b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover. Good. 29.5 x 21.
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$10

33976
DEPT OF DEFENCE
OUTLINE OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY

Melbourne. 1955. R.A.N. Education Service. New edition replacing the 1949 edition. 48 PP, plus 6 b/w photographic plates, and 1 folded map at rear of book. Hard cover, cloth spine, gilt title on front cover. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Title slightly rubbed, o/wise very good. 25 x 17.5.
From the discovery and settlement to the post-Korean war era.
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$20

16727
DEPT. OF DEFENCE (Navy Office)
NOTES ON SEAMANSHIP

Canberra. 1982. A.G.P.S. 1st Ed. (6), 88 PP with drawings & photos. Pict. soft cover slightly creased on top corner, o/wise very good. 25 x 17.5. 0642052514
How to become an Able Seaman, then Leading Seaman: Boatswain's Mate's duties, basic seamanship skills, ship's husbandry, etc..
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$20

71444
DERBIDGE, Captain Ralph RAN (Rtd)
JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY, Volume 9, No.1, March 2012

Sydney. 2012. Naval Historical Society of Australia. 1st ed. 160 PP with b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 24 x 17. 18363350
Contents: Battle of Endau, Malaya (Part 2), Convoys aground on Bougainville Reef, the Armidale Tragedy, ... putting Broughton Islands on the map, 1770-1851...
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$30

65655
DEXTER, David
THE NEW GUINEA OFFENSIVES

Canberra. 1961. Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed., in the "Australia in the War of 1939-1945" series One (Army), Volume VI. XX, 851 PP with 8 maps and 98 sketch maps, plus 52 pages with 5 maps (1 on double page) and 68 b/w photos. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Name of previous owner on front endpaper. Faint foxing. Near fine. 24 x 16.
Vol VI: The New Guinea Offensives.
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$35

16679
DIRECTOR OF NAVAL PERSONAL SERVICES (editor)
PERSONNEL INFORMATION HANDBOOK

Canberra. March, 1993. Dept. of Defence (Navy Office). 4th Ed. (4), VI, 146 PP with b/w illustrations (2 comic strips, and Badges of Rank) of the Armed Forces of Australia. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5.
Everything you want to know on your career with the RAN.
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$10

70639
DIVING
RAN DIVING MANUAL - ABR 155 - Volume 2: Regulations and Practical Diving

Canberra. 1980 / 1983. Department of Defence (Navy) 1st July 1980 original ABR 155 (updated 1983). Volume 2, Chapters 8 to 18. (4), XIV, 248 PP (14 of them large folded) with tables and b/w or colour figures (drawings, flages, graphs ...). Pages with 4 punch holes contained in a special ring binder. Covers of binder somewhat soiled. Contents fine. 32 x 25.
Last updated pages (1983), inserted on 5 July 1984.
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$100

70640
DIVING
RAN DIVING MANUAL - ABR 155 : Volume 3: Specialised Diving Techniques and Equipment & Volume 4: Diving Equipment , Description and Maintenance

Canberra. 1980 / 1983. Department of Defence (Navy). 1st July 1980 original ABR 155 (updated 1983). Volume 3, Chapters 19 to 23: (4), XIV, 114 PP with tables and b/w figures (drawings, photos ...). Volume 4, Chapters 24 to 29: (6), XIV, 194 PP (3 of them large folded), with tables and b/w figures (drawings, photos, sketches). Pages with 4 punch holes contained in a special ring binder. Covers of binder a little soiled. Contents near fine. 32 x 25.
Last updated pages (1983), inserted on 5 July 1984.
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$150

18649
DOAK, Frank
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, A Brief History

Canberra. 1987. AGPS / Department of Defence. 1st Ed. 48 PP with 60 b/w & 18 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. Oblong: 21 x 29.5.
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$10

70050
DONALDSON, Captain A.
FIFTY YEARS TOO SOON

Melbourne. 1948. Whitcombe & Tombs. 1st Ed. 328 PP with 22 b/w photos (8 on full page). Fp: Portrait of the author. Cloth cover, device on front cover, title on front cover and spine. Hinge of back cover split at head, lower fore edge of front cover worn. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Name of previous owner at top of title page. Number on FFEP and ititials on inside back cover. Contents clean and still a very good copy. 18.7 x 12.5.
Reminiscences of fifty-one years spent at sea. From 1894, embarking at 14 years of age, life on the 3-masted barque "Inveresk", sailing with Blue Funnel, then joining Burns Philp before WWI. Prisoner of the "Wolf" after the sinking of Matunga. WWII experiences, etc..
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$20

66795
DOOLAN, Ken
HMAS TOBRUK: Warship for Every Crisis

Queanbeyan, NSW. 2007. Grinkle Press. 1st Ed. Foreword by General Peter Gration. (12), 158 PP with 62 b/w illustrations. Fp: Tobruk after exercise "Caltrop Force '89". Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24.8 x 17.3. 0980282101
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$100

34721
DOVERS, W. A. G.
CONTROLLING CIVIL MARITIME ACTIVITIES IN A DEFENCE CONTINGENCY

Canberra. 1989. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre / ANU. 1st Ed., Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No. 59. 129 PP with 4 tables and 11 figures (2 diagrams and 9 maps). Pictorial card cover. Fine. 20.6 x 14.5. 0731507940
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$25

10765
DUNN, Capt. B. G. & WESCOMBE, Lt. R. E. (editors)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1911-1986

Melbourne. 1986. Magazine Art / Royal Australian Navy. 1st Ed. 80 PP with b/w & colour illust. Pictorial card covers with light wear. Very good. 27 x 20.7.
A brief history in text & photographs of the R.A.N.
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$10

69262
DYMOND, Ralph
THE HISTORY OF H.M.A.S. VOYAGER I

Hobart. 1992. Southern Holdings. 1st Ed. IV, 196 PP with b/w illustrations (photos, maps). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.6 x 21.1. 0949089214
Her diary, from construction in 1917 for the Royal Navy, her transfer to the Royal Australian Navy in 1933, her war service and her end in September 1942 in Timor.
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$45

70514
DYMOND, Ralph
THE HISTORY OF H.M.A.S. VOYAGER I

Hobart. 1992. Southern Holdings. 1st Ed. IV, 196 PP with b/w illust. (photos, maps). Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dust jacket with a lightly sunned spine, a few small chips and a small hole on front cover and a rubbed patch at top of rear cover. Contents near fine. Scarce. 29.6 x 21.1. 0949089214
Her diary, from construction in 1917 for the Royal Navy, her transfer to the Royal Australian Navy in 1933, her war service and her end in September 1942 in Timor.
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$50

65785
EAMES, Jim
THE SEARCHERS, and their endless quest for lost aircrew in the Southwest Pacific

Brisbane. 1999. University of Queensland Press. 1st Ed. VIII, (2), 237 PP with 5 maps, plus 32 pages with 54 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Slight ageing of paper and foxing spots on outside edges. Name of previous owner on title page. Very good. Scarce. 22.8 x 15.2. 070223026X
"A thousand Australian airmen remained unaccounted for at war's end in 1945 - solving the puzzle of their disappearance was the task of the intrepid RAAF searcher unit".
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$70

18710
EDWARDS, Commander Kenneth
MEN OF ACTION

London. 1943. Collins. 1st Ed. 320 PP plus 19 b/w plates with portraits of these Men of Action. Cloth cover bumped, spine faded, o/wise very good. 22 x 14.
Short biography and the actions of 19 officers [17 Royal Navy, 1 Royal Marines & 1 Royal Australian Navy (John Augustine Collins)].
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$5

71290
ELDRIDGE, F. B.
A HISTORY OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE (From its inception in 1913 to the end of World War II in 1945)

Melbourne. 1949. Georgian House. 1st limited edition to 750 copies. Foreword by Admiral Mountevans. XX, 457 PP with b/w illustrations (2 drawings by Lietenant Commander N.M. Sherlock "Lock" and 14 drawings by Lieutenant Commander G. C. Ingleton, and 2 charts), plus 42 plates with 109 b/w photos. Fp: His Majesty the King. FEP: Map of the coast from Cape Otway to Sydney. REP: Map of Western Port. Blue cloth cover, silver decoration on front cover, gilt title on spine. Bottom of spine is rubbed with light shelf wear on other edges. Front gutter starting and small repaired tear at bottom of half-title page near spine. Dust jacket is rather tatty with parts missing and is protected in a plastic sleeve. Handwritten note on verso of FFEP (details of 2 vessels). Obituary notice of Chris Hole loosely inserted. Light foxing of prelims. Contents near fine. A scarce title. 25 x 19.5.
Covers the birth of the RAN, including parts on Geelong, Jervis Bay, Flinders Naval Depot plus appendices and biographical supplement.
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$125

61523
ERICKSON, Edward J.
GALLIPOLI & THE MIDDLE EAST 1914-1918: From the Dardanelles to Mesopotamia

London. 2012. Amber Books. Reprint of the 2008 original, in The History of World War I series. Foreword by Dennis Showalter. 224 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (artworks, maps & plans, paintings, photos). Eps: Map of Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East. Laminated pictorial boards. Fine. 25.5 x 20 9781906626150
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$15

49463
EVANS, Alun
A NAVY FOR AUSTRALIA

Sydney. 1986. ABC. 1st Ed. (2), 172 PP with 8 bw illust., plus 16 pages with 30 bw illust. FEP: The Australian Fleet Unit's arrival, 1913. REP: Venetian Carnival in Sydney Harbour 1913. Hard cover. Dust jacket tipped in. Ingleton bookplate on front endpaper. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 23.8 x 15. 0642527342
Story since the early days, when it was claimed that Australia needed its own Navy.
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$10

19344
EVANS, Alun
A NAVY FOR AUSTRALIA

Sydney. 1986. ABC. 1st Ed. (2), 172 PP with 8 bw illust., plus 16 pages with 30 bw illust. FEP: The Australian Fleet Unit's arrival, 1913. REP: Venetian Carnival in Sydney Harbour 1913. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23.8 x 15. 0642527342
Story since the early days, when it was claimed that Australia needed its own Navy.
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$15

18600
EVANS, Alun
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

Sydney. 1988. Time-Life Books & John Ferguson. 1st edition in the Australians at War series. 168 PP with b/w & colour illust. Eps: Crest of the RAN. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Fine. 28 x 22. 0949118249
The tradition of Australia's ships and sailors at war. In both World Wars and later, the involvement in Korea and Vietnam.
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$15

71419
EVANS, Kenneth J.
JAPAN: é buggerup pinis - The Final days of World War II in Papua New Guinea

Smithton, Tasmania. 2001. Author. 1st Ed. Foreword by C.L. Spotswood & A. C. Billett. (8), 9-152 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings, facsimile of documents, maps, sketch plans, portraits and photos), plus 4 pages with 16 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author on title page. Fine. 30 x 23.8. 1876913061
Japan é buggerup pinis (in Pidgin - English) = Japan has Surrendered.
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$75

71147
EVANS, Peter & THOMPSON, Richard (editors)
FAIRMILE SHIPS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - Volume II

Sydney. 2005. The Fairmile Association / Australian Military History Publications. 1st edition. Volume 2. XIV, 390 PP with facsimile of documents, 1 plan of Fairmile Motor Launch B Type, 5 maps and over 110 b/w illustrations (drawings and photos...) and 9 Appendices. Laminated pictorial boards. Neat stamp of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise fine. Scarce. 25.2 x 18. 1876439297
Contents include sections on : New Guinea and Papua, Fairmiles - 400 and 800 series, Harbour Defence Motor Launches, Air Sea Rescue Vessels, HMAS Koopa, Auxiliary and Requisitioned Vessels ...
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$70

63673
EVANS, Wilson P.
DEEDS NOT WORDS

Melbourne. 1971. Hawthorn Press. 1st Ed. (6), 200 PP, plus 16 pages with 30 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket lightly soiled and chipped. Occasional foxing. Very good. 22 x 14. 725600292
The Victorian Naval Forces provided the keel on which the Commonwealth, and ultimately the Royal Australian Navies were built.
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$15

65919
EWER, Dr. Peter
WOUNDED EAGLE - The Bombing of Darwin and Australia's Air Defence Scandal

Sydney. 2009. New Holland Publishers (Australia). 1st Ed. 240 PP with b/w illustrations: 1 map of Australia, 1 plan of Darwin and 17 photos. Hard cover, illustrated front. As new. 22.5 x 18.5. 9781741108255
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$30

20096
FAIRFAX, Denis
NAVY IN VIETNAM - A Record of the Royal Australian Navy in the Vietnam War 1965-1972

Canberra. 1980. Department of Defence / A.G.P.S. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice Admiral G. J. Wilis. VIII, 232 PP with b/w illustrations (crests, maps, photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. Scarce. 29.7 x 20.8. 0642028214
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$70

71167
FAZIO, Vince
HMAS CONDAMINE - THE STORY OF A UNIQUELY AUSTRALIAN FRIGATE

Sydney. 1997. Author. 2nd edition (abridged). (5), III, 172, 58 (4 appendices) PP with 15 plans, plus 96 pages with b/w illustrations [newspaper clippings, 2 maps, 7 plans, 14 documents and 115 photos (photocopy quality)]. Soft covers, pictorial front, staples, cloth tape on spine. Front cover lightly rubbed and soiled. Dated and signed by the author on title page. Very good. 29.6 x 21.
This history covers the period of service of "Condamine" from commissioning on 22.2.1946 to decommissioning on 2.12.1955.
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$100

18652
FEAKES, Henry James
WHITE ENSIGN - SOUTHERN CROSS. A Story of the King's Ships of Australia's Navy

Sydney. 1951. Ure Smith. 1st Ed. XXVI, 246 PP with 68 b/w illust. Fp: Photo of Rear Admiral Feakes tipped in. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, dj (rubbed & chipped). Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 25.2 x 19.
History of the Navy in Australia, its development from the time of Captain Cook to the 2nd World War.
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$30

58829
FERGUSON, S. F.
JOHN BULL GETS TOUGH - An Essay in Interpretation

Sydney. 1944. Angus and Robertson Ltd. 1st Ed. VIII, 72 PP. Soft cover, pictorial dust jacket (cartoon by Norman Lindsay) . Folds of dust jacket fragile. Ageing of paper. Very good. 18 x 12.
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$10

18598
FIRKINS, Peter
OF NAUTILUS AND EAGLES - History of the Royal Australian Navy

Melbourne. 1983. Hutchinson. Revised and updated edition from the 1975 original. VIII, 279 PP with 19 maps, plus 36 pages with 69 b/w photos. Eps: Naval Review. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 091482909
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$15

70749
FIRKINS, Peter
OF NAUTILUS AND EAGLES - History of the Royal Australian Navy

Sydney. 1975. Cassell. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice Admiral Sir John Collins. VIII, 269 PP with 19 maps, plus 32 pages with 59 b/w photos. Eps: Naval Review. Hard cover. Ex library copy with stamps of the University of Tasmania Library. Very good reading copy. 23.5 x 15.5. 0726928623
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$5

18606
FIRKINS, Peter
OF NAUTILUS AND EAGLES - History of the Royal Australian Navy

Sydney. 1975. Cassell. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice Admiral Sir John Collins. VIII, 269 PP with 19 maps, plus 32 pages with 59 b/w photos. Eps: Naval Review. Hard cover, dj (repaired tear). Near fine. 23.5 x 15.5. 0726928623
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$10

70529
FITZGERALD, Alan
VICTORY 1945: WAR & PEACE

Canberra. 1995. Australian War Memorial / Gore & Osment. 1st edition in the "Australia Remembers, 50 years Ago" series. Foreword by Paul J. Keating, Prime Minister. 96 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff cover. Near fine. 29.7 x 21. 1875531920
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$15

64658
FORSTER, Pat & EGAN, Ted
THE NAVY IN DARWIN 1941-1943

Darwin. 1992. Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. 1st Ed. 48 PP with 1 plan, 50 b/w sketches & 4 watercolours by Pat Forster, and 18 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Note inside front cover. Near fine. 29.8 x 21. 0724526862
"A graphic record from a Sailor's Sketchbooks with photographs from the early 1940's".
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$15

45015
FOSTER, John
HANDS TO BOARDING STATIONS - Australian Minesweeper HMAS Hawk

Sydney. 2003. Australian Military History Publications. 1st Ed., with a foreword from HRH The Prince of Wales. X, 125 PP with 9 maps and diagrams, and 48 photographs and documents. Pictorial laminated boards. Fine. 25.2 x 17.8. 1876439211
Operations in the Indonesian Confrontation 1965-1966.
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$35

68943
FRAME, T. R.
THE GARDEN ISLAND

Sydney. 1990. Kangaroo Press. 1st paperback edition. 240 PP with 7 maps & plans, plus 8 pages with 17 b/w photos. Fp: A plan of Garden Island, 1857. Pictorial card covers. Signature on inside front cover, faint foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 21.6 x 14. 0864173555
The story of the first use of the Island in 1788 - the Navy, the ships, the dockyards.
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$15

48017
FRAME, Tom
THE CRUEL LEGACY: The HMAS VOYAGER Tragedy

Sydney. 2005. Allen & Unwin. 1st Ed. (4), 235 PP with 9 figures (diagrams & sketch plans), plus 8 pages with 12 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23 x 15.2. 1741144213
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$30

57507
FRAME, Tom
HMAS SYDNEY, Loss and Controversy

Sydney. 1993. Hodder & Stoughton. 1st Ed. XVI, 300 PP with 14 figures, plus 24 pages with 38 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. 24 x 16. 0340584688
Mysterious & controversial action between HMAS Sydney & the German auxiliary raider HSK Kormoran on 19th November, 1941.
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$30

47115
FRAME, Tom
NO PLEASURE CRUISE. The Story of the Royal Australian Navy

Sydney. 2004. Allen & Unwin. 1st Ed. XIII, 336 PP with 2 cartoons, 6 maps and 30 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 23 x 15.2. 1741142334
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$20

18651
FRAME, Tom
PACIFIC PARTNERS - A History of Australian-American Naval Relations

Sydney. 1992. Hodder & Stoughton. 1st Ed. XIII, 200 PP with 10 maps, 2 figures in text plus 24 pages with 41 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges and prelims, o/wise near fine. 24.2 x 15.7. 034045585X
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$5

44855
FRAME, Tom
WHERE FATE CALLS, THE HMAS VOYAGER TRAGEDY

Sydney. 1992. Hodder & Stoughton. 1st Ed. XXIX, 447 PP with 32 figures, plus 16 pages with 23 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 24.2 x 15.2. 0340549688
The collision on the night of 10th Feb. 1964 between the destroyer Voyager and the aircraft carrier Melbourne with the death of 82 men. Australia's worst peacetime naval disaster & the sequel of two controversial investigations lasting 4 years.
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$15

67533
FRAME, Tom
WHERE FATE CALLS, THE HMAS VOYAGER TRAGEDY

Sydney. 1992. Hodder & Stoughton. 1st Ed. XXIX, 447 PP with 32 figures, plus 16 pages with 23 b/w photos. A 3 pages (4 to 6) article from the June 1992 issue of the Magazine of the Royal Australian Historical Society, loosely inserted. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing, o/wise near fine. 24.2 x 15.2. 0340549688
The collision on the night of 10th Feb. 1964 between the destroyer Voyager and the aircraft carrier Melbourne with the death of 82 men. Australia's worst peacetime naval disaster & the sequel of two controversial investigations lasting 4 years.
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$20

46825
FRANKS, Norman
AIRCRAFT VERSUS AIRCRAFT. The Illustrated Story of Fighter Pilot Combat since 1914

London. 1986. Bantam Press. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (diagrams, plans, photos and artwork by Peter Endsleigh Castle and Terry Hadler). Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 25.8 x 22.2. 0593010213
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$10

56907
FREELEAGUS, L. G. (Sandy Hi Rob), Ex WOETP4 SM
AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HERITAGE

Macleay Island, Qld. 2005. Author. 1st Ed. (6), 60 PP with 1 b/w illustration per page by author. Soft cover, illustrated front. Fine. 20.5 x 14.6. 0958806489
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$35

39358
FRY, Gavin & GRAY, Anne
MASTERPIECES OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL

Adelaide. 1982. Rigby. 1st Ed. 144 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.6 x 22.1. 0727017144
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$15

49459
GATACRE, Rear-Admiral G. G. O.
A NAVAL CAREER, Reports of Proceedings 1921-1964

Sydney. 1982. Nautical Press. 1st Ed. (6), 382 PP with numerous b/w illustrations (drawings by Commander F. James and photos). Hard cover. Dust jacket tipped in on front endpaper. Front endpaper with obituary of Gatacre (11th August 1983), Ingleton bookplate and comments by Geoffrey Ingleton. Two letters signed by Rear Admiral Gatacre on endpapers. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.7 x 19.5. 0949756024
Interesting account of a varied and distinguished naval career (43 years at sea), and a contribution to Australia's naval heritage: WWII, sinking of Bismarck, Solomons & New Guinea campaign, etc.
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$35

64886
GEE, Patricia & SMITH, Michelle
REDCLIFFE REMEMBERS: The War Years 1939 - 1949

Brisbane. 2004. Redcliffe City Council. 1st edition of 1000 numbered copies (No. 0849 / 1000). 192 PP with b/w illustrations (facsimiles of documents, newspaper clippings, photos ...). Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 0959324054
Childhood memories, by David Malouf.
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$40

68480
GERAGHTY, Tony
THIS IS THE SAS - A Pictorial history of the Special Air Service Regiment

London. 1982. Book Club Associates. 1st printing by BCA (reprint of the 1982 original). 156 PP with 392 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 30.2 x 22.5.
North Africa and the Desert Raiders (1941-1943). Aegean and Adriatic Seas (1943-1944)... The Falklands.
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$15

64796
GILBERT, Gregory P. & JELLETT, Michelle (editors)
AUSTRALIAN MARITIME ISSUES 2009 - SPC-A Annual

Canberra. 2010. Sea Power Centre - Australia. 1st Ed. Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs No. 32. Foreword by Captain Gordon A. Andrew. XXVI, 313 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawing, paintings, photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 9780642297310
36 Papers. Navies today and tomorrow (3) - Navy Values (5) - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (4) - Expeditionary Operations (6) - Semaphore (15) - Peter Mitchell Essay Competition ((3).
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$45

50186
GILL, Commander G. Hermon
THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY: Origins, Growth and Development (in Journal and Proceedings of the R.A.H.S.)

Sydney. 1959. Royal Australian Historical Society. Volume 45, Part 3, 1959. Contains article between pages 139 and 158. Very good. 20.7 x 13.5.
Read to the Society on March 31, 1959.
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$10

66787
GILL, G. Hermon
AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY (in 2 volumes)

Canberra. 1957 & 1968. Australian War Memorial. 1st edition in the "Australia in the War of 1939-1945" series, Series Two (Navy). Volume I: XVIII, 686 PP with 49 maps, plus 44 pages with 83 b/w photos. Volume II: XVIII, 752 PP with 44 maps and sketches, plus 44 pages with 84 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket of Volume II is price clipped and with small piece missing at head of spine. Signature on front endpaper of Vol. II. Occasional foxing. Still a very nice set. 23.5 x 13.2.
Volume I: 1939-1942. Volume II: 1942-1945.
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$120

64117
GILLETT, Ross
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND WARSHIPS 1914-1945

Sydney. 1983. Doubleday. 1st Ed. 360 PP with 600 b/w photos & 100 line drawings. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 26.2 x 26.2. 0868240958
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$60

59086
GILLETT, Ross
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND WARSHIPS 1914-1945

Sydney. 1987. Golden Press. Reprint of the 1983 original. 360 PP with 600 photos & 100 line drawings. Laminated pictorial boards with two scratch marks on front and light wear around edges. Spine lightly sunned. Discreet stamp of previous owner on front endpaper. Near fine. 26.2 x 26.2. 0868240958
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$30

48432
GILLETT, Ross
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND WARSHIPS 1914-1945

Sydney. 1983. Doubleday. 1st Ed. 360 PP with 600 b/w photos & 100 line drawings. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Near fine. 26.2 x 26.2. 0868240958
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$50

16855
GILLETT, Ross
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND WARSHIPS SINCE 1946

Sydney. 1988. Child & Assoc. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illust. (tables, line drawings, photos) & 24 pages with 40 colour photos. Half-title page: HMAS Vendetta. Title-page: HMAS Perth. Eps: Jackstay transfer HMNZS Southland and HMAS Jervis Bay. Hard cover, dj. Gift note to previous owner on half-title page, o/wise a fine copy. 31 x 23.2. 0867772190
Includes Australian Army and R.A.A.F. Marine Craft.
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$50

70282
GILLETT, Ross
AUSTRALIAN SHIPS

Sydney. 1989. Child & Associates. 1st Ed. 145 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 32 pages with 60 colour photos. Half title page: Replica William the Fourth. Title page: Port Jackson pilot steamer Captain Cook (III). Eps: Launching of the Sydney ferry Collaroy in 1988. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Name of previous owner at top corner of front endpaper, o/wise fine. 28.5 x 21.5. 0867771070
Over two centuries of our maritime heritage. Chronological text from the discovery through to the bicentennial of 1988, with over 250 b/w & over 50 colour illustrations.
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$20

61986
GILLETT, Ross
AUSTRALIA'S FIGHTING SHIPS: A Century of War and Peace

Sydney. 2010. Topmill Pty Ltd. 1st Ed. Foreword by Rear Admiral Allan du Toit. 96 PP with tables and over 150 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9781921717680
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$20

62693
GILLETT, Ross
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY - Today and Tomorrow (Part 2)

Sydney. 2012. Topmill Pty Ltd. 1st Ed. 80 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9781921951619
Amphibious ships - Naval Aviation - Support Ships.
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$20

16734
GILLETT, Ross
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY, Past, Present and Future

Sydney. 1986. Child & Henry. 1st Ed. 72 PP with b/w photos. Half title page: HMAS Stalwart leads 2 FFGs and 2 DEs. Fp: HMAS Darwin. Pictorial laminated boards. Near fine. 29.2 x 22.2. 086777178X
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$20

67409
GILLETT, Ross
WINGS ACROSS THE SEA

Sydney. 1988. Aerospace Publications. 1st Ed. 162 PP with 48 sketch-plans, 31 colour and 220 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Top part of front cover missing (replaced by a photocopy of the title page). Spine reinforced. Content intact. Very good. 27.5 x 21. 0958797803
The first ever complete history of Australian Naval Aviation, from the First World War to the present.
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$10

67538
GILLETT, Ross & GRAHAM, Colin
WARSHIPS OF AUSTRALIA

Adelaide. 1977. Rigby. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Vice-Admiral Sir John Collins. 296 PP with b/w photos, plus 48 pages with 70 colour illustrations by Colin Graham. Title spread: HMAS Vendetta & Vampire. Hard cover, dj. Signed by co-author and illustrator Colin Graham, on half title page. Fine. 28 x 24.5. 0727004727
Description of every warship commissioned for the defence of Australia: First Fleet, Colonial navies, then Royal Australian Navy, the Fleet Air Arm...
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$100

46730
GILLETT, Ross & JEFFERY, Vic
THE ROYAL NAVY IN AUSTRALIA 1900 - 2000

Liskeard, Cornwall. 2002. Maritime Books. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 124 b/w photos. Title page: HMS Perseus, a Colossus class light fleet aircraft carrier alongside dolphins at Kirribilli. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. Oblong: 20.7 x 27.7. 0907771920
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$25

13347
GOODMAN, Rupert
HOSPITAL SHIPS

Brisbane. 1992. Boolarong. 1st Ed. X, 170 PP with 2 maps and 55 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Spine lightly faded. Neat dedicatory note on front endpaper, o/wise fine. 27 x 21. 0864391390
Hospital ships and transports. WWI & II, case study of the Manunda, Wanganella, Centaur, Oranje.
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$35

69184
GORDON, Harry
DIE LIKE THE CARP! - The story of the greatest prison escape ever...

Sydney. 1978. Cassell Australia. 1st Ed. 240 PP, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w photos. Eps: Plans of the P.O.W. camp near Cowra. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22 x 14.2. 0726932434
5th August 1944: escape of over 1100 Japanese POW from the camp at Cowra.
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$20

56030
GORDON, Harry
DIE LIKE THE CARP! - The story of the greatest prison escape ever...

Sydney. 1978. Cassell Australia. December 1978 reprint of the October 1978 original. 240 PP, plus 16 pages with 26 b/w photos. Eps: Plans of the P.O.W. camp near Cowra. Hard cover, dj. Top corner of front endpaper clipped. Foxing on outside edges, o/wise very good. 22 x 14.2. 0726932434
5th August 1944: escape of over 1100 Japanese POW from the camp at Cowra.
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$15

41580
GOSS, J. W.
BRITISH WARSHIPS 1975

Deal, Kent. 1975. Marinart Ltd. 1st Ed. 88 PP with tables, 5 drawings & 57 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (HMS Ark Royal). Stamp of previous owner inside front cover. Near fine. 15.3 x 10.
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$5

71479
GRAHAM, Burton
NONE SHALL SURVIVE, The Graphic Story of the Annihilation of the Japanese Armada in the Bismarck Sea Battle by the U.S. Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force

Sydney. 1943. F. H. Johnston. 1st Ed. 110 PP with 24 b/w photos. Fp: Lt.-Gen. George C. Kenney. Half title page: Air bombing of a Japanese transport ship. Cloth cover. Light foxing around edges, small rubbed patch on front endpaper, o/wise a very good clean copy of a scarce item. 20.8 x 13.6.
The war against Japan 1943.
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$40

45119
GRANT, Mark
AUSTRALIAN AIRPOWER - Volume I: 1914 to 1945

Sydney. c. 1997. Topmill. 1st Ed. 104 PP with 211 b/w photos, plus 3 sheets with technical data tipped in at rear of book. Title page: Westland Wapiti, A5-4, Point Cook, 1929. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 1876043288
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$10

64665
GROSE, Peter
AN AWKWARD TRUTH: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942

Sydney. c. 2013. Allen & Unwin. Reprint (13th) of the 2009 original. XIII, 258 PP with 2 tables and 4 maps, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23 x 15.2. 9781741756432
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$20

55994
GROSE, Peter
AN AWKWARD TRUTH: The Bombing of Darwin, February 1942

Sydney. c. 2010. Allen & Unwin. Reprint (4th) of the 2009 original. XIII, 258 PP with 2 tables and 4 maps, plus 8 pages with 16 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 23 x 15.2. 9781741756432
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$15

57161
GROVER, John C. & ROBERTSON, Rear Admiral Andrew J.
NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY ?

Sydney. 1991. Percival Publishing / The Navy League of Australia. 1st Ed. 12 PP with 2 graphs and 9 b/w ilustrations (4 drawings, 4 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.4 x 20.5.
Based on a presentation to the Sydney Branch of the Institution of Engineers Australia on 22 November 1989.
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$10

71476
GUILLIATT, Richard & HOHNEN, Peter
THE WOLF: How one German Raider terrorised Australia and the Southern Oceans in the First World War

Sydney. 2010. William Heinemann. Reprint. XIII, (3), 366 PP with 1 cutaway of SMS Wolf and 2 maps, plus 16 pages with 45 b/w illustrations (2 documents, 3 newspaper clippings and 40 photos). Pictorial soft covers. Very good. 23.2 x 15.2. 9781741666250
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$15

69232
HALL, Timothy
HMAS MELBOURNE

Sydney. 1982. Allen & Unwin. 1st Ed. 223 PP with 49 PP b/w photos. Eps: Profile and main deck of HMAS Melbourne. Hard cover, dj with a few small closed tears, o/wise a near fine copy. 22.3 x 14.5. 0868612847
The career of the aircraft carrier Melbourne between 1964 & 1982. Collisions with: HMAS Voyager in 1964, and the USS Frank E. Evans in 1969.
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$30

67570
HARBOURS QUEENSLAND
THE HARBOUR BOARDS ACT, 1890 - A BILL, for the better REGULATION, MANAGEMENT, and IMPROVEMENT of HARBOURS, and for other purposes relating thereto

Brisbane. 1890. Legislative Council & Legislative Assembly of Queensland. Printed 2nd July 1890. 29 PP. Soft cover, staples removed. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. Format: 34 x 21.5.
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$15

70777
HARDSTAFF, Commander R.J.
LEADLINE TO LASER - The Hydrographic Service, Royal Australian Navy 1920-1995

Sydney. 1995. Privately published. 1st limited edition. Hand numbered (Copy No. 419) and signed by the author. . XVI, 274 PP with 4 figures & 1 page with 9 of the Crests used on RAN Hydrographic Products, plus 48 pages with 106 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. A 12 pages errata loosely inserted. Fine. 29.6 x 21. 0646250531
Principal surveys, biographical details of personnel, surveying vessels and consort vessels. Technical notes, ... An important work.
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$90

30146
HARKER, Jack
ALMOST HMNZS NEPTUNE

Wellington. 1991. Moana Press. 1st Ed. 335 PP with 19 sketch-maps and 53 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 21 x 14.7. 0908705727
Story of the Royal Navy Cruiser Neptune, diverted to the Mediterranean Fleet before going to New Zealand for her New Zealand commissioning, and sunk in an Italian minefield off Tripoli, 19 December 1941.
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$30

37581
HARKER, Jack
THE ROCKIES - New Zealand minesweepers at war

Wellington. 2000. Silver Owl Press. 1st Ed. 240 PP with 2 cartoons, 4 sketches and 50 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24 x 16.8. 0959797998
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$30

16808
HEWITT, J. E.
THE BLACK ONE

Melbourne. 1984. Langate Publishing. 1st Ed. 172, (8 index) PP, plus 40 pages with 65 b/w photos, and 124 pages of facsimile of Journal for the use of Midshipmen with plans & maps. Supplement of 20 pages loosely inserted. Cloth cover, dj. Fine. 27.8 x 19.6. 095946221X
Autobiography of an officer of the RAN then the RAAF, up to 1939. The supplement is a record of intelligence missions to UK, US & France in 1944-45.
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$20

49454
HEWITT, J. E.
THE BLACK ONE

Melbourne. 1984. Langate Publishing. 1st Ed. 172, (8 index) PP, plus 40 pages with 65 b/w photos, and 124 pages of facsimile of Journal for the use of Midshipmen with plans & maps. Cloth cover. Dust jacket tipped in on endpapers. Front endpaper with Ingleton book plate and obituary of J. E. Hewitt (deceased 1st November 1985). Fine. 27.8 x 19.6. 095946221X
Autobiography of an officer of the RAN then the RAAF, up to 1939.
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$15

35532
HEWITT, J.E.
THE BLACK ONE

Melbourne. 1984. Langate Publishing. 1st Ed. 172, (8 index) PP, plus 40 pages with 65 b/w photos, and 124 pages of facsimile of Journal for the use of Midshipmen with plans & maps. Cloth cover, dj. Fine. 27.8 x 19.6. 095946221X
Autobiography of an officer of the RAN then the RAAF, up to 1939.
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$15

69075
HICKLING, Vice Admiral Harold
ONE MINUTE OF TIME - The Melbourne - Voyager Collision

Sydney. 1965. Reed. 1st Ed. 235 PP with 9 diagrams, plus 16 pages with 30 b/w photos. Fp: The mariners' compass. Eps: Interpretation of events with map reconstructing the collision. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22.2 x 14.
10 February 1964: collision between the destroyer H.M.A.S. Voyager and the aircraft carrier H.M.A.S. Melbourne.
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$20

50773
HICKLING, Vice Admiral Harold
POSTSCRIPT TO VOYAGER - The Melbourne - Voyager Collision. A Sequel to One Minute of Time

Wellington. 1969. Reed. 1st Ed. 192 PP. Eps: Interpretation of events with map reconstructing the collision. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing, o/wise very good. 22.3 x 14.5. 0589004042
Recapitulation of the first enquiry. The second enquiry.
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$15

65016
HMAS DIAMANTINA
COMMISSIONING OF HMAS DIAMANTINA II, 4 May 2002

Sydney. 2002. Royal Australian Navy. Souvenir brochure. 3 folds with 2 b/w photos and colour illustrations (2 portraits, 4 badges and 4 photos). Fine. 29.7 x 21.
5th of the 6 Huon Class Minehunters, built by ADI, Newcastle.
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$10

53458
HOLMAN, Gordon
THE KING'S CRUISERS

London. 1947. Hodder & Stoughton. 1st Ed. 264 PP with 3 charts in text plus 8 warships' silhouettes (tail pieces) plus 30 pages with 30 b/w photos. Fp: Ocean Vigil. FEP: The World. REP: Mediterranean Sea. Cloth cover. Spine sunned and worn with a few tears. Signature on FFEP. A very good and clean reading copy. 22.8 x 14.6.
The triumphs & vicissitudes as well as the good & bad times of WWII.
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$10

16647
HOLMAN, Gordon
THE KING'S CRUISERS

London. 1947. Hodder & Stoughton. 1st Ed. 264 PP with 3 charts in text plus 8 warships' silhouettes (tail pieces) plus 30 pages with 30 b/w photos. Fp: Ocean Vigil. FEP: The World. REP: Mediterranean Sea. Cloth cover with lightly sunned spine. A little foxing, o/wise a very good clean copy. 22.8 x 14.6.
The triumphs & vicissitudes as well as the good & bad times of WWII.
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$15

64676
HOLT, F. S.
A BANKER ALL AT SEA, Being the World War II memoirs (1941-1946) of ..

Geelong, Victoria. 1983. Neptune Press. 1st Ed. 287 PP with 4 figures in text, plus 26 pages with 49 b/w photos. FEP: Map of the Mediterranean sea. REP: Map of Borneo and Eastern East Indies. Hard cover, dj. Review from Melbourne Age loosely inserted. Author's copy with note and his address on half title page. Signed by the author on title page. Very good. 22 x 15. 0949583057
Joined the RAN in April 1941, trained in U.K., convoy duties, actions in the Indian Ocean, including the 1942 landing in Madagascar ..
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$30

64089
HOOKER, John
KOREA - The Forgotten War

Sydney. 1988. Time-Life Books & John Ferguson. 1st edition in the Australians at War series. 168 PP with b/w photos and colour illustrations (5 maps, artworks and 7 paintings). Eps: Commemorative Medal. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Near fine. 28 x 22. 0949118397
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$15

62601
HOPKINS, David
HMAS VAMPIRE - Daring Class Destroyer (colour print)

Devonport, Tasmania. c. 1995. Taswegia. One of the Taswegia Fine Art Prints series, from a watercolour painting by David Hopkins. Oblong format, illustration: 17.8 x 24.5 / print: 31.5 x 47.5.
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$10

70958
HOPKINS, David
HMAS VAMPIRE - Daring Class Destroyer (colour print)

Devonport, Tasmania. c. 1995. Taswegia. One of the Taswegia Fine Art Prints series, from a watercolour painting by David Hopkins. Signed by the Artist. Oblong format, illustration: 17.8 x 24.5 / print: 31.5 x 47.5.
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$40

66109
HORDERN, Marsden
A MERCIFUL JOURNEY. Recollections of a World War II Patrol Boat Man

Melbourne. 2005. Melbourne University Press. 1st edition, limited to 3000 copies, No. 61 in the second numbered series of the Miegunyah Volumes. XIV, 335 PP with 5 facsimile of documents, plus 16 pages with 34 b/w photos. Eps: Map of Australia northern waters. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Dedicatory note on verso of half title page dated and signed by the author. Fine. 24.3 x 15.7. 0522851657
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$75

40992
HORE, Captain Peter, R.N. (editor)
HMAS SYDNEY II - The cruiser and the controversy in the archives of the United Kingdom

Canberra. 2001. RAN Seapower Centre / Defence Publishing Service. 1st Ed. No.9 in Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs. XX, 311 PP with tables, 2 sketch plans, 3 maps, and 20 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Gift sticker on inside front cover, o/wise fine. 21 x 14.6. 0642295549
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$30

48383
HORE, Captain Peter, R.N. (editor)
SEAPOWER ASHORE. 200 Years of Royal Navy Operations on Land

London. 2001. Chatham Publishing / National Maritime Museum. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Admiral Sir Jock Slater. 288 PP with tables, 7 maps, and 60 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24.2 x 17.2. 1861761554
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$15

69003
HORNER, D. M. (editor)
THE COMMANDERS - Australian Military Leadership in the Twentieth Century

Sydney. 1984. Allen & Unwin. 1st edition. XX, 355 PP with 27 maps and 44 illustrations. Fp. Eps with 8 portraits each (1 b/w and 7 in colour). Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Near fine. 24.7 x 19. 0868614963
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$20

56307
HORNER, David
THE GULF COMMITMENT: The Australian Defence Force's First War

Melbourne. 1992. MUP. 1st Ed. (6), 238 PP with b/w illust. (maps, tables & photos). Pictorial soft cover. Lower part of front cover sunned. Near fine. 22.8 x 15.2. 0522845118 / 97
The involvement of the Australian Defence Force in 1990/91, at the time of the Kuwait Crisis.
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$15

48089
HOY, Bruce
BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA (in Paradise - Issue No. 92, May-June 1992)

Port Moresby. 1992. Air Niugini. 42 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Contains article between P.5 and 8 with 1 map, 3 colour and 6 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 28.5 x 21.
Fiftieth anniversary of this Battle which protected Port Moresby and Northern Australia, from Japanese Invasion.
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$10

33764
HOYT, Edwin P.
THE LAST CRUISE OF THE EMDEN

London. 1967. Andre Deutsch. 2nd impression in June of the May 1967 original. VIII, (2), 242 PP plus 8 pages with 1 map & 11 b/w photos. FEP: Course of SMS Emden 1914. REP: From Cocos-Keeling to Constantinople. Hard cover. Name of previous owner on preliminary page, some foxing, o/wise near fine. 22 x 14.5.
The German cruiser Emden and her destruction at Cocos-Keeling. The escape on the copra schooner Ayesha, arrival at Constantinople of the landing party.
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$10

63870
HUDDART PARKER LIMITED
WAR SERVICE OF THE MERCHANT NAVY - A Record of the Participation of the Men and Ships of Huddart Parker Ltd

Melbourne. 1951. John D. Harris & Co. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Admiral Lord Mountevans. 79 PP with head-pieces in colour and 33 b/w photos. House flag (in colour) on half title page. Cloth cover with gilt title and crest on front board. Front endpaper with front cover of dust jacket and compliment slip tipped in. A fine copy. Scarce. 29 x 22.5.
A tribute to the men who served during 1939/1945, together with a Roll of Honour.
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$50

53545
HUNGERFORD, T. A. G.
A KNOCKABOUT WITH A SLOUCH HAT: an autobiographical collection 1942-1951

Fremantle. 1985. Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 1st Ed. 164, (9 picture album) PP with 22 b/w photos (9 headpieces and 13 in picture album). Soft cover, dj. Fine. 21.5 x 16.6. 0909144877
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$15

55886
HUXTABLE, Madeleine
THE FLIGHT OF THE SCORPION

Canberra. 2005. Ginnindera Press. 1st Ed. Foreword by General Peter Cosgrove. 72 PP with 1 sketch map. Stiff cover, dj. Fine. 21 x 14.5. 1740272943
Historical novel. The 1942 ecape in a 30-ft wooden life boat: Tjilatjap, Java to Roeburne, Western Australia.
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$20

63941
IRELAND, Bernard
WAR AT SEA 1914-1945

London. 2002. Cassell. 1st Ed., in the Cassell's History of Warfare edited by John Keegan. 224 PP with over 23 maps in colour, b/w and colour illustrations (paintings, photos). Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with creases. Very good. 27 x 20. 030435340X
Nature of Sea Power. ...
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$15

17190
JENKINS, David
HITTING HOME - The Japanese Attack on Sydney 1942

Sydney. 1992. Random House. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Kevin Fewster. 88 PP with b/w illustrations (diagrams, maps and photos) and 8 colour sketches. Foreword and caption of illustrations in English and Japanese. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 28 x 21. 0091826683
The attack in Sydney Harbour by Japanese midget submarines on 31st May, 1942.
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$40

64682
JENKINS, David
HITTING HOME - The Japanese Attack on Sydney 1942

Sydney. 2002. Random House. Reprint of 1992 1st edition, with a foreword by Steve Gower. 88 PP with b/w illustrations (diagrams, maps and photos) and 8 colour sketches. Foreword and caption of illustrations in English and Japanese. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 28 x 21. 1740511956
The attack in Sydney Harbour by Japanese midget submarines on 31st May, 1942.
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$40

69866
JOHNSTON, George H.
GREY GLADIATOR, HMAS Sydney with the British Mediterranean Fleet

Sydney. 1941. Angus & Robertson. 1st Ed. XVI, 183 PP with 6 maps in text plus 16 full-page b/w photos. Fp: Capt. J.A. Collins. Cloth cover has light shelf wear. The scarce dust jacket is lightly rubbed and has a few chips/closed tears. Foxing spots on outside edges and light foxing on a few pages. An otherwise near fine copy. 22 x 14.5.
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$45

30099
JONES, Cmdr. Sue & GILLETT, Ross
NAVY NEWS - 40th ANNIVERSARY

Sydney. 1998. Topmill. 1st Ed. 136 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pict. card cover. Fine. 29.3 x 20.5.
Chronicling the Navy News, to mark the 40th anniversary of the publication Royal Australian Navy News, since Volume No. 1, July 18, 1958.
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$10

16917
JONES, Colin
WINGS AND THE NAVY

Sydney. 1997. Kangaroo Press. 1st Ed. 127 PP with 2 maps and 1 cartoon strip, plus 16 pages with 35 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover (a Sea Fury taking off from Sydney, 1949). Fine. 22.5 x 15. 0864178360
When the Royal Australian Navy took to the sky, and commissioned the aircraft carrier H.M.A.S. Sydney. Test of battle during the Korean War.
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$25

61403
JONES, David & NUNAN, Peter
U.S. SUBS DOWN UNDER. Brisbane, 1942-1945

Brisbane. 2011. Boolarong Press. 1st Australian edition of the 2006 US original. XV, (3), 297, (4) PP with tables, 4 profiles of US submarines, 1 plan, 6 maps and 39 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23 x 15. 9781921555893
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$20

46739
JONES, Peter & GOLDRICK, James
STRUGGLING FOR A SOLUTION: THE RAN AND THE ACQUISITION OF A SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE CAPABILITY

Canberra. 2000. Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre 1st Ed. Working Paper No. 2. VI, 15 PP. Soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.5. 0642295301
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$10

69781
JONES, T. M.
SONS OF THE SEA - From Naval Cadet to Captain

Sydney. 1941. Angus and Robertson. 1st Ed. Foreword by Captain Ross Stewart, R.N. X, 208 PP. Fp: There was a rending crash when the destroyer struck the submarine. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket slightly rubbed and chipped. War economy paper showing signs of ageing, o/wise near fine. Scarce with the dust jacket. 18.8 x 12.5.
Factual story of a naval career with the Empire Navy. WWI as a naval cadet, to the first years of WWII as a Captain during operation Menace against Vichy France in Dakar.
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$40

68680
JONES, T.M. & IDRIESS, I.L.
THE SILENT SERVICE, Action Stories of the ANZAC Navy

Sydney. 1952. Angus & Robertson. 2nd revised and enlarged edition of the 1944 original. XII, 372 PP with 18 b/w illustrations by Unk White. Fp: Action between Japanese and Australian warships. Eps: World map with localities in which the Anzac navies were in action. Blue cloth cover. Covers laminated with clear plastic. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page. Light foxing, o/wise very good and clean internally. 22 x 15.
Anzac navies in the War.
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$15

18653
KEESING, Roger M. & CORRIS, Peter
LIGHTNING MEETS THE WEST WIND - The Malaita Massacre

Melbourne. 1980. O.U.P. 1st Ed. XV, 219 PP with 2 maps & 29 b/w illust. Eps: Map of the Solomon Islands. Hard cover, dj. Near fine 23 x 15. 0195542231
The murder of W. Bell, Colonial Govt. Representative of Malaita following confrontation with the Kwaio warriors. The aftermath with the punitive expedition of HMAS Adelaide.
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$50

48996
KERR, Glenn (editor)
AUSTRALIAN MARITIME ISSUES 2004: SPC-A Annual

Canberra. 2004. Sea Power Centre / Royal Australian Navy. 1st edition, in Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs No. 12. XXI, 73 PP with 5 b/w illustrations, 5 maps in colour and 6 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 0642295999
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$15

48997
KERR, Glenn & SNUSHALL, Barry (editors)
FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TRENDS TO 2020: Impact on Ship Design & Operations

Canberra. 2005. Sea Power Centre / Royal Australian Navy / University of Wollongong. 1st edition, in Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs No. 13. XVIII, 244 PP with tables and figures. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 0642295867
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$20

47539
KEYES, Admiral of the Fleet, The Lord
AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE AND COMBINED OPERATIONS

Cambridge. 1943. University Press. 1st Ed. 102 PP. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine. Slight ageing of paper, very light foxing, o/wise near fine. 19.4 x 13.
The Lees Knowles Lectures, 1943. Combined Operations in the St Lawrence River, 1759. The China War, 1900. The Dardanelles Campaign....
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$10

57699
KIEM, Paul, REID, Richard, BRAGA, Stuart
CONFLICT IN THE PACIFIC (in Teaching History)

Sydney. 2000. History Teachers' Association of NSW. Volume 34, No. 4, December 2000. Special Issue. 88 PP with b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29 x 21.
Conflict in the Pacific - A Background, by Paul Kiem. Up North - Australia's War in Papua New Guinea, by Richard Reid... Ethics and Foreign Policy: Hiroshima and Nagasaki, by Cameron Paterson.
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$10

22242
KLESTADT, Albert
THE SEA WAS KIND

Sydney. 1988. Kangaroo Press. Reprint of the 1959 original. IX, 208 PP with 2 plans of the boat & 2 maps, plus 12 pages with 12 b/w illust. Fp: Sketches showing the lay-out and rig of "Kakugan". Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 22.3 x 13.8. 0864171854
The war-time escape in an open boat from the Philippines (occupied by Japanese forces), to Northern Australia.
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$20

36638
KLESTADT, Albert
THE SEA WAS KIND

New York. 1960. David Mckay. Reprint of the 1959 original. IX, 208 PP with 2 maps, plus 12 pages with 12 b/w illust. Fp: Lieutenant Young and the author on their arrival in Australia. Hard cover, dj (lightly rubbed). Near fine. 22 x 14.5.
The war-time escape in an open boat from the Philippines (occupied by Japanese forces), to Northern Australia.
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$25

64734
LACK, Clem
RUSSIAN AMBITIONS IN THE PACIFIC - Australian War Scares of the Nineteenth Century

Brisbane. c. 1968. Royal Historical Society of Quuensland. 1st Ed. 39 PP with b/w illustrations (3 engravings and 4 photos). Soft covers with light wear, o/wise fine. 21.2 x 13.7.
Edition based on a paper delivered on 22 February 1968.
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$15

69764
LAFFIN, John
DAMN THE DARDANELLES! - The Agony of Gallipoli

Sydney. 1985. Sun Papermac / Macmillan. 1st paperback edition of the 1980 original. 224 PP with 1 sketch, 5 plans & 71 b/w illustrations (photos, posters). Laminated soft cover, pictorial front. Spine sunned. Ex Library copy with stamp on verso of title page and renewed endpapers. Very good. 23.2 x 15.4. 0725104643
A critical and challenging analysis of the Gallipoli campaign, designed to knock Turkey out of the War and open a supply route to Russia.
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$10

43092
LE FLEMING, H. M.
ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS

London. 1960. Ian Allan. 5th Ed. 64 PP with tables, & 51 b/w photos. Centrefold: HMS Bulwark as Commando Carrier. Title page: H.M.S. Brave Borderer. Pictorial soft cover (Aircraft Carrier). Covers rubbed, name of previous inside front cover. Very good. 15.3 x 10.3.
Including ships of the RAN, RCN, RNZN, IN, PI, RCyN, RMN and SAN.
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$10

41576
LE FLEMING, H. M.
ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS

London. 1958. Ian Allan. 4th Ed. 64 PP with tables, & 56 b/w photos. Centrefold: The 4th Destroyer Flotilla. Title page: Sea Slug guided weapon being fired from H.M.S. Girdle Ness. Pictorial soft cover (Destroyer). Near fine. 15.3 x 10.3.
Including ships of the RAN, RCN, RNZN, IN, PI, RCyN, and SAN.
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$5

41575
LE FLEMING, H. M.
ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS

London. 1956. Ian Allan. 3rd Ed. 64 PP with tables, & 51 b/w photos. Title page: H.M.S. Vanguard. Pictorial (Light cruiser) soft cover. Stamp of previous owner on title page. Near fine. 15.3 x 10.3.
Including ships of the RAN, RCN, RNZN, IN, PI, RCyN, SAN and RMN.
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$5

41574
LE FLEMING, H. M.
ABC OF BRITISH WARSHIPS

London. 1955. Ian Allan. 2nd Ed. 64 PP with tables, & 61 b/w photos. Title page: H.M.S. Scorpion. Pictorial card cover (Aircraft Carrier). Stamp of previous owner on title page. Near fine. 15.8 x 10.3.
Including ships of the RAN, RCN, RNZN, IN, PI, RCyN, SAN and MNF.
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$10

68971
LEHAN, Mike & PERKINS, Bob (editors)
HMAS ALBATROSS: 1998 - Commemorative Air Day Souvenir Programme & SLIPSTREAM / Fly Navy, Vol. 9, No. 4

Nowra. 1998. HMAS Albatross. 2 items: 1 - Official Souvenir brochure with a foreword by Commodore Geoff Cole. 36 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (artworks & photos). 2 - Slipstream , October 1998: 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Celebrating 50 years of Naval Aviation.
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$20

71459
LENNOX, John & WADSLEY, John
BARRACK HILL - A History of Anglesea Barracks 1811-2011

Hobart. 2011. Authors. 1st Ed. Forewords by Peter Underwood, Governor of Tasmania and D.J. Hurley, Chief of the Defence Force. XVII, 238 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Eps: Hobart Town, circa 1879. Cloth cover, gilt title on front board and spine, dj. Fine (mint condition). Oblong: 22.7 x 28.2. 9780642297464
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$90

41579
LENTON, H. T.
ABC BRITISH WARSHIPS

London. 1964. Ian Allan. 7th Ed. 72 PP with tables, & 30 b/w photos. recto of title page: H.M.S. Hermes, the Royal Navy's newest aircraft carrier. Pictorial soft cover (Frigate). Stamp of previous owner on title page, o/wise near fine. 15.3 x 10.3.
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$5

48274
LENTON, H. T. & COLLEDGE, J. J.
WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II - Part 2: Destroyers and Submarines of the Royal and Dominion Navies

London. 1962. Ian Allan. 1st Ed. 81 PP with tables & 50 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Faint foxing. Very good. 18 x 12.
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$30

14158
LENTON, H. T. & COLLEDGE, J. J.
WARSHIPS OF WORLD WAR II - Part 3: Sloops of the Royal and Dominion Navies

London. 1962. Ian Allan. 1st Ed. 96 PP with tables & 47 b/w photos. Pict. card cover (rubbed). Name of previous owner inside front cover. Very good. 18 x 12.
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$10

62535
LEWIS, Dr. Tom
DARWIN'S SUBMARINE I-124

Adelaide. 2010. Avonmore Books. 1st Ed. Foreword by the Honourable Austin Asche, AC, QC. 182 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (artworks, documents, maps, plans and sketches and photos). Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 25 x 17.7. 9780957735194
Sunk by HMAS "Deloraine" 20th January 1942 in 150 feet of water off Darwin. Early salvage attempts (for the code books). Historic shipwreck since 28th June 1977.
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$35

70975
LEWIS, Dr. Tom
HONOUR DENIED - Teddy Sheean, a Tasmanian Hero... and other brave warriors of the Royal Australian Navy

Kent Town, S.A. 2016. Avonmore Books. 1st Ed. Foreword by Will Hodgman, Premier of Tasmania. Afterword by Keith Payne. 317 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Eps. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 9780987151971

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$35

68596
LEWIS, Dr. Tom
THE SUBMARINE SIX: Australian Naval Heroes

Kent Town, S.A. 2011. Avonmore Books. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice Admiral R.H. Crane. 201 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Eps. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 9780987151819
John Collins. Harold B. Farncomb. Hector Waller. Teddy Sheean. Emile Dechaineux. Robert Rankin.
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$25

71413
LEWIS, Dr. Tom & INGMAN, Peter
ZERO HOUR IN BROOME

Kent Town, S.A. 2010. Avonmore Books. 1st Ed. Foreword by Councillor Graeme Campbell, Shire of Broome. 184 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (artworks, maps, photos). Eps: maps of Roebuck Bay and Broome. Pictorial stiff covers. Dedicatory note to previous owner on title page signed by co author Dr. Tom Lewis. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 9780957735156
The untold story of the attacks on northwest Australia in 1942
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$75

57048
LEWIS, Stephen
VOYAGES TO VIETNAM: Photographs by Australian Naval and Military Veterans of the Vietnam Conflict

Adelaide. 2004. My Vietnam Trust. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice Admiral David Willoughby Leach. Preface by Lieutenant Commander Rodney T Nott. (2), 206 PP with over 600 b/w and colour photos. Laminated pictorial boards. Signed and dated on front endpaper by the author. Fine. Scarce. Oblong: 24.8 x 27.5. 9780957970816
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$90

69216
LEWIS, Tom
SENSUIKAN I-124, a history of the Imperial Japanese Navy fleet submarine sunk in Northern Territory waters

Darwin. 1997. Tall Stories. 1st Ed. Foreword by the Honourable Daryl W. Manzie. 131 PP with 2 maps, 11 plans and sketches and 65 b/w photos. Letter from editor to The Mercury newspaper loosely inserted. Pictorial soft cover. Front cover lightly soiled. Very good. Scarce. 29.5 x 21. 0646322184
Sunk by HMAS "Deloraine" 20th January 1942 in 150 feet of water off Darwin. Early salvage attempts (for the code books). Historic shipwreck since 28th June 1977.
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$35

69971
LEWIS, Tom
WRECKS IN DARWIN WATERS

Sydney. 1992. Turton & Armstrong. 1st Ed. VIII, 97 PP with 45 b/w illustrations. Inside front cover: Darwin waters. Inside rear cover: Timor Sea and Van Diemen Gulf. Pictorial soft cover. Light bump at top of front cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 25 x 17.5. 0908031459
Stories of misadventure, war, accident & storms which sent ships & aircraft to the bottom.
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$20

19322
LEWIS, Tom
WRECKS IN DARWIN WATERS

Sydney. 1992. Turton & Armstrong. 1st Ed. VIII, 97 PP with 45 b/w illustrations. Inside front cover: Darwin waters. Inside rear cover: Timor Sea and Van Diemen Gulf. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 908031459
Stories of misadventure, war, accident & storms which sent ships & aircraft to the bottom.
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$25

54597
LEYH, Stanley G. H.
BITS AND PIECES BY 'THE SAILOR' IN AUSTRALIA 1942-1944

Perth. c. 1944. Author / Imperial Printing Company. Limited edition printed for private circulation. 20 PP. Fp: Portrait of author, Stanley Leyh, April 1944 , signed. Soft cover, illustrated front cover (wattle), staples. 12 pages for 11 other verses (typescript) loosely inserted. Near fine. A rare item. 22.5 x 14.5.
Also includes an envelope containing: 2 copies of typescript letters addressed to Commander Leyh: 2 page letter dated 10th of June 1944 by Lawrence Jenkins, Paymaster Lieutenant RNVR, then Naval Officer-in-Charge Maddalena, Sardinia, and 1 page dated 26th June 1944 by J. M. Martin, one of Winston Churchill's Private Secretaries, then at 10, Downing Street, Whitehall. Plus a folder with his original portrait and the poem To Shirley dated 21/12/44 and signed, and a 6 page manuscript entitled "Lascka" written when living at Nedlands, W.A. together with a handwritten card "To Shirley, From "The boys at Leeuwin".
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$100

20792
LIND, Lew
FAIR WINDS TO AUSTRALIA - 200 Years of Sail on the Australia Station

Sydney. 1988. Reed Books. 1st Ed. 208 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 11 colour photos. FEP: Sailing ships at anchor. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Fine. 29.3 x 22. 0730102165
Details & histories of some of the sailing ships which arrived in Australia over the past 200 years.
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$10

48454
LIND, Lew & VOLLMER, Geoff
AUSTRALIA'S MEN O' WAR

Sydney. 1980. Reed. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot. 64 PP with 19 b/w drawings and 24 colour paintings. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with small tear at top of spine. Note on lower corner of half title page. Very good. Oblong: 22.2 x 29.8. 0589502484
Paintings by a sailor after plying the seas for 18 years.
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$10

71403
LOCKHART, Terry
A COLONIAL BOY

Devonport, Tasmania. 1989. Taswegia. 1st Ed. 140 PP with b/w illustrations (2 maps of Hong Kong and Japan, 9 photos, drawings, facsimile of documents, newspaper clippings ...). Soft covers, pictorial front (lightly sunned close to the spine). Near fine. 21 x 15. 0731667352
Part 1 - 1922-1938: Joyful years / 1939-1941: Happy years. Part 2: Prisoner of War in Hong Kong then in Japan.
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$35

66287
LOCKWOOD, Kim
VJ DAY: The End of WWII in the Pacific - 70th Anniversary

Melbourne. 2015. Wilkinson Publishing. 1st Ed., in the WP Military series. No pagination, 88 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 31.5 x 24. 9781922178961
Last Days and Hours. Speeches (Japanese Emperor Hirohito, US President Truman, King George VI, Eleanor Roosevelt & General MacArthur) and Celebrations ...
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$20

17147
LONEY, Jack
THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY - Ships of the R.A.N., Lost 1914-1974

Geelong. c. 1978? Marine History Publication. 1st Ed. 36 PP with 22 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Covers slightly soiled, o/wise near fine. 20.5 x 14.3. 0909191115
From the loss of "A1", off Rabaul in 1914, to the loss of the "Arrow", hit by Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Day, 1974.
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$15

71431
LONGSTAFF, Malcolm
KEEPING WATCH, A History of the Navy League of Australia 1895-2015

Sydney. 2016. The Navy League of Australia. 1st Ed. 278 PP, (2), with b/w photos throughout. Pictorial soft cover (HMAS Anzac). Dedicatory note on title page, signed by the author. Near fine. 25 x 17.5. 9780646925417
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$60

49797
LOUYS, Guillaume (compiler)
ACEH

Sydney. 2005. New Holland Publishers. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Commodore Peter Leschen. 232 PP with 209 Colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 28.6 x 26. 1741104009
Aceh : The Australian Defence Force's Tsunami Relief Mission. A Photographic Record by the Royal Australian Navy.
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$15

56564
McCAFFRIE, Jack (editor)
POSITIONING NAVIES FOR THE FUTURE: Challenge and Response - Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference 2004

Canberra. 2007. The Sea Power Centre - Australia / Halstead Press. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice Admiral C. A. Ritchie. 272 PP with 1 table and 1 map. Laminated pictorial boards, dj. Fine. 23.7 x 15.8. 1920831339
24 papers: Strategies - Operations - Technology - Challenges (Royal Australian Navy, Asia-Pacific Navies) and Responses (USN, RAN, RNZN, French Navy).
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$40

54740
McCARTHY, John (editor)
THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF DEFENCE STUDIES - Volume 1 (Nos. 1 & 2)

Canberra. 1977. United Services Institute of Australia. Volume 1, Nos. 1 & 2. No.1 (March 1977): 82 PP. No. 2 (October 1977): 83-167 PP. Card covers. Ink stain on the outside edges and margins of P.7 to 54 (not affecting text). Very good. 25 x 17.5.
No. 1: A Military view on the Limitations on Australia's future defence capabilities, by Admiral Sir Victor Smith. ... Australia 1939-1945: the official Histories and the Home Front, by Margot Simington. No. 2: Defence and Diplomacy in the Indian Ocean, by Hon. Andrew Peacock. Australia and the Indian Ocean: Problems and Potential, by Brian Beddie... Australian responses to the European War 1939-1941, by John McCarthy...
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$20

54741
McCARTHY, John, & SIMINGTON, Margot (editors)
THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF DEFENCE STUDIES - Volume 2 (Nos. 1 & 2)

Canberra. 1978. United Services Institute of Australia Volume 2, Nos. 1 & 2. No.1 (April 1978): 80 PP. No. 2 (November 1978): 81-179 PP. Card covers. Very good. 25 x 17.5.
No. 1: Expectations of the Australian Defence Force Academy, by Rear Admiral W. J. Dovers. No. 2: The Broken Promise - Britain's failure to consult its Commonwealth on defence in 1934... by E. M. Andrews.
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$20

54752
McCARTHY, John, & SIMINGTON, Margot (editors)
THE AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF DEFENCE STUDIES - Volume 3 - No. 1

Canberra. 1979. United Services Institute of Australia Volume 3, No. 1, May 19798: 100 PP. Card covers. Very good. 25 x 17.5.
No. 1: Australia and the Indian Ocean, by Henry S. Albinski. China's Air Power, by P. J. Bennett. The American Alliance - the debit side, by Robert E. Loskik.
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$10

41170
McDONALD, Lachie
BYLINES - Memoirs of a War Correspondent

Sydney. 1998. Kangaroo Press. 1st Ed. X, 11-304 PP, plus 16 pages with 30 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 22.5 x 15. 0864179553
Australia - Britain - Pacific War - End of colonialism in: Malaya - French Indo-China - Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) - Korea - Japan - China.
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$15

66923
McDONALL, K. J.
MERCHANT SHIP RECOGNITION

Sydney. 1944. Austair Publications. 1st Ed., in the Pacific Air Series. 96 PP with 1 map of the South-West Pacific Area, showing pre-war shipping routes and many b/w illustrations (sketches, plans, profiles, photos). Pictorial soft covers, staples. War economy paper (ageing and foxing), o/wise very good. Oblong: 13.5 x 21.5.
A scarce publication presented in Talbot-Booth style.
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$35

33291
MACDONNELL, J. E.
GIMME THE BOATS

London. 1974. The Elmfield Press. Reprint of the 1953 original. 255 PP. Hard cover, dj. Very good. 22 x 14.5. 0705700356
Novel.
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$15

41613
MACDONNELL, J. E.
OBJECT: DESTRUCTION

Sydney. 1984. Horwitz Publications. Reprint of the 1970 original. No. 97 in the Collector's series. 128 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Brief note at top of preliminary page, o/wise very good. 17.8 x 11.5. 072551759X
Royal Navy and Graf Spee off the River Plate. Loss of HMAS Yarra.
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$10

31608
MACDONNELL, J.E. Petty Officer
FLEET DESTROYER

Melbourne. 1945. The Book Depot. 1st Ed. 102 PP, plus 4 pages with 6 photos. Fp: "Fleet Destroyer". Cloth cover a little soiled/browned. Occasional foxing. Contents clean and still a very good copy. 19 x 13.
The "N" Class Destroyers of the RAN attached to the Eastern Battle Fleet during WWII.
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$15

68228
MACDONNELL, Petty Officer J. E.
FLEET DESTROYER

Melbourne. 1945. The Book Depot. 1st Ed. 102 PP, plus 4 pages with 6 photos. Fp: "Fleet Destroyer". Cloth cover. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on title page. Very good. 19 x 13.
The "N" Class Destroyers of the RAN attached to the Eastern Battle Fleet during WWII.
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$15

22673
MACDONNELL, Petty Officer J. E.
FLEET DESTROYER

Melbourne. 1945. The Book Depot. 1st Ed. 102 PP, plus 4 pages with 6 b/w photos. Fp: Fleet Destroyer. Hard cover, dj (chipped). Faint foxing, o/wise very good. 19 x 13.
The N Class Destroyers of the RAN attached to the Eastern Battle Fleet during WWII.
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$20

63662
MCFARLANE, Ian
ITALIANS PRISONNER OF WAR, in North-West Tasmania 1943-1946 (in 40° South Tasmania)

Hobart. 2011. 40 Degrees South Pty Ltd. Issue 61, Winter 2011. 96 PP. Contains article from P.54 to 59 with 1 colour and 9 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21.
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$10

39465
MACFARLING, Wing Commander
NEW ZEALAND AND THE VIETNAM CONFLICT [in Defence Force Journal]

Canberra. 1989. Defence Force Journal. Volume No 79, November/December 1989. Contains article P. 8 to 19 with 1 map, 1 table and 1 portrait. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24.5 x 17.2.
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$20

68412
McGUIRE, Frances Margaret
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - Its Origin, Development & Organization

Melbourne. 1948. O.U.P. 1st Ed. XXVII, 406 PP, plus 74 pages with 55 b/w photos and 2 pages with colour illust. (flags & pendants, and Rank badges of Australian Naval Officers). Fp: 'His Majesty the King at Malta'. Eps: Firing of Guns. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket has a few small chips and is plastic protected. A near fine copy. 22.2 x 14.4.
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$45

37190
McGUIRE, Paul & Frances Margaret
THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY

Melbourne. 1944. O.U.P. 1st Ed. XIV, 328 PP, plus 48 pages with 77 b/w photos. Fp (in colour): HMAS Parramatta at Port Said. FEP: Map Indian Ocean and Mediterranean. REP: Map of Red Sea and Arabian Sea. Green cloth cover with a few marks and shelf wear. Light foxing on outside edges. Internally a very good clean copy. Image shows title-page and Fp. 22 x 15.
HMAS Parramatta and her Captain, Jefferson Hirst Walker, until her sinking (torpedoes) off Tobruk.
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$10

71336
McINNES, David (Department's Public Relation Unit)
THE AUSTRALIAN HONOURS SYSTEM

Canberra. 1991. Official Secretary of the Governor-General / AGPS. 1st edition with a foreword by the Governor-General of Australia, Bill Hayden. (1), II, 34 PP with 31 colour illustrations. Stiff covers, title embossed on front cover, lightly soiled dust jacket. Contents fine. 21 x 21. 9780644149037
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$25

68678
McKIE, Ronald
PROUD ECHO

Sydney. 1953. Angus & Robertson. March 1953 reprint of the February 1953 original. XVII, 158 PP with 26 b/w illust., plus 4 pages in colour with map of Sunda Strait and views of HMAS Perth & USS Houston (illustrations by Frank Norton). Title spread: Wreck. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, gilt device on front cover, gilt title on spine. Covers soiled and sunned. Back hinge partly split. Slight ageing of paper and foxing. A fair copy. 22 x 14.
The painful and stirring story of the action of HMAS Perth and USS Houston on the night of 28th February 1942, in the Sunda Strait.
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$5

20828
McKIE, Ronald
PROUD ECHO

Sydney. 1957. Angus & Robertson. Reprint of 1953 original. XVII, 158 PP with 26 bw illust., plus 4 pages with map of Sunda Strait and views of HMAS Perth & USS Houston (illustrations by Frank Norton). Illustrated endpapers. Hard cover, gile device on front cover, dj. Dust jacket is a little soiled with a few nicks, o/wise a near fine copy. 22 x 14.
The painful and stirring story of the action of HMAS Perth and USS Houston on the night of 28th February 1942 in the Sunda Strait.
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$35

62467
McKIE, Ronald
PROUD ECHO

Sydney. 1953. Angus & Robertson. December 1953 reprint of the February 1953 original. XVII, 158 PP with 26 b/w illustrations, plus 4 pages in colour with map of Sunda Strait, view of HMAS Perth, and cut away of USS Houston (illustrations by Frank Norton). Title spread: Wreck. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, device on front cover. Dust jacket with small pieces missing around edges and is in a plastic sleeve. Slight ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise contents near fine. 22 x 14.
The painful and stirring story of the action of HMAS Perth and USS Houston on the night of 28th February 1942, in the Sunda Strait.
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$30

35535
McKINLAY, Brian
AUSTRALIA 1942, End of Innocence

Sydney. 1985. Collins. 1st Ed. 208 PP with 1 map and b/w illust. Hard cover, dj (foxing spots inside). Near fine. 28.6 x 20.6. 0002174731
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$15

39429
McNARN, Maurice Raymond
CONVENTIONAL ARMS PROCUREMENT IN ASEAN - A Defence Export Role for Australia

Canberra. 1995. Australian Defence Studies Centre. 1st Ed. (2), VI, 89 PP with 6 tables and 2 graphs. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 0731703170
Regional perspectives for ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand and Philippines).
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$20

44098
MAHONY, Juan
FROM THE HOME FRONT TO THE FRONT LINE - Images of the Great War

Charlestown, NSW. 2001. Author. 1st Ed. 192 PP with b/w illustrations (facsimile of documents & letters, photos, posters...). Half title page: Departure of King Island volunteers. Title page: AIF troops resting. Fp: Australian Flying Corps mechanics, Cologne, Germany. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. Oblong: 21 x 29.5. 0957969600
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$25

42190
MANSEL, Philip & WINKS, Robin W.
THE LILY AND THE LION - Royal France / Great Britain

Boston. 1987. Boston Publishing Company. 1st Ed. in the Empires: Their Rise and Fall series. Preface by Peter Stansky. 168, (6 index) PP with over 300 colour illustrations. Hard cover, dj (chipped and with closed tears). Near fine. 30.2 x 23. 0150040326
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$10

51224
MARCHANT, Leslie R.
FRANCE AND NEW ZEALAND: 1769-1846. A LIST OF NAVAL RECORDS IN PARIS

Perth. 1962. Department of History, University of Western Australia. Reprint ?. Stencilled work printed on recto only. (4), 26 PP. Soft cover, clear plastic. Very good. 29.6 x 21.
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$35

52564
MARCUS, Alex
"DEMS? WHAT'S DEMS?"

Brisbane. 1986. Boolarong. 1st Ed. XIII, 209 PP with 5 illustrations and 125 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Name of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise fine. 27.2 x 21.5. 0864390122
The story of the men of the Royal Australian Navy who manned Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships during WWII.
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$75

61433
MARITIME SERVICES BOARD OF NEW SOUTH WALES
PORTS OF NEW SOUTH WALES - Vol. 3, No. 2

Sydney. 1980. Maritime Services Board of N.S.W. Vol. 3, No. 2, September 1980. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (ANL Australian Exporter at Botany Bay). Near fine. 28 x 21.2.
Navy update at Garden Island, by Tom Jackson. Port Log.
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$5

61359
MEAD, Commander Jonathan
The Continued Utility of the ANZUS Treaty (in Journal of the Australian Naval Institute, No. 107)

Canberra. 2003. Australian Naval Institute, Inc. No. 107 (Summer 2003). 44 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Contains article page 31 to 37. Pictorial soft cover. A fine set. 29.8 x 21.2.
Also contains: Australia's Ocean Policy, by Lieutenant Commander Virginia Oborn, RAN.
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$5

68920
MEARNS, David L.
LOST & FOUND - The Epic Search for HMAS Sydney Wreck (in the Weekend Australian Magazine)

Sydney. 2017. Nationwide News. Issue July 22-23, 2017. 60 PP. Contains article pages 28 to 31 with 2 colour and 3 b/w photos. Pictorial soft wrappers. Fine. 27.5 x 22.3.
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$5

57057
MEARNS, David L.
THE SEARCH FOR THE SYDNEY

Sydney. 2009. HarperCollins. 1st Ed. Prologue by Lieutenant John Perryman. (8), 264 PP with b/w and colour illustrations, plus double folded plate with art works in colour . Hard cover, device (and position of wreck in latitude and longitude) on front cover, dj (verso: profile and plans on H.M.A.S. Sydney). Fine. 30.2 x 23.5. 9780732288891
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$20

62288
MENDHAM, Dawn (editor)
THE ANZAC TRADITION: Between The Lines - Australia's Heritage in Stamps

Melbourne. 1990. Australia Post. 1st Ed. Foreword by Sir Edward ("Weary") Dunlop. 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (photos, posters and images of stamps). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21. 0642149461
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$10

69164
MILL, Lorna
BEEN THERE - DONE THAT

Canberra. 1983. Author 1st Ed. with a preface by Surgeon Captain A. S. Ferguson, Federal President Naval Association of Australia. (6), 104, (4) blank, 105 -106, (1) PP with 6 b/w photos, plus 12 pages, with a cartoon, 2 documents and 8 b/w photos. Soft cover, staples. Slight ageing of paper, remainder mark on lower outside edge. Near fine. Scarce. 21 x 15.
Tribute to the WRANS / Women of rthe Royal Australian Navy, 1939 to 1945.
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$35

71556
MILLIGAN, Christopher & FOLEY, John
AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL SHIP CENTAUR, The Myth of Immunity

Brisbane. 1993. Nairana. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Professor Geoffrey Blainey. XIX, 340 PP with 11 b/w illust. in text (5 plans, 3 maps) plus 30 pages with over 80 b/w photos. Fp (colour): Centaur Memorial stain-glass window in Concord Repatriation Hospital, NSW. Pictorial laminated boards. Signed by co-author Captain John Foley on title page. Fine. Scarce. 22.2 x 14.5. 0646137158
Torpedoeing by a Japanese submarine of the Centaur on 14th May, 1943 at 04.10 hours. Loss of 268 out of 332 souls on board.
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$50

64290
MITCHELL, W.H. & SAWYER, L.A.
BRITISH STANDARD SHIPS OF WORLD WAR I - Volume Three

Liverpool. 1968. Sea Breezes. 1st Ed. XI, 178 PP with b/w illustrations (drawings by John S. Lindsay, and 37 photos). Fp: War Shamrock. Pictorial laminated boards with some wear on extremities of spine. Bookplate of previous owner on inside front cover. Internally fine. 25.2 x 19.
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$50

56342
MONTGOMERY, Michael
WHO SANK THE SYDNEY?

Sydney. 1981. Cassell. 1st Ed. (12), 242 PP with 5 maps, 7 figures, and 18 b/w photos. Hard cover. Fine. 22 x 15. 0726954764
A controversial approach to the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, lost with all hands, whereas the German Kormoran had most of her crew saved.
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$10

22757
MONTGOMERY, Michael
WHO SANK THE SYDNEY?

Sydney. 1981. Cassell. 1st Ed. (12), 242 PP with 5 maps, 7 figures, and 18 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Spine of dust jacket with a small tear. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Very good. 22 x 15. 0726954764
A controversial approach to the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, lost with all hands, whereas the German "Kormoran" had most of her crew saved.
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$15

18599
MORTIMER, John
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, A Pictorial Review

Canberra. 1987. John Mortimer. 1st Ed. 128 PP with b/w & colour photos. Hard cover, dj. Faint foxing on outside edges. Near fine. Oblong: 22.2 x 27.3. 0731604903
Pictorial coverage of the 75th anniversary of the RAN.
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$20

49015
MURAVIEV, Alexey
RUSSIAN NAVAL POWER IN THE PACIFIC: TODAY AND TOMORROW

Canberra. 2003. Royal Australian Navy/Sea Power Centre Australia. 1st Ed. Working Paper No. 15. VIII, 54 PP with 1 map, 4 tables and 9 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 064229593X
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$20

68636
MURPHY, Elizabeth M. (editor)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE - 2002

Canberra. 2003. Fine Line Publishing / RAAF. 1st Ed. Introduction by Air Marshall Angus Houston. (7), 84 PP with b/w & colour illustrations and 17 advertisemnts in colour. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 21.5.
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$20

57375
MUSAT, Ioan
DIE KRIEGSMARINE - BESTANDEIL DER STREITKRÄFTE DER SOZIALISTISCHEN REPUBLIK RUMÄNIEN / The Navy - A Branch of the Armed Forces of the Socialist Republic of Romania (in Marine-Rundschau - No.77, Issue 7, July 1980)

München. 1980. Bernard & Graefe Verlag. Contains article (in German and English) from P.388 to 3943 with 11 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. German text. 29.8 x 21.
Romanian Navy.
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$10

69209
N/A
2002 CALENDAR - DEFENCE OF AUSTRALIA 1942 : War in the Pacific

Sydney. 2001. Department of Veterans Affairs / Australian War Memorial. Calendar for 2002. 24 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Stiff covers with colour photos. Fine. Oblong: 21 x 29.7.
January: Japanese Advance. February: Darwin bombed. ... May: Battle of the Coral Sea. ... October: Towards Kokoda.
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$10

48965
N/A
ACTIVE SERVICE. With Australia in the Middle East

Canberra. 1943. The Military History and Information Section, A.I.F. (Middle East) / Australian War Memorial. Reprint of the 1941 original. Foreword by General Blamey. (14), 130 PP with 7 maps, 49 drawings, plus 36 pages with 66 b/w photos and 4 sketches by Ivor Hele, and 12 colour plates. Fp (in colour): 25 Pounder. FEP: map of central Mediterranean Sea. REP: Map of Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Cloth cover with light wear, title on front cover and spine. Spine lightly soiled and sunned. Ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise a very good clean copy. 28 x 22.
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$15

67121
N/A
ACTIVE SERVICE. With Australia in the Middle East

Canberra. 1953. The Military History and Information Section, A.I.F. (Middle East) / Australian War Memorial. Reprint of the 1941 original. Foreword by General Blamey. (14), 130 PP with 7 maps, 49 drawings, plus 36 pages with 66 b/w photos and 4 sketches by Ivor Hele, and 12 colour plates. Fp (in colour): 25 Pounder. FEP: map of central Mediterranean Sea. REP: Map of Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine, dj. Slight ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
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$15

48964
N/A
ACTIVE SERVICE. With Australia in the Middle East

Canberra. 1941. The Military History and Information Section, A.I.F. (Middle East) / Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. Foreword by General Blamey. (14), 130 PP with 7 maps, 49 drawings, plus 36 pages with 66 b/w photos and 4 sketches by Ivor Hele, and 12 colour plates. Fp (in colour): 25 Pounder. FEP: map of central Mediterranean Sea. REP: Map of Eastern Mediterranean Sea. Cloth cover with light shelf wear and some marks, title on front cover and spine. Spine lightly soiled and sunned. Signature of previous owner on half-title page. Ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
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$10

48976
N/A
AS YOU WERE. A Cavalcade of Events with the Australian Services from 1788 to 1947

Canberra. 1947. Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. Yearly edition in the R.A.N., A.M.F., and R.A.A.F. series. 202 PP with b/w and colour drawings, 26 b/w photos and 36 colour plates. Illustrations by Walter Beaumont, Frank Norton and Reginald W. Rowed. Fp (in colour): Disembarking from H.M.A.S. Kanimbla. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
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$10

67125
N/A
AS YOU WERE. A Cavalcade of Events with the Australian Services from 1788 to 1947

Canberra. 1953. Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. Yearly edition in the R.A.N., A.M.F., and R.A.A.F. series. 202 PP with b/w and colour drawings, 26 b/w photos and 36 colour plates. Illustrations by Walter Beaumont, Frank Norton and Reginald W. Rowed. Fp (in colour): Disembarking from H.M.A.S. Kanimbla. Illustrated endpapers. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine, nice dj. Ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise near fine. 28 x 22.
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$15

67127
N/A
AS YOU WERE 1949

Canberra. 1949. Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. Yearly edition in the R.A.N., A.M.F., and R.A.A.F. series. 194 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, cartoons, photos...). Fp (in colour): Landing in Oesapa Besar. Eps : Illustrated. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine, nice dj. Ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise near fine. 28 x 22.
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$15

48978
N/A
AS YOU WERE 1949

Canberra. 1949. Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. Annual edition in the R.A.N., A.M.F., and R.A.A.F. series. 194 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, cartoons, photos...). Fp (in colour): Landing in Oesapa Besar. Eps : Illustrated. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
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$10

67126
N/A
AS YOU WERE, with the Australian Services at Home and Overseas from 1788 to 1948

Canberra. 1952. Australian War Memorial. Reprint of the 1948 edition. Annual edition in the R.A.N., A.M.F., and R.A.A.F. series. 202 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings, cartoons, photos...). Illustrations by Walter Beaumont, Frank Norton and Meyer Issacman. Fp (in colour): Commando. Eps : Illustrated. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine, dj. Dust jacket has a few chips and a crease. Ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise inteernally a very good clean copy. 28 x 22.
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$15

40638
N/A
AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-1945 - Series Three: AIR (4 volumes)

Canberra. 1962, 1957, 1954 & 1963. Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. Volume I: XIV, 786 PP with 1 diagram and 47 maps, plus 52 pages with 3 maps on double page and 73 b/w photos. Volume II: XIV, 533 PP with 35 maps, plus 48 pages with 3 maps on double page and 65 b/w photos. Volume III: XVIII, 731 PP with 1 graph, 2 diagrams and 35 maps, plus 52 pages with 95 b/w photos. Volume IV: XIV, 539 PP with 1 chart and 38 maps, plus 58 pages with 4 maps (2 on double page) and 90 b/w photos. Blue cloth covers, gilt titles on slightly faded spines. No dust jackets. Occasional foxing. Very good set. 24 x 16.3.
Volume I: Royal Australian Air Force 1939-1942, by Douglas Gillison. Volume II: Air War against Japan 1943-1945, by George Odgers. Volume III: Air War against Germany and Italy 1939-1943, and Volume IV: Air Power over Europe 1944-1945, by John Herington.
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$200

38804
N/A
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY - 1993-4

Sydney. 1993. Showcase Publications. 4th annual edition. 28 PP with advertising material and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
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$5

59606
N/A
MICRONESIA

Brisbane. 1984. Australian Institute of International Affairs / Department of History, University of Queensland. Vol. 23, No. 1, April 1984, "World Review , A Journal of Contemporary Relevance". Edited by Glen BARCLAY. 84 PP. Soft cover, illustrated front. Fine. 21.6 x 14.
United States Security Interests in the Pacific Islands, by John C. Dorrance. The changing Geo-politics of ANZUS: the place of the South Pacific, by R. A. Herr. ...
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$10

48960
N/A
ON GUARD, With the Volunteer Defence Corps

Canberra. 1954. The Volunteer Defence Corps / Australian War Memorial. Reprint of the 1944 original. Foreword by General H. G. Chauvel. 172 PP with 76 drawings, 83 b/w photos, 7 b/w & 14 colour plates. Fp (in colour): Catalina rescue. Eps: Name of battlefields. Cloth cover with some fade spots, title on front cover and spine. Slight ageing of paper and few foxing spots, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
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$10

67345
N/A
RAAF LOG

Canberra. 1943. The Royal Australian Air Force / Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed., in The RAAF at War series. Foreword by Air Vice-Marshal George Jones. 200 PP with 39 drawings, 78 b/w photos, and 28 colour plates. Fp (in colour): Wirraway downs Zero. Eps: Illustration by Harold Freedman. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine. Covers somewhat soiled with some fade spots and light shelf wear. Ageing of paper and few foxing spots, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
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$10

38350
N/A
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - Welcome Aboard

Sydney. 1990. Navy Public Relations. 1st Ed. No pagination, 8 PP (3 folds, + The Fleet) with 25 colour photos and "The Fleet" with 31 profiles (5 of aircrafts & 26 of ships). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.7. x 21.
Brief description of the Royal Australian Navy: Peace at sea, security at home.
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$5

67124
N/A
STAND EASY

Canberra. 1954. The Australian Military Forces / Australian War Memorial. Reprint of the 1945 original. Foreword by General Blamey. 208 PP with 6 maps in colour, drawings, 67 b/w photos, 12 b/w and 24 colour plates tipped in. Fp (in colour): Coastal Advance. Eps : Illustrated. 2 large folded plates with 6 maps in colour, loosely inserted. Cloth cover, title on front cover and spine, dj with a few small chips or closed tears. Slight ageing of paper and foxing, o/wise a very clean near fine copy. 28 x 22.
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$15

60937
N/A
WARSHIPS OF AUSTRALIA - 2011 NAVY CALENDAR

Sydney. 2010. Topmill Pty. Ltd. Calendar for 2011. 24 PP with 12 colour photos (format: carte de visite) and 12 framable colour photos (on full page). Stiff covers with 4 colour photos. Fine. Oblong: 21 x 29.7.
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$5

63777
N/A
WARSHIPS OF THE WORLD - A Pictorial Presentation

Sydney. c. 2012. Australian Warship / Topmill Pty Ltd. 1st Ed. no pagination, 32 PP with over 30 full size, full colour images. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 33 x 22.5. 9781921327544
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$10

68959
NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
CORAL SEA 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION (in White Ensign: the National Journal of the Naval Association of Australia)

Sydney. 1992. Naval Association of Australia. Special issue 9201. Edited by Graham STEVENS. 1st issue after a 2 year demise of this Journal. Foreword by Vice Admiral I.D.G. MacDougal, Chief of Naval Staff. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
Battle of the Coral Sea 50 years after: Articles by Peter Brudin, Diet von Wiederhold and Iris Nesdale.
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$10

68962
NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
WHITE ENSIGN: the National Journal of the Naval Association of Australia - December 1995 - Issue 9504

Sydney. 1993. Naval Association of Australia. Issue 9504, Summer 1995. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 29.8 x 21.
The British Pacific Fleet: The Forgotten Navy, by Alan Zammit.
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$5

57138
NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
WHITE ENSIGN: the National Journal of the Naval Association of Australia - 1993

Sydney. 1993. Naval Association of Australia Issues 9301 to 9304 for: Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer 1993. Edited by Graham STEVENS. 4 issues for a total of 128 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
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68960
NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
WHITE ENSIGN: the National Journal of the Naval Association of Australia - Autumn 1993 - Issue 9301

Sydney. 1993. Naval Association of Australia Issue 9301, Autumn 1993. Edited by Graham STEVENS. 32 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
The River Plate, Cumberland and Graf Spey, by Peter Lockhart. The Voyages of Captain Cook - First Voyage,
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57266
NAVAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
H.M.A.S. NIRIMBA, Dec 1955 - Dec 1969

Garden Island, Sydney. c. 1995. The Naval Historical Society of Australia, Inc. Naval Historical Society, Monograph No. 34. 17 PP (typescript on recto only) with 2 newspaper clippings and 6 b/w photos (photocopy quality). Pictorial soft cover. Contained in a clear plastic folder. Near Fine. 30.5 x 22.
Paper compiled by Shpt. Leut. Vince FAZIO, RAN Rtd, and presented to the Society, in July 1993.
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20377
NEILSON, Rosemary (editor)
THE BICENTENNIAL NAVAL SALUTE

Sydney. 1988. Australian Bicentennial Authority Publication. 1st Ed. 104 PP with 2 plans and colour illust. (flags and photos). Pictorial soft cover. Lower corner of front cover creased. Very good. 27.4 x 20.5.
Naval review to commemorate the bicentennial of Australia, held on 1st October 1988.
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$5

18614
NELSON, R., MARGAN, F.et al...
A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIANS AT WAR

Sydney. 1973. Hamlyn. Reprint of the 1970 original. 323 PP with b/w & colour illust. Hard cover (rubbed at spine). Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good. 28 x 20.5. 0600396560
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$5

48632
NESDALE, Iris
SPIN ME A DIT! Tales of the Royal Australian Navy

Adelaide. 1984. Author. 1st Ed. XII, 259 PP with b/w illustrations throughout (maps, sketches & photos). FEP: Corvette in convoy escort. REP: Fleet at anchorage. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Signed by the author on title page. Fine. Scarce. 25 x 15. 0949552062
Collection of sea stories: on board or ashore, as coastwatcher or seaman, WWII and Korean War.
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$55

69231
NEWCOMB, Richard F.
SAVO - The Incredible Naval Débâcle off Guadalcanal

Sydney. 1963. Ure Smith. 1st Australian edition in a paperback form. Foreword by Captain S.W. Roskill. XVI, 237 PP, plus 16 pages with 46 b/w photos. Soft cover, illustrated front. Near fine. 21.5 x 13.5.
The destruction in 40 minutes in the early hours of the 9th August, 1942, of 4 warships including HMAS Canberra: 1024 dead, 709 wounded.
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$25

57240
NHSA
THE NAVAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA - MONOGRAPHS Nos. 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15

Garden Island, Sydney. c. 1995. The Naval Historical Society of Australia, Inc. No. 11: 13 PP with 8 b/w photos. No. 12: 15 PP with 2 maps, 1 profile, and 3 b/w photos. No. 13: 19 PP with chronology, 2 maps and 4 b/w photos. No. 14: 19 PP with 7 maps or battle diagrams, 5 sketches and 4 b/w photos. No. 15: 1O PP with 1 map and 2 b/w photos. Each monograph with: pages printed on recto only, photos of photocopy quality, illustrated cover, and staples. Very good set. 29.7 x 21.
No. 11: 8th Div. Home from Changi 1945 (H.M.A.S. Hawkesbury) & USS Mount Hood explodes 1944, by Max Thomson. No. 12: H.M.A.S. Sydney (II) - 1940 & 1941, by John C. Date. No. 13: The British Pacific Fleet 1945, by Lt. Cdr. W. O. C. Roberts. No. 14: H.M.A.S. Perth 1941 & 1942, by John C. Date. No. 15: H.M.A.S. SYDNEY (IV), Tour of Duty in Gulf War 1990-91, by Commander L. G. Cordner.
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70775
NICHOLLS, Bob
BLUEJACKETS AND BOXERS - Australia's Naval Expedition to the Boxer Uprising

Sydney. 1986. Allen & Unwin. 1st Ed. XI, 164 PP with 150 ilustrations (drawings, plans and b/w photographs). Eps (in colour): HMCS Protector and ship Torrens, 1885. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25 x 19. 0868617997
The development of 3 colonial navies (Victoria, NSW & S.A.) and their dispatch to help an international force against the Boxer Rebellion.
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$40

66779
NICHOLLS, Lieutenant Commander Bob
COLONIAL GUNS, Artillery of the Australian Colonies

Sydney. 1998. Australian Military History Publications. 1st Ed. (6), 40 PP with 1 map and 17 bw illustrations by Lindsay Cox. Title page: 6 inch BL gun, late 19th century. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. Oblong: 21 x 29.7. 1876439068
Artillery found on the Australian Coastal Fortifications, with an account of their development during the 19th century.
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$25

49835
NIXON, John
FRONT-LINE OF FREEDOM

London. c. 1942. Hutchinson & Co. 1st Ed. VIII, 9-64 PP, plus 16 b/w plates. Cloth cover. War economy paper. Occasional foxing. 25 x 18.5.
Journalist with Reuters agency: witness Battle with Bismarck, sinking of the Hood... Convoys on the North Atlantic
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$10

56211
NOSSAL, Kim Richard & VIVIAN, Carolynn
A BRIEF MADNESS: Australia and the Resumption of French Nuclear Testing

Canberra. 1997. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre / ANU. 1st Ed. Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No. 121. (10), 69 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.6 x 14.5. 0731527194
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71244
NOTT, Rodney & PAYNE, Noel
'THE VUNG TAU FERRY': HMAS SYDNEY and Escort Ships, Vietnam 1965-1972

Sydney. 2008. Rosenberg. 4th edition of the 1998 original. XIV, 258 PP with 2 charts, 2 maps, 3 facsimile of documents and 68 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 21 x 15. 9781877058721
First hand accounts by sailors and soldiers who sailed in HMAS Sydney and the Escort Ships of the Royal Australian Navy as part of the Australian Forces during the war in Vietnam 1965-1972.
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$85

64405
NUNAN, Peter
HMAS DIAMANTINA. Australia's last River Class Frigate, 1945-1980

McCrae, Vic. 2005. Slouch Hat Publications. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (documents, maps, photos). Fp: Most of HMAS Diamantina crew, October 1945. Pictorial soft cover. Dedicatory note by the author to Doctor Rod McLeod of the Queensland Maritime Museum on title page. Fine. 24.5 x 17. 0957975279
From warship to oceanographic research vessel.
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$60

52585
NUNAN, Peter
HMAS DIAMANTINA. Australia's last River Class Frigate, 1945-1980

McCrae, Vic. 2005. Slouch Hat Publications. 1st Ed. 160 PP with b/w illustrations (documents, maps, photos). Fp: Most of HMAS Diamantina crew, October 1945. Pictorial soft cover. Note to previous owner on title page signed by the author. Fine. 24.5 x 17. 0957975279
From warship to oceanographic research vessel.
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$30

70020
OCHERT, Morris
AN AUSTRALIAN'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE MERCHANT NAVY IN WORLD WAR II

Brisbane. 2001. Author. 1st Ed. VI, 46 PP, plus 4 pages with 9 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author on title page. Fine. 20.5 x 14.5.
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$25

34583
ODGERS, George
NAVY, AUSTRALIA - An Illustrated History

Sydney. 1989. Child & Associates. 4th Ed., of the 1982 original The Royal Australian Navy: an Illustrated History. 232 PP with b/w & colour illust. Fp: Oberon class submarine, HMAS Oxley. Eps: Crest of Australian warships. Pictorial laminated boards, dj. Near fine. 31 x 23.5. 0867773901
Illustrated history 1911-1986.
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$25

36026
ODGERS, George
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - An Illustrated History

Sydney. 1982. Child & Henry. 1st Ed. 224 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Fp: Submarine. Eps: Crest of Australian warships. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 31.2 x 23.5. 0867772409
Illustrated history 1911-1981.
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18609
ODGERS, George
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, An Illustrated History

Sydney. 1985. Child & Henry. 3rd Ed. 232 PP with b/w & colour illust. Fp: Submarine. Eps: Crest of Australian warships. Hard cover, dj. Occasional foxing. Near fine. 31 x 23.5. 0867770104
Illustrated history 1911-1986.
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$25

55638
ODLUM, Matthew (editor)
GULF WAR DIARIES (in Daily Telegraph Mirror)

Brisbane / Canberra. 1991. Nationwide News Pty Ltd. Special issue. 32 PP with b/w illustrations. Centrefold (in colour): Operation Desert Storm. Pictorial soft cover. 40.5 x 29.
Australia deployed 6 Royal Australian Navy warships: Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin, Adelaide, Westralia and Success.
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$10

63988
OGLE, Brian
THE HISTORY OF H.M.A.S. MARYBOROUGH - Corvettes in World War II 1940-1946

Sydney. 1992. Author. 1st Ed. VI, 240 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 41 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Previous owner's signature on half-title page, o/wise fine. 23.8 x 16.5. 064608318X
Built at Maryborough, Queensland, by Walkers Ltd. Dockyard, launched on 12 June, 1941. Action in the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. Sold in 1947 to Australian General Trading & Shipping Syndicate.
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$35

66486
OLDHAM, Charles (editor)
100 YEARS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

Sydney. 2011. Fair Count Media Asia Pty Ltd. 1st Ed. Messages from: Quentin Bryce, Governor of Australia / Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia / Stephen Smith, Minister for Defence. ... 296 PP with advertising material and b/w and colour illustrations, plus 1 folded plate (4 folds) "Chronology of the RAN", and 1 large folded plate (Recto: World map "Campaign and Battles Honours" / Verso: Map "Maritime Australia 2011", loosely inserted . Pictorial stiff cover. Near fine. 27.8 x 21.5.
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68409
OLSON, Wesley
BITTER VICTORY - The Death of HMAS Sydney

Perth. 2000. University of Western Australia Press. 1st soft cover edition.. X, 437 PP with b/w illustrations (1 diagram, 2 plans, 3 ship's profiles, 7 maps, 2 paintings by Ross Shardlow, and 27 photos), plus 1 large folded plan. Pictorial soft covers with light shelf wear, o/wise near fine. 24 x 17. 1876268913
19 November 1941.
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$35

37318
OSBORNE, Elizabeth
TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER WOMEN AND THE PACIFIC WAR

Canberra. 1997. Aboriginal Studies Press. 1st Ed. XV, 271 PP with 4 maps and 20 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 0855753137
Living between 1942 and 1945 on Australia's front line during the Pacific campaigns.
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$10

69918
PACIFIC
OCEAN FRONT - The Story of the War in the Pacific 1941-1944

London. 1945. HMSO / Ministry of Information. 68 PP with b/w illustrations: 8 maps and 90 photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 35 x 14.
From the battles of the the Coral Sea and Midway, to the landings in the Marianas and Peleliu (Palau).
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$25

13999
PACIFIC WAR
EYEWITNESS TO WAR - Australia's Pacific Campaign 1941-1945 (40th Anniversary Special)

Sydney. 1984. Dreamweaver Magazines. 1st Ed. 96 PP with b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.5 x 21. 0949193003
40th anniversary Special. Photographic portfolio of the Pacific Campaign from Malaya and Singapore to the landing of the first Australians in Japan.
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$10

66528
PARKER, R.G.
COCKATOO ISLAND, A History

Melbourne. 1977. Thomas Nelson. 1st Ed. X, 84 PP, (2 Index), with 127 b/w illust. (drawings, paintings or photos). Fp: HMS "Galatea" in Fitzroy Dock in October 1870. FEP: Graving Dock. REP: Proposed Dry Dock at Cockatoo Island. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 27.8 x 20. 0170052087
From a stone quarry employing convict labour, to the biggest graving dock South of the Equator.
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$30

71162
PARSONS, Ronald
THE NAVY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Adelaide. 1978. Author. 2nd impression, in May 1978 of the 1974 original. (4), 42 PP with 5 drawings, plus 2 pages with 3 b/w photos. Soft covers, illustrated front, staples. Light foxing. Very good. Oblong: 16.5 x 20.5.
A brief history of the South Australian Colonial Navy.
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$20

71158
PARSONS, Ronald (compiler)
SHIPPING LOSSES AND CASUALTIES CONCERNING AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (in 2 volumes)

Goolwa, S.A. 2003. Author. 1st Ed. Volume I: (6), 200 PP with 4 b/w illustrations. Volume II, (2), 201- 398 PP. Soft cover, staples, cloth tape on spine. Faint foxing. Near fine. Scarce. 29 x 21. 0909418705
Volume I: from Aagot and Aagtekerke to Juverna and J. W. Alexander. Volume II: from K9 and Kadina to Zvir and Zwarte Zwaan.
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$100

66796
PAYNE, M. A.
H.M.A.S. CANBERRA

Sydney. 1991. Naval Historical Society. Reprint of the 1973 original. (4), 112 PP with 1 map, plus 2 pages with 6 b/w photos. Inside front cover: line drawings of HMAS "Canberra". Inside back cover: Crest of HMAS "Canberra". Pictorial soft cover. Signature of previous owner on title page. Lower part of front cover rubbed. Very good. 21.5 x 14.2.
From commissioning in 1931 to the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
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$15

70758
PEARL, Cyril
THE DUNERA SCANDAL - Deported by Mistake

Sydney. 1983. Angus & Robertson. 1st Ed. VI, 234 PP with 29 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22 x 14.7. 0207147078
The internment in Australia of 2542 Germans & Austrians either political or racial refugees. They were deported on the British India liner Dunera.
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$25

67569
PEEL, A. J.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HARBOURS AND MARINE - 1969-1970

Brisbane. 1970. Parliament / Department of Harbours and Marine. A. 57 - 1970. Printed 30th October 1970. (2), 22 PP with tables and 7 b/w photos. Soft cover, staples. Slight ageing of paper. Near fine. 34 x 21.5.
Ports: Brisbane, Maryborough, Sandy Straits, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Fitzroy River, Mackay, Bowen ... Townsville, Cairns, Cooktown, Thursday Island, Norman River, Burketown.
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70422
PELVIN, Richard
AUSTRALIANS IN WORLD WAR I - ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

Canberra. 2010. Department of Veterans' Affairs / Australian Government. 1st Ed. 128 PP with 1 map on double page with 6 insets, 88 b/w and 12 colour illustrations. Pictorial card covers. Message from the Hon. Alan Griffin, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, loosely inserted. Fine. 23.5 x 23.5. 9781877007538
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$20

39470
PERCIVAL, LCDR Chris
RANLO SINGAPORE - We Never Close (in Naval Supply Newsletter, Volume 6, No. 2)

Canberra. 1998. Royal Australian Navy Supply Support Organisation. Volume 6, No. 2, June 1998. Contains article P. 30 to 35 with 5 b/w and 5 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover (HMAS Canberra and Newcastle alongside Berths S5 and S6, Sembawang Basin, Singapore). Very good. 29.6 x 21.
RANLO Singapore is the RAN's only permanent forward support organisation overseas. (R.A.N.L.O. = Royal Australian Navy Liaison Officer, or better? Royal Australian Navy Logistics Support Office).
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$5

43351
PERRY, Major Warren
THE NAVAL AND MILITARY CLUB, MELBOURNE - A History of Its First Hundred Years, 1881-1981

Melbourne. 1981. Naval and Military Club, Melbourne / Lothian. 1st Ed. XXXII, 435 PP, plus 42 pages with 129 b/w illustrations. Fp (in colour): Certificate of membership. Cloth cover (marked), gilt crest on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine. Near fine. 25 x 16. 0850911494
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$10

16648
PERRY, Major Warren
THE NAVAL AND MILITARY CLUB, MELBOURNE - A History of Its First Hundred Years, 1881-1981

Melbourne. 1981. Naval and Military Club, Melbourne / Lothian. 1st Ed. XXXII, 435 PP, plus 42 pages with 129 b/w illustrations. Fp (in colour): Certificate of membership. Cloth cover (marked), gilt crest on front cover and spine, gilt title on spine. Foxing spots on outside edges. Very good internally. 25 x 16. 0850911494
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$10

64702
PERRY, Roland
PACIFIC 360°

Sydney. 2012. Hachette Australia. 1st Ed. (12), 500 PP with 1 map, plus 16 pages with 33 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Rubbed patch at top corner of front endpaper, o/wise fine. 25 x 15.7. 9780733627040
Australia's battle for survival in World War II.
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$45

69218
PERRYMAN, John & MITCHELL, Brett
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY IN VIETNAM. Royal Australian Navy Operations 1965-72

Canberra. 2012. Topmill / Sea Power Centre - Australia. 2nd edition. (8), 96, (8) PP with 5 maps, 32 b/w photos, and colour illustrations (maps, crests, badges, documents and hundreds of photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
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$35

69053
PFENNIGWERTH, Ian
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY AND MACARTHUR

Sydney. 2009. Rosenberg. 1st Ed. 208 PP with 4 figures, 8 maps, 96 b/w photos. Fp: General Douglas MacArthur and Prime Minister John Curtin. Pictorial card covers. Fine. 28.5 x 21. 9781877058837
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$35

45120
RAAF
THE AUSTRALIAN BOMBER SINCE 1921 - Volume I

Sydney. c. 1997. Topmill. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 108 b/w and 13 colour photos. Title page: F-111C flying over an Australian destroyer. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
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$20

66788
RAN
50th Anniversary BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA - Air Day / HMAS Albatross

Nowra. 1992. HMAS Albatross. Official Souvenir brochure. Foreword by Commodore Rob Partington. 36 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (1 map, 1 painting, 4 art works and photos). Pictorial soft cover. The 4 page "Program of Events, Saturday May 9, 1992" loosely inserted. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
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$10

69047
RAN
"ENGLAND EXPECTS..." - Trafalgar Sesqui Centenary / Garden Island, Sydney / 22nd October 1955

Nowra, N.S.W. 1955. Navy League of Australia (N.S.W. Division) & White Ensign Club. 1st edition with the "Trafalgar Day" message from Rear-Admiral H. J. Buchanan. 28 PP with period advertisements and b/w illustrations, Trafalgar Day Programme, Timetable and plan of Garden Island at centrefold. Pictorial soft cover (HMAS "Anzac"). Very good. 21.5 x 13.7.
Nelson's tradition is part of the R.A.N., by the Honourable Jos. Francis, Minister for the Navy.
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$25

49016
RAN
HMAS CRESWELL MAGAZINE 2004

Canberra. 2004. Royal Australian Naval College / HMAS Creswell. Edited by Lt. Desmond WOODS. (2), 78 PP with 1 b/w illustration and 132 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24.5 x 17.
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$15

69514
RAN
H.M.A.S. SYDNEY. An Epic in Australian History

Sydney. c. 1941. McDowells Ltd. Commemorative edition. No pagination, 8 PP, 4 pages of text with the Actual Account from the British Admiralty Records, 1 colour painting, and 3 b/w photos (portrait of Captain J.A. Collins, HMAS Sydney lying in her home port, damage to the forward funnel). Soft cover, gilt lettering. Fine. Scarce. Oblong: 13.2 x 21.7.
Australian Cruiser H.M.A.S. Sydney sinks Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni.
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$40

71234
RAN
NAVY - WARFARE OFFICERS CAREER HANDBOOK

Canberra. 2006. Royal Australian Navy. 1st edition of September 2006. Foreword by Commodore T.N. Jones. VIII, 160 PP with duotone, b/w or colour artworks and photos. Pictorial laminated boards. As new. 21.7 x 15.5.
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$35

64776
RAN
THE RAN IN WORLD WAR II - Conference Program: May 25-26 1995

Darling Harbour, Sydney. 1995. Australian National Maritime Museum. Program for the conference. 29 PP (recto only). Soft cover, illustrated front. Near fine. 29.7 x 21.
Conference held in May 1995, jointly hosted by The R. A. N. Maritime Studies Program, The Australian Naval Institute and the Australian National Maritime Museum. 27 participants and abstract of the 16 papers presented.
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$10

51253
RAN
R.A.N.C. CRESWELL. The Royal Australian Naval College

Canberra. 1965. Director of Recruiting, Department of Defence. Recruiting Publication - Navy 4, November 1965. 24 PP with 34 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover (Crest of Creswell). Fine. 24 x 18.
Gateway to a Naval Career.
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$10

16833
RAN
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

Canberra. 1992. Department of Defence / A.G.P.S. 1st Ed. 40 PP with 34 profiles, 5 b/w and 40 colour photos. Title-page: R.A.N. Ensign. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 0644140518
Australian Defence policy and the Royal Australian Navy in the 1990's and beyond.
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$5

63747
RAN
Royal Australian Navy - DESTROYERS - Volume 1

Sydney. 2013. Topmill. Revised edition. 96 PP with Close to 200 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 9781876043841
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$20

18610
R.A.N.
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 1911-1961, Golden Jubilee

Canberra. 1961. Dept. of the Navy. 1st Ed. 49 PP with b/w & colour photos. Pict. card cover with a few small creases. Very good. 27.5 x 20.4.
The 50th anniversary of the RAN: highlights and the RAN at that time.
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$20

59306
RAN / ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE YEAR BOOK 1969 - Fifty-Seventh Number

Jervis Bay, ACT. 1970. H. M. A. S. Cresswell. No. 57, April 1970. Edited by Leut. K. J. Jordon. No pagination, 62 PP with 4 drawings, 13 portraits and 30 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 22.5 x 18.
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$15

70411
R.A.N., Serving Personnel of the
H.M.A.S.

Canberra. 1953. Royal Australian Navy / Australian War Memorial. Reprint of the 1942 original. Foreword by Vice Admiral Sir Guy Royle. 200 PP with 3 maps, headpieces, endpieces, 40 b/w line drawings, 142 b/w photos & 16 colour plates. Fp: Mediterranean Cruiser Duel. Eps: World Map "The Navy is here". Decorated cloth cover. Light insect damage on front endpaper. Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 28 x 22.
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$15

32051
R.A.N., Serving Personnel of the
H.M.A.S. MK II

Canberra. 1943. Royal Australian Navy / Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Admiral Sir Guy Royle. 200 PP with 3 maps, 44 b/w line drawings, 32 pages with b/w photos & 31 colour illust. Fp: HMAS Australia, Guadalcanal, 8th August, 1942. Illustrated endpapers. Decorated cloth cover (marked). Ageing of paper. Stamp on title-page. Very good. 28 x 22.
The past year of WWII conflict.
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$10

13119
R.A.N., Serving Personnel of the
H.M.A.S. MK II

Canberra. 1943. Royal Australian Navy / Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. 200 PP with 3 maps, 44 b/w line draw., 32 pages with b/w photos & 31 colour illustrations. Fp: HMAS Australia, Guadalcanal, 8th August, 1942. illustrated endpapers. Decorated cloth cover (lightly marked), dj (chipped). Slight ageing of paper, faint foxing, o/wise very good. 28 x 22.
The past year of WWII conflict.
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$15

41176
R.A.N., Serving Personnel of the
H.M.A.S. MK II

Canberra. 1954. Royal Australian Navy / Australian War Memorial. Reprint of the 1943 original. 200 PP with 3 maps, 44 b/w line drawings, 32 pages with b/w photos & 31 colour illust. Fp: HMAS Australia, Guadalcanal, 8th August, 1942. Decorated endpapers. Decorated cloth cover, dj (scarce). Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Dust jacket with closed tears and a piece missing. Top corner of first page clipped. Very good. 28 x 22.
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$15

68058
R.A.N., Serving Personnel of the
H.M.A.S. MK. III

Canberra. 1944. Royal Australian Navy / Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Admiral Sir Guy Royle. 200 PP with 50 b/w illust., 25 colour plates & 32 pages with b/w photos. Fp: The Oerlikon Gunners. Eps: Convoy. Decorated cloth cover (discoloured spot on front hinge). Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" on front endpaper. Light foxing. Very good. 28 x 22.
The past year of WWII conflict.
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$10

13120
R.A.N., Serving personnel of the
H.M.A.S. MK. III

Canberra. 1944. Royal Australian Navy / Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed. 200 PP with 50 b/w illust., 25 colour plates & 32 pages with b/w photos. Fp: The Oerlikon Gunners. Eps: Convoy. Decorated cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket with a few small chips and a closed tear. Paper ageing, o/wise near fine. 28 x 22.
The past year of WWII conflict.
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$15

67375
R.A.N., Serving Personnel of the
H.M.A.S. MK. III

Canberra. 1944. Royal Australian Navy / Australian War Memorial. 1st Ed., with a foreword by Admiral Sir Guy Royle. 200 PP with 50 b/w illust., 25 colour plates & 32 pages with b/w photos. Fp: The Oerlikon Gunners. Eps: Convoy. Decorated cloth cover with fade spots. Front cover of dust jacket loosely inserted. Light foxing. Very good. 28 x 22.
The past year of WWII conflict.
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$10

53130
REID, Dr. Richard
AUSTRALIA UNDER ATTACK: Sydney and the Midget Submarines 1942

Canberra. 2007. Department of Veterans' Affairs. Revised edition, May 2007. Message by Bruce Billson, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, loosely inserted. II, 64, (2) PP with 1 map and 43 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 21. 1920720014
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$20

69265
REID, Dr. Richard
AUSTRALIANS AT WAR: Key Dates & Data since 1901

Canberra. 1999. Department of Veterans' Affairs. March 1999 revised edition of the 1997 original. Message by Bruce Scott, MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs. 62 PP with 64 b/w photos. Pictorial stiff cover. Fine. 20.8 x 14.7. 0642373981
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$20

70428
REID, Dr. Richard
YPRES: Les Australiens sur le Front Occidental - 1917

Canberra. 2012. Department of Veteran's Affairs / Ministère des Anciens Combattants. 2nd edition in August 2012 of the 2007 original. French translation by Yveline Piller. (4), 104 PP with 1 table, 5 colour illustrations (1 photo & 4 paintings) and b/w illustrations (1 map & location map, 1 etching and 101 photos). Pictorial soft covers. Fine (mint condition). 23.5 x 23.2. 9781920720896
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$25

58840
REID, Dr. Richard & FORTH, Dr. Gordon
MEMORIES & MEMORABILIA - Recognising and Preserving Australia's War Heritage

Canberra. 2000. Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs. 1st Ed. Message from the Honourable Bruce Scott, Minister for Veterans' Affairs. 48 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
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$15

50214
RICKARD, D. R.
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY - The First 100 Years. A 365 Day Almanac of Notable Events

Adelaide. 2006. Author. Reprint of the 2005 original. XIV, 140 PP with 3 drawings and 24 b/w photo. Pictorial soft cover. Signed by the author on title page. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 0646451162
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$30

50350
RICKARD, D. R.
IN THE NAVY

Adelaide. 1999. Author. 1st Ed. 158 PP with 1 b/w photo, 1 facsimile of document, 3 cartoons and 5 drawings of ships, plus16 pages with 33 b/w photos. Pictorial laminated boards. Signed by the author on title page. Fine. 24.5 x 17. 0646389297
Thirty years in the Royal Australian Navy, he joined in early 1965.
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$25

21479
ROBERTS, Yeoman of Signals Rowland G.
AGE SHALL NOT WEARY THEM, The Story of H.M.A.S. Perth

Perth. No Date. c.1944. Patersons Printing Press. Reprint of the 1942 original ? 168 PP with 8 pages of names of the posted as missing, plus 16 pages with 32 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket with small pieces missing. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise contents near fine. 22.8 x 14.5.
The complete story of the HMAS Perth, from the departure of the crew from Australia to join the ship at Portsmouth in 1939 to her end on 28th February, 1942.
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$40

69511
ROBERTS, Yeoman of Signals Rowland G.
BIRTH OF A NAVY

Perth, W.A. c. 1942. Patersons Printing Press. 1st Ed. 63 PP, plus 12 pages with 18 b/w photos. Pictorial soft wrappers with light wear, o/wise near fine. Scarce. 21 x 14.
Brief history of the Royal Australian Navy (up to the loss of HMAS Canberra, 9th August 1942).
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$45

68981
ROBSON, B. L.
WARSHIP DESIGN IN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - Some Design Aspects & A Look to the Future

Canberra. 1973. The Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Australian Branch, Canberra Section. Technical Paper, 1st edition. (2), 85 PP with 2 tables and 31 figures on full page (artwork, drawings, graphs, line drawings, sketches ...). A 7 page "Discussion and Author's Reply" loosely inserted. Stiff covers, title on front cover, staples. Foxing spots on front cover and fore outside edges. Stamp of "The Tasmanian Maritime and Folk Museum" at top of title page. Very good. 30 x 21.
Presented on 8th November 1973, at the Canberra Section.
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$45

18462
ROLLESTON, Charles H. (Editor)
WITH THE.. RENOWN IN AUSTRALASIA. Authentic Record and Account of the Visit of H.M.S. Renown to Australasia

Sydney. c. 1920. Australasian Publishing. 1st Ed. 192 PP, plus 64 pages with 50 b/w photos. Fp: H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. Green card cover faded gilt title and crest. Jacket is chipped and has tape repairs. Spine split (reinforced). Ageing of paper. Near fine internally. 24.5 x 18.5.
The magazine of the HMS Renown, December 1919 to October 1920 with contributions from different members of the crew: Captain, Gunmen,... The Prince of Wales was on board for the voyage out and back.
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$40

70943
ROLLESTON, Frank
NOT A CONQUERING HERO: The Siege of Tobruk - Battles of: Milne Bay, Buna, Shaggy Ridge

Eton, Qld. 1984. Author / Hatfields Printer 1st Ed. Foreword by Keith Payne. (8), 207 PP with over 1 extract of document, 9 sketch maps (& insets) and 96 b/w photos. Cloth cover, dj. Dust jacket with chips and a lightly sunned spine. Dedicatory note on front endpaper, dated and signed by the author. Scarce original edition. Near fine. 27 x 21. 0959140506
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$100

45134
ROSKILL, Capt. S. W.
A MERCHANT FLEET IN WAR - Alfred Holt & Co. 1939-1945

London. 1963. Collins. 3rd impression in May 1963 of the September 1962 original. XIV, 352 PP. FEP: The Alfred Holt Fleet, Ships Sunk in the War of 1939-1945. REP: General plan of M/V Priam. Red cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj (price clipped). A few small nicks/chips in the dust jacket, o/wise near fine. 22.8 x 14.5.
The long and ferocious struggle for seaborne supplies on the ships of the Holt Line. Loss of 44 owned and 8 managed ships, including Centaur off the coast of Queensland and 4 French ships.
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$70

49058
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ALLIANCE POLITICS AND THE 1915 DARDANELLES-GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN (Volume 71, Part 4, April 1986)

Sydney. 1986. Royal Australian Historical Society. Contains article by Gregory PAGET between P.268 and 285. Soft cover. Very good. 22 x 14
Entente Cordiale and the Gallipoli campaign.
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$10

54542
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE BULGA OR COAL RIVER / MELVILLE ISLAND AND RAFFLES BAY / ANTECEDENTS OF THE N.S.W. PROTECTION PARTY, 1881-1891 (in Journal and Proceedings of the R.A.H.S Vol. 44, Part 4, 1958)

Sydney. 1958. The Royal Australian Historical Society. Vol. 44, Part 4, 1958. 185-260 PP with 3 maps and 4 b/w illustrations. Soft cover soiled, o/wise very good. 21.2 x 13.5.
Articles by H.A. Macleod Morgan, John Bach, Barbara Atkins.
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$5

58516
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS - - Vol XIII, Part IV, 1927

Sydney. 1927. The Royal Australian Historical Society. Volume XIII, Part IV, 1927. By C. E. W. Bean & J.H. Collinson Close. 209-256 PP with 1 portrait. Soft cover. Slight ageing of paper, staples removed. Very good. 21.3 x 14.
Sidelights of the war on Australian Character, by C. E. W. Bean, read before the Society, 31 May 1927. Edward Charles Close, Pioneer of Morpeth, and Father of the Hunter, by J. H. Collinson Close, read before the Society, 29 March 1927.
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$15

61074
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS - Vol XL, Part II, 1954

Sydney. 1954. The Royal Australian Historical Society. Volume XL, Part II, 1954. Edited by C. Price Conigrave. 65-132 PP with 6 b/w illustrations. Soft cover (rubbed). Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 21 x 14.
William Lawson, Explorer and Pioneer, by James Jervis. History of the Australian Occupation in Japan 1946-1950, by R. N. L. Hopkins.
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$5

50456
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS - Vol. XIII, Part V, 1927

Sydney. 1927. The Royal Australian Historical Society. Volume XIII, Part V, 1927. By F. Riley & E. Scott. 257-304 PP. 3. Soft cover. Staples rusted and removed. Very good. 21.4 x 14.
Clearing the Pacific, the Story of the defence of Australia by H.M.A.S. Australia, 1914-1915, by F. Riley, read before the Society, 28 June 1927. Some notes on Lapérouse, by Professor Ernest Scott.
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$15

57025
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
21ST CENTURY WARSHIPS: Naval Auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 (including Defence Maritime Services)

Sydney. c. 2004. Topmill. Revised edtion. No. 4, in the Royal Australian Navy Profile series. 80 PP with 14 colour and 134 b/w photos, plus 16 pages with 22 colour photos. Illustrated endpapers. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27 x 20.5. 1876278721
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$15

20956
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIAN SEAPOWER - AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

Sydney. 1995 ?. Topmill. 1st Ed. No. 2, in the Australian Seapower Photofile series. 56 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.8.
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$10

20957
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIAN SEAPOWER - BATTLESHIPS

Sydney. 1996 ?. Topmill. 1st Ed. No.3, in the Australian Seapower Photofile series. 88 PP with bw illust. (photos & plans). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.8. 1876043156
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$10

19205
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIAN SEAPOWER - FRIGATES

Sydney. c. 1997. Topmill. 1st Ed. No. 6 in the Australian Seapower Photofile series. 88 PP with over 150 b/w, and 18 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.8.
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$10

31510
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIAN SEAPOWER - SUBMARINES

Sydney. 1998?. Topmill. 1st Ed. No.7 in the Australian Seapower Photofile series. 96 PP with 148 b/w and 24 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.8. 1876270225
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$10

34173
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIAN SEAPOWER - SUBMARINES

Sydney. 1995?. TopMill ??. 1st Ed. No. 1 in the Australian Seapower Photofile series. 56 PP with 63 b/w and 17 colour photos. Inside covers: 2 tables and 4 profiles of Australian Submarines. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.6.
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$10

68635
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY - 2005

Canberra. 2006. Royal Australian Navy. 1st Ed. Edited by Commander Richard Donnelly & Lieutenant Commander Vanessa Power. (1 advertisement), 120 PP with colour illustrations (badges, crests, photos). Hard cover, illustrated front. Fine. 30.5 x 21.5.
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$25

48823
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1990-91

Canberra. 1990. AGPS. 1st Ed. Edited by Commander J.P. HODGMAN & Leiutenant Commander P.J. JONES. 96 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 29.7 x 21.
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$10

35474
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1995

Canberra. 1995. Department of Defence / AGPS. 1st Ed. Edited by Lt. R.C.A. LEAHY. VI, 114 PP with b/w & colour illust. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21. 064435996
HMAS Sydney visit to Vladivistok. All Australian submarine training...
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$10

35477
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1995

Canberra. 1995. Department of Defence / AGPS. 1st Ed. Edited by Lt. R.C.A. LEAHY. VI, 114 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Cloth cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Light foxing, o/wise near fine. 30.5 x 21.5. 064435996
HMAS Sydney visit to Vladivistok. All Australian submarine training...
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$25

35476
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1997

Canberra. 1997. Department of Defence / AGPS. 1st Ed. Edited by Lieutenant Lorrae BLUNDEN & Lieutenant Pauline REYNOLDS. X, 82 PP with b/w & colour illust., plus 1 large folded plate A Guide to the Fleet. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21. 0646335340
Droggies - RAN Hydrographic Service. The Royal Malaysian Navy. The Royal New Zealand Navy...
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$10

42048
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1997

Canberra. 1997. Department of Defence / AGPS. 1st Ed. Edited by Lieutenant Lorrae BLUNDEN & Lieutenant Pauline REYNOLDS. X, 82 PP with b/w & colour illust., plus 1 large folded plate A Guide to the Fleet. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 21.5. 0646335340
Droggies - RAN Hydrographic Service. The Royal Malaysian Navy. The Royal New Zealand Navy...
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$25

68442
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1998

Canberra. 1997. Department of Defence / AGPS. 1st Ed. Edited by Lieutenant Pauline REYNOLDS. (1 advertisement), 120 PP, (5 Head of Chapter) with b/w & colour illustrations and 13 advertisemnts in colour. Hard cover, dj. Near fine. 30.5 x 21.5.
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$25

60476
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 2000

Canberra. c.2001. Chief of the Navy, Department of Defence . 1st Ed. Edited by Cmdr Rod DUDFIELD & Lt. Cmdr Judith ROWE. (12 interpolated Head of Chapters), 104 PP with b/w & colour illust. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
Activities, exercise and projects: Operation Stablilise in East Timor ... Oepration Gold (2000 Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Games) - People talk - Beyond 2000 - Allied Navies: Canada, Malaysia - Time & Tide: 50th anniversary of the Korean War.
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$10

35473
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1991-92

Canberra. 1991. AGPS. 1st Ed. Edited by Commander J.P. HODGMAN & Leiutenant Commander P.J. JONES. 96 PP with b/w & colour illust. Hard cover, simile leather, gilt title on front cover. Foxing spots on outside edges. Fine. 29.7 x 21.5.
Australian Naval Operations 1990-91, Operation Damask (Gulf War), Northern Command, Australia's Maritime Associations, ...
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$20

16770
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1991-92

Canberra. 1991. AGPS. 1st Ed. Edited by Commander J.P. HODGMAN & Leiutenant Commander P.J. JONES. 96 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Few foxing spots on outside edges. Near fine. 29.7 x 21.
Australian Naval Operations 1990-91, Operation Damask (Gulf War), Northern Command, Australia's Maritime Associations, ...
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$10

57205
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1992-93

Canberra. 1992. AGPS. 1st Ed. Edited by Lieutenant JK.S. SEARS, Commander J.P. HODGMAN, & Leiutenant Commander P.J. JONES.104 PP with b/w & colour photos. Pictorial soft covers. Front cover with a crease, o/wise near fine. 29.7 x 21.
RAN in Arabian Gulf & Red Sea - Future of Australian naval shipbuilding - HMAS Flinders: celebrating two decades of discovery - STS "Young Endeavour's" 1992 world cruise.
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$10

16831
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 1994-95

Canberra. 1994. RAN / AGPS. 1st Ed. Edited by Lt. J.S. SEARS & Lt. R.C.A. LEAHY. 184 PP with b/w & colour illust. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21. 0644352124
The R.A.N. and its neighbours (S.E. Asia, S.W. Pacific). New developments in equipment, training facilities...
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$10

16769
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
AUSTRALIA'S NAVY 2002-2003

Canberra. 2003. Defence Publishing Service. 1st Ed. Edited by Warrant Officer Greg STROUD & Lieutenant Natalie BOULTON. 100 PP with b/w & colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Faint foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise fine. 29.7 x 21.
Australia's Naval Operations in the Persian Gulf in 2003 ...
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$10

38252
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
CAMERA AT SEA - Stormy Seas

Sydney. c. 2000. Topmill. 1st Ed. 56 PP with 11 colour and 73 b/w photos. Pictorial card cover. Fine. 29.7 x 20.8.
The Fleet at sea in heavy weather.
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$10

35519
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
CHAPEL ON THE CLIFFS

Sydney. c. 1962. Chapel Committee / H.M.A.S. Watson Reprint of the 1961 original. 12 PP with 3 colour and 21 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 27.4 x 21.3.
The Naval Memorial Chapel of St. George the Martyr at H.M.A.S. Watson, Sydney Australia.
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$15

39461
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF NEWSLETTER - December 1988

Canberra. 1989. Department of Defence (Navy Office). 1st Ed. Forewxord by Vice Admiral M. W. HUDSON (Chief of Naval Staff). (6), 84 PP with 3 graphs and 17 b/w photos. Illustrated soft cover. Near fine. 29.5 x 21.
The year 1988 with the Royal Australian Navy. Celebration of Australian Bicentenary... Maritime command... Projects... Logistics.
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$10

39462
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF NEWSLETTER - December 1989

Canberra. 1990. Royal Australian Navy. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice Admiral M.W. HUDSON. (2), 46 PP with 19 ship profiles, 11 portraits and 34 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 29.5 x 21.
The year 1989 with the Royal Australian Navy. Naval support command... Ships of the Royal Australian Navy... Naval projects...
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$10

69444
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
Commissioning Ceremony of HMAS MANOORA and the Official Welcoming of HMAS KANIMBLA

Sydney. 1994.. Navy Public Relations. November 1994 edition. 8 PP with 2 "Crest and Motto of HMAS Manoora and HMAS Kanimbla", 2 b/w and 2 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover (HMAS Manoora). Fine condition. 21 x 14.8.
History of the 2 previous Manoora and Kanimbla.
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$15

35161
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
HISTORY OF THE FLEET AIR ARM

Sydney. 1990. Navy Public Relations. Brochure, 3 folds with 7 b/w photos. Fine. Folded size: 29.7 x 14.
Cruiser Aircraft - Aircraft Carriers - Helicopters.
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$5

69445
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
NATIONAL R.A.N. FLEET AIR ARM REUNION 1st November 1998, Golden Jubilee - HMAS ALBATROSS

Sydney. 19. Navy Public Relations. 8 PP for the Ecumenical Church Service, Naval Hymn, National Anthem. Together with 5 other items and 5 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover, illustrated front cover. Fine condition. 21 x 14.5.
Includes: Invitation to the Official RAN Cocktail party. Invitation for the Golden Jubilee Ball. Sticker for "Fly Navy". Sticker for Golden Jubilee. 5 duo-tone photographs.
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$25

35162
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
PROGRAMME: TO COMMEMORATE THE ARRIVAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN FLEET, Sydney, October 4th, 1913

Sydney. 1993. Australian Defence Force Journal. Reprint of the original. Leaflet, 2 folds with 2 colour illustrations. Fine. 24.2 x 16.5.
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$10

69000
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
VIETNAM PILGRIMAGE BIOGRAPHIES - Biographical Notes of the Veterans in the visit to Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia, August 1996

Canberra. 1996. Department of Veterans Affairs / Public Affairs Section. 1st edition. Foreword by Bruce Scott, Minister for Veterans' Affairs. 44 PP with b/w photos (then and now). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.7.
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$15

10593
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
WARSHIPS IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS

Sydney. 1984. View Productions. 1st Ed. 64 PP with 123 b & w illustrations. Inside front cover: The U.S.A. Warship Brooklyn, 1901. Inside rear cover: H.M.S. Royal George, 1901. Pictorial stiff covers. Near fine. 30 x 21.3.
Collectors Edition. Arrival Australian Fleet Unit in 1913...
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$10

46526
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
YOUR NAVY (poster)

Canberra. 1989. RAN. Colour poster with Gilt Crest of the Royal Australian Navy and 25 colour photos (1 plane, 5 helicopters and 19 warships). Fine. Oblong: 55 x 78.5. BM89/245550 CA
Photographs of: 9 Fleet units. 3 Survey and Oceanographic Ships. 5 Support units. 2 Training units. 6 Fleet Air Arm.
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$10

39494
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY / SYDNEY 2UW
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1911-1986 - SYDNEY 2UW, SALUTE THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY!

Sydney. 1986. Sydney 2UW. Souvenir newspaper. 28 PP with advertisements and b/w photos. Large format: 43.5 x 28.5.
Souvenir newspaper full of information on the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Sea Heritage and the activities for the 75th anniversary celebrations.
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$15

39495
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY / SYDNEY 2UW
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1911-1986 - SYDNEY 2UW, WELCOMES THE FLEET!

Sydney. 1986. Sydney 2UW Souvenir newspaper. 16 PP with advertisements and b/w photos. 43.5 x 28.5.
Souvenir newspaper full of information on the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Sea Heritage and the activities for the 75th anniversary celebrations.
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$15

53961
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY COLLEGE
LIFE AT JERVIS BAY (in The Bulletin - July 1964)

Sydney. 1964. The Bulletin. Article pulled out from issue for July 25, 1964. Pages 23 to 28 with 3 b/w illustrations. Soft cover (colour photo of issue tipped in). Slight ageing of paper. Very good. 29 x 21.3.
The Royal Australian Navy College: No longer turning Australian boys into Englishmen.
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$10

39496
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY NEWS PICTORIAL
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1911-1986

Sydney. 1986. Navy News. Volume 29, Nos. 18 & 19, September 19 - October 3, 1986. Souvenir issue. 36 PP with advertisements and b/w or colour photos. Centrefold: map of Sydney Harbour for Naval Review. Fine. 42.5 x 30.
Souvenir newspaper full of information on the Royal Australian Navy.
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$20

60824
ROYAL UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION
AUSTRALIA AND HER NAVY TO-DAY (in the Journal)

London. 1931. Royal United Service Institution. Article extracted from the "Journal of the RUSI". Pages 35 to 46, plus 1 plate with 4 b/w photos. Soft cover. Foxing. Very good. 25 x 17.5.
Manuscript comment at top of title "This article was written by Captain Chalmers R.N., Staff Officer to Rear Admiral Evans while on the Australian Station July 1928 - 1931. He was Captain of the "Australia", as well . This article was published on his return to England. The Australian Navy reached its peak of efficiency under their guidance. It deteriorated partly owing to the disinterestedness of Evan's Successor and partly to the reduction in Pay in 1931", signed by Geoffrey Ingleton.
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$10

54509
RUDENNO, Victor
GALLIPOLI: Attack from the Sea

Sydney. 2008. University of New South Wales Press. 1st Ed. X, 338 PP with 9 maps and 11 tables, plus 16 pages with 17 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.5 x 15.3. 9781921410598
The Navy's presence at Gallipoli. An account of the complete Allied submarine and related German U-boat activity, analysis of the strategies and actions of all land, sea and air forces.
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$30

69223
SAJIMA, Naoko & TACHIKAWA, Kyoichi
JAPANESE SEA POWER: A Maritime Nation's Struggle for Identity

Canberra. 2009. The Sea Power Centre - Australia. 1st Ed. Volume No. 2, in the Foundations of International Thinking on Sea Power series. Preface by Gregory P. Gilbert. 202 PP with tables and b/w or colour illustrations. Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 9780642297051
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$25

66266
SALMON, Gregor
NAVY DIVERS

Sydney. 2011. Ebury Press. 1st Ed. (6), 292, (4 publications) PP, plus 16 pages with 14 b/w and 24 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Light creases on front cover. Slight ageing of paper on outside edges. Near fine. 23.3 x 15. 9781741666571
Divers of the Royal Australian Navy, Clearance Diving Branch.
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$25

56293
SAMUELS, John
SOMEWHERE BELOW. The Sydney Scandal Exposed

Sydney. 2005. Halstead Press. 1st Ed. 160 PP with 23 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Advertisement for this title, pasted down inside front cover. Name of previous owner on title page. 17 pages with scoring and notes (pertinent) in red ink. Very good. 23 X 15.2. 01920831312
HMAS Sydney: 19th November 1941.
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$20

71365
SARGENT, John
KANGAROO BLUFF BATTERY: Looking Forward, Looking Back

Bellerive. 2012. Author / Bellerive Historical Society. 1st Ed. (6), 77 PP with tables, b/w illustrations (1 map, 2 plans and 9 photos) and colour illustrations (2 plans and 25 photos). Pictorial soft covers. Dedicatory note signed by the author on title page. Fine. 21 x 14.8.
Defences of Hobart.
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$30

65129
SCANLON, Herbert
BON JOUR DIGGER: France Revisited - A Charming Collection of Short Stories

Sydney. c. 1922. H.H. Watson / Author. 1st Ed. 32 PP with 6 illustrations by George Colville. Soft cover, ilustrated front. Covers repaired at spine. Staples removed. Ageing of paper and foxing spots. Very good. 18.2 x 11.5.
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$15

46741
SHACKLETON, Vice-Admiral D. J. (editor)
AUSTRALIAN MARITIME DOCTRINE. RAN DOCTRINE 1 2000

Canberra. 2000. Royal Australian Navy, Sea Power Centre. 1st Ed. VIII, 175 PP with 2 organigrams, 4 maps, 8 b/w and 60 colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 0642295352
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$15

39430
SHEPHARD, Allan
A COMPENDIUM OF AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE STATISTICS

Canberra. 1995. Australian Defence Studies Centre. 1st Ed. (2), VI, 89 PP with 6 tables and 2 graphs. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 17.5. 0731703200
Regional perspectives for ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Thailand and Philippines).
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$15

66519
SHERGOLD, Christine M. (editor)
VICE ADMIRALTY COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES 1787-1911 - Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales - No.22

Sydney. 1980. The Archives Authority of New South Wales. 1st Ed. Preface by B.R. Davies & I. Maclean. (2), VIII, 104 PP. Typescript. Illustration (broadsheet) of the "Susanna Christina" on Page IV. Card covers browned around edges with light foxing on covers and some pages. Overall, a very good copy. Folio: 33 x 21.
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$30

56151
SHERWOOD, Dick
THE NAVY AND NATIONAL SECURITY: The Peacetime Dimension

Canberra. 1994. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre / ANU. 1st Ed. Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No. 109. (10), 98 PP. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.6 x 14.5. 0731521110
Proceedings of the Maritime Strategic issues workshop held at HMAS Creswell, November 1992.
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$30

56209
SHERWOOD, Dick (editor)
OPERATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN MARITIME WARFARE: Implications for the Western Pacific

Canberra. 1994. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre / ANU. 1st Ed. Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence No. 105. (18), 159 PP with 38 figures. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.6 x 14.5. 0731520114
Papers presented at a seminar hosted by the Royal Australian Navy's Maritime Studies Program and the Australian Naval Institute.
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$20

66162
SHRINE OF REMEMBRANCE
THE NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL OF VICTORIA

Melbourne. 1979. Trustees of The Shrine of Remembrance. Revised edition. No pagination, 36 PP with 2 colour photos at centrefold and 25 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. A 4 page leaflet "The Shrine of Remembrance" loosely inserted. Near fine. 27.4 x 21.3.
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$10

65633
SILVER, Lynette Ramsay
THE HEROES OF RIMAU - Unravelling the mystery of one of World War II's most daring raids

Sydney. 1990. Sally Milner. 1st Ed. (6), 314 PP with 8 maps, plus 24 pages with 50 b/w photos. Eps: Plan "Z", top secret, operation Rimau. Hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. Scarce. 24.2 x 16.2. 1863510184
Raid at the end of 1944 against Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour.
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$30

63694
SILVER, Lynette Ramsay
THE HEROES OF RIMAU - Unravelling the mystery of one of World War II's most daring raids

Sydney. 1990. Sally Milner. 1st Ed. (6), 314 PP with 8 maps, plus 24 pages with 50 b/w photos. Eps: Plan "Z", top secret, operation Rimau. Hard cover, dj. Signature of previous owner on front endpaper. Dedicatory note on title page dated and signed by the author. Spine of dust jacket lightly sunned. Faint foxing, o/wise fine. Scarce. 24.2 x 16.2. 1863510184
Raid at the end of 1944 against Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour.
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$60

61594
SKEELS, Fred
JAVA RABBLE: A Story of a Ship, Slavery and Survival

Perth. 2008. Hesperian Press. 1st Ed. VIII, 151 PP with 3 maps and 23 b/w illustrations (2 paintings and 21 photos). Pictorial soft cover. Near fine. 24 x 16. 9780859054195
Sinking of HMAS Perth on 1st March 1942, by one of the survivor of the Battle of Sunda Strait, Aftermath.
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$40

70088
SMITH, Windas
H.M.A.S. LATROBE - The Story of an Australian Corvette, 1942-1946

Hobart. 1987. Author. 1st Ed. (I), 87 PP with b/w illustrations (1 menu, 2 crests and 3 photos), plus 1 large folded map of Australia's Northern reaches and Appendix tipped-in on inside back cover. Title page: Crest of "Latrobe". Pictorial soft cover has a crease, o/wise a near fine copy signed by the author on title-page. Scarce. 24.5 x 17. 0731609808
One of the 60 Bathurst Class minesweepers, related by her last war-time Captain.
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$45

63666
SMYTH, Dacre
GALLIPOLI PILGRIMAGE - A Eighth Book of Paintings, Poetry and Prose

Melbourne. 1990. Author. 1st Ed. Foreword by Bruce Ruxton.. 95 PP with 46 colour plates (42 on full page). Eps: map of Western Turkey and the Aegean Sea. Hard cover, dj. Fine. Oblong: 21.8 x 22.5. 0959519590
75th anniversary of allied landings at the Dardanelles.
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$25

49007
SNUSHALL, Barry
THE ENFORCEMENT ASPECTS OF AUSTRALIA'S OCEANS POLICY

Canberra. 2003. Royal Australian Navy/Sea Power Centre Australia. 1st Ed. Working Paper No. 14. VI, 26 PP with 1 table. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.8. 0642295948
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$10

49499
SOLOMON, G. D.
A POOR SORT OF MEMORY. A Personal Memoir of The Royal Military College, Duntroon

Canberra. 1978. Roebuck Society. 1st Ed. Publication No. 24 of the Roebuck Society. XII, 236 PP with drawings by G. D. W. Irvine, plus 20 pages with 23 b/w photos. FEP: Aerial view, Duntroon 1938. REP: Aerial view, Duntroon 1978. Illustrated hard cover, dj. Ingleton bookplate on front endpaper. Foxing spots around outside edges. 24.8 x 17.5. 0909434166
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$20

68576
SOMMERVILLE, Donald & SCROGGY, Adam (editors)
THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF WORLD WAR I

Sydney. 2014. Citrus Media. 1st edition. 260 PP with over 500 b/w and colour illustrations (battleplans, maps & photos). Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27 x 21. 9781925141641
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$20

17484
STAPLETON, Austin
"IN ALL RESPECTS READY ....

Adelaide. 1982. Ronald Parsons. Typescript monograph. 188 PP with 13 b/w drawings & 1 map and 2 pages with a Glossary of Terms. Gilt-engraved hard cover. Fine. 20.8 x 17.2. 0959309306
Life of the seamen who served during WWII in the Small Ship companies of Water Transport, a unit of the Royal Australian Engineers.
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$30

30101
STENMARK, Marea
SIR DAVID MARTIN, A Man of Courage and Dedication

Sydney. 1996. Simon & Schuster. 1st Ed., foreword by Sir Ninian Stephen. XIV, 178 PP with headpieces (Coat of Arms: Sans Tache) and 6 bw illust, plus 16 pages with 31 bw photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 24 x 16. 0731805607
Joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1947, Admiral, then Governor of New South Wales.
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$15

65811
STEPHENS, Tony
LAST ANZACS - Gallipolli 1915

Sydney. 1996. Allen & Kemsley Publishing. 1st Ed. Foreword by Sir Roden Cutler. 96 PP with b/w illustrations (1 map, portraits & photos) by Steven Siewert.. Pictorial laminated boards. Name of previous owner on half title page. Many newspaper cuttings loosely inserted. Faint foxing. Fine. 33 x 25. 1875171029
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$25

30384
STEVENS, David (editor)
MARITIME POWER IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: The Australian Experience

Sydney. 1998. Allen & Unwin. 1st Ed. XXI, 329 PP with 1 figure, 7 maps and 39 b/w photos. P. 276 to 290: Chronology of Australasian maritime operations 1901-97. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 22.3 x 14.5. 0186448736
17 papers in an expanded and enhanced form, presented at a conference in Canberra, July 1997. Australasia and Germany before 1914 - HMAS Adelaide and the punitive expedition to Malaita in 1927 - HMAS Adelaide in Nouméa in 1940 ...
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$15

68758
STEVENS, David (editor)
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY

Melbourne. 2001. Oxford University Press. 1st Ed. Volume III in The Australian Centenary History of Defence series. XVI, 336 PP with 3 cartoons, 5 organization charts, 6 maps, 20 category badges and 97 b/w photos, plus 11 foldouts with cut-away on the recto and 2 b/w photos on verso. Hard cover, dj. Dust jacket with 2 short closed tears near the spine (repaired). Near fine. 26 x 20. 0195541162
Foldouts for: Cerberus, AE2, Sydney, Sydney (II), Mildura, Arunta, Sydney (III), Supply. Sydney (IV), Collins & Huon (II).
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$60

71267
STEVENS, David (editor)
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY IN WORLD WAR II

Sydney. 1996. Allen & Unwin. 1st Ed. XXVII, 212 PP with 4 organization charts, 6 tables, 11 maps & plans and 39 b/w photos. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 23 x 15.3. 1864480351
The part played by the Royal Australian Navy during WWII on every theatre of operation.
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$25

48930
STEVENS, David & REEVE, John (editors)
THE NAVY AND THE NATION. The Influence of the Navy on Modern Australia

Sydney. 2005. Allen & Unwin. 1st Ed. XXVI, 438 PP with 4 maps, 4 tables and 45 b/w illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 20.8 x 14. 1741142008
Collection of 18 essays: The Royal Navy in the Pacific: sea power and Imperial endeavour by Geoffrey Till... The search for a strategic sea-base and the founding of Australia, by Tom Frame... The long triangulation: naval hydrography and the Great Barrier Reef, by Colin Jones...
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$25

53477
STEVENS, David & REEVE, John (editors)
SEA POWER ASHORE AND IN THE AIR

Sydney. 2007. The Sea Power Centre- Australia/Halstead Press. 1st Ed. 320 PP with 3 maps, 1 table and 42 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, pictorial boards, dj. Fine. 23.8 x 16. 1920831455
Collection of 19 essays - Naval power projection : (5) Beginning of the 20th century (Gallipoli, Weihaiwei blockade). (4) World War II. (7) Cold War era. (3) Contemporary World (Unitaf in Somalia...).
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$35

39096
STEVENS, David & REEVE, John (editors)
SOUTHERN TRIDENT - Strategy, History and the Rise of Australian Naval Power

Sydney. 2001. Allen & Unwin. 1st Ed. XX, 363 PP with 4 maps, 4 tables and 45 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, gilt title on spine, dj. Fine. 22.2 x 15. 186508462X
Collection of 19 essays: The rise of modern Naval Strategy c.1580-1880 by John Reeve... Imperial Naval Defence, a Canadian perspective by Nicholas Tracy... A strategy for the lower deck of the early Royal Australian Navy, by Kathryn Spurling...
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$20

57139
STEVENS, Graham (editor)
WHITE ENSIGN: the National Journal of the Naval Association of Australia - 1994

Sydney. 1994. Naval Association of Australia Issues 9401 to 9404 for: Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer 1994. 4 issues for a total of 128 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
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$10

47124
STONE, Richard
WELCOMING THE FLEETS (in National Library of Australia News - Vol XIV, No. 11, August 2004)

Canberra. 2004. N.L.A. Volume XIV, No. 11, August 2004. Contains article from P.18 and 21 with 9 colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
Material (ephemera) documenting American naval visits of 1908 The Great White Fleet, and 1925.
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$5

49148
SUMMERRELL, Richard
THE SINKING OF HMAS SYDNEY - A Guide to Commonwealth Government Records

Canberra. 1997. National Archives of Australia. 1st Ed. 190 PP with 16 facsimiles of documents. Pictorial soft cover, clear plastic protection, spiral bound. Fine. 29.8 x 21.
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$25

40508
SYMONS, E. I.
BEYOND THE REEF

Tamworth, NSW. 1985. Author. 1st Ed., October 1985. 176 PP with 3 maps, 11 facsimiles of newspaper clippings and 33 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers with light soiling. Foxing spots on outside edges. Contents near fine. 21.2 x 15. 0959310223
Historical novel. Pacific war in the Islands by an average Australian soldier.
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$15

69192
TAYLOR, Joely
BACKTRACKS: Recollections of remarkable Australians

Melbourne. 2015. Billycan Press / Well Writ. 1st Ed. (6), 90 PP with 26 b/w illustrations: 1 cartoon, 8 portraits and 17 photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 23.3 x 15.3. 9780994237026
4 remarkable Australians: Captain Donald L. Garnham, Cape Horner. Jean Nysen (McKenzie), WRANS. ...
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$30

65269
TENCH Watkin
LETTERS FROM REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE - Letters Written in France to a Friend in London, between the month of November 1794, to the Month of May 1795

Cardiff. 2004. University of Wales Press. Reprint of the 1796 edition introduced and edited by Gavin Edwards. XXXVIII, 186 PP with 7 b/w plates and the frontispiece. Fp: Portrait of Watkin Tench. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 21.5 x 14. 0708316913
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$15

70068
THOMPSON, Paul (editor)
CLOSE TO THE WIND - The Early Memoirs (1866-1879) of Admiral Sir William Cresswell

London. 1965. Heinemann. 1st Ed. IX, 210 PP with 1 sketch plan and 2 maps, plus 8 pages with 8 b/w illustrations. Eps: World Map. Hard cover, dj (price clipped). Dust jacket with closed tear at head of spine, foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 22.1 x 14.2.
The first twelve years at sea of the founder of the R.A.N.
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$20

35478
TRACEY, Michael P. & FORMAN, Amanda (editors)
SERVING THE WORLD: The Australian Defence Force Overseas (in Defence Update)

Canberra. 1993. Defence Public Relations. No. 7, December 1993. 44 PP with 1 map, b/w & colour photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21.
Australian Defence Force peacekeeping activities in the year 1993. RAN in Somalia. Maritime Interception Force in the Red Sea...
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$10

13345
TRASK, David F.
CAPTAINS & CABINETS - Anglo-American Naval Relations, 1917-1918

Columbia, Missouri, USA. 1972. University of Missouri Press. 1st Ed. 396 PP with 16 b/w photos, 2 maps, 3 graphs and 3 tables. Title spread: Convoy. Eps: Aerial view of the German High Sea Fleet lying at anchor in Kiel Harbor. Cloth cover, dj. Foxing spots on outside edges, o/wise near fine. 24 x 15. 0826201296
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$15

66766
TRIGELLIS-SMITH, Syd, ZAMPATTI, Sergio & PARSONS, Max
SHAPING HISTORY: A Bibliography of Australian Army Unit Histories

Melbourne. 1996. Authors. 1996 edition. VI, 206 PP. Pictorial soft covers. Fine. 21 x 15. 0646291211
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$40

20002
TYLER, William H.
FLIGHT OF DIAMONDS - The Story of Broome's war and the Carnot Bay diamonds

Perth. 1987. Hesperian Press. 1st Ed. VIII, 126 PP with 2 plans, 3 maps and 78 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Errata slip pasted down inside back cover. Fine. 21.5 x 14. 0859051056
Japanese air raid, 3rd March 1942 on the township of Broome, and the downing of a DC3 carrying diamonds from the Dutch East Indies.
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$20

69229
UNITED STATES NAVY
AUSTRALIA - UNITED STATES - "CORAL SEA CELEBRATION 1961"

Sydney. 1961. USN / US Navy. Folder with 2 pockets containing the Official Portraits of 5 US Navy Commanders, and the Official photographs of 4 Destroyers of the Destroyer Squadron Five. Front part with Title and Crest of Squadron V. Foxing spots on outside card covers, 2 rusty staples. Very good. 29 x 21.5.
Portraits: Capt. T./S. King, Commander Destroyer Squadron Five. CDR: Jack Bernard Sledge, George (H) Greenie, Wayne D. Surface and R.E. Kipe. Destroyers: USS Southerland, DDR 743 / USS Rowan, DDR 782 / USS Gurke DD 783 & USS Somners, DD 947.
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$25

66288
VAN WYCK, Susan & GRANT, Kirsty
FOLLOW THE FLAG: Australian Artists and War 1914-1945

Melbourne. 2015. National Gallery of Victoria. 1st Ed. Message from The Hon. George Brandis, Australian Government Minister for the Arts. Foreword by Tony Ellwood. X, 134 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Card cover, stiff dust jacket. New. 27 x 24 9780724104055
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$45

66195
WALKER, Frank B.
THE DARK BETRAYAL

Sydney. 1997. Kingfisher Press. 1st Ed. XII, 326 PP. Pictorial card cover. Dedicatory note on half title page dated and signed by the author. Front cover with light crease. Near fine. 21 x 14.7. 0646337661
Novel mixing fact and fiction. An Australian sailor on the trail of traders/traitors who were dealing with Germany and Japan during World War II.
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$20

56013
WALKER, Lieut. Frank B., R.A.N.V.R.
TALES OF THE SEA

Sydney. c. 1945. New Century Press. 1st juvenile edition. 45 PP with 21 colour illustrations by B. E. Pike. Hard cover, pictorial front. Covers rubbed on spine. Ageing and foxing of paper, o/wise near fine. 25 x 19.5
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$30

54426
WALL, Don
HEROES AT SEA

Sydney. 1991. Author. 1st Ed. VII, 191 PP with 2 maps, and 78 b/w photos. Illustration on title page and front cover, by Clem Seale. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 24.5 x 16.7. 0646035789
Identifies 1800 Australian prisoners of war and internees lost at sea in World War II.
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$45

16652
WALLS, Rear Admiral R. A. K. (editor)
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY IN RETROSPECT

Sydney. 1992. Navy Public Affairs. 1st Ed. 72 PP with 12 colour and 164 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 25 x 18.
A photographic overview up to the early 1980's. The RAN in peace and at war.
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$5

31841
WARE, J. K., Naval Historian
AN OUTLINE OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY

Canberra. 1976. Department of Defence (Navy) / AGPS. 1st Ed. VI, 90 PP with 24 b/w illust. Pictorial soft cover. Very good. 25 x 17.5. 0642022550
From the discovery and settlement to the post-Vietnam era.
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$10

18605
WARE, J. K., Naval Historian
AN OUTLINE OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HISTORY

Canberra. 1976. Department of Defence (Navy) / AGPS. 1st Ed. VI, 90 PP with 24 b/w illustrations. Hard cover, dj. Name of previous owner on front endpaper, o/wise very good. 25 x 17.5. 0642018669
From the discovery and settlement to the post-Vietnam era.
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$15

69914
WATERSON, Steve (editor)
THE GREAT WAR - Part Four: Endgame and Aftermath (in The Weekend Australian)

Sydney. 2018. Nationwide News Pty. Limited. The Weekend Australian, October 6-7, 2018. Introduction by Brendan Nelson. 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft wrappers. Fine. 27.5 x 22.5.
12 articles. November 11, 1918, the day the guns fell silent, by Ashley Ekins. Aftermath, by Paul Kelly. Last to die, by Caroline Overington.
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$10

68916
WATERSON, Steve (editor)
THE GREAT WAR - Part Three: The Darkest Days (in The Weekend Australian)

Sydney. 2017. Nationwide News Pty. Limited. The Weekend Australian, July 29-30, 2017. Introduction by Brendan Nelson. 56 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft wrappers. Fine. 27.5 x 22.5.
13 articles. The Big Picture, by Frank Hurley. Passchendale, by Ashley Ekins. Our worst year, by Paul Kelly. Charge at Beersheba. ...
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$5

68961
WELCH, Frank (editor)
BICENTENNIAL NAVAL SALUTE - 200 YEARS OF AUSTRALIA & THE NAVY (in White Ensign, Volume 3, No. 4, 1987)

Sydney. 1987. Naval Association of Australia. Special Bicentennial Supplement, Vol. 3, No. 4, December 1987. 88 PP with b/w and colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover (Young Endeavour). Very good. 27.4 x 20.5.
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$10

50649
WELCH, Major J. H.
FORT FRANKLIN - PORTSEA (Lord Mayor's Children's Camp)

Sorrento, Victoria. 1968. Nepean Historical Society. 1st Ed. 4 PP. Soft cover. Faint foxing. Very good. 20.5 x 16.5.
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$10

44100
WHEELER, Barry C.
MILITARY AIRCRAFT MARKINGS & PROFILES

London. 1990. Hamlyn. 1st Ed. 192 PP with 11 b/w photos, and over 850 full colour illustrations and photos. Illustrated endpapers, title spread and half title page. Hard cover, dj. Fine. 30.5 x 22.2. 0600569764
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$10

70778
WHITE, Michael W. D.
AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINES. A History

Canberra. 1992. AGPS. 1st Ed. Foreword by Vice Admiral I. D. G. MacDougall. XIV, 284 PP with 94 figures (maps, sketches, photos), plus 1 folded plate (figure 37) with profiles of J5 and J6, and AEI and AE2 (between pages 86 & 87). Fp: Author at periscope of "Otway" in 1968. Pictorial soft cover, dj. Ex library copy with stamps on half title page and title page. Covers and dust jacket lightly rubbed/creased. Faint foxing spots on outside edges. Still a very good copy of a now scarce item. 25 x 17.6. 064424397X
The fortunes of the Australian Submarine Service from 1910 to the present (1992).
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$80

64324
WICKS, Audrey F. (compiler)
CORAL SEA LOG

Brisbane. 1992. Coral Sea Battle Commemorative Association of Australia. 1st Ed. VI, 156 PP with maps, ships' profiles & photos. Soft cover. Near fine. 29.5 x 20. 00064608561
A chronicle of events in, around and above the Coral Sea area and its surrounding land and sea masses during April-May, 1942.
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$20

56856
WICKS, Audrey F. (compiler)
CORAL SEA LOG

Brisbane. 1992. Coral Sea Battle Commemorative Association of Australia. 1st Ed. VI, 156 PP with maps, ships' profiles & photos. Soft cover. Lower corner of front cover with a crease. Name of previous owner on title page, o/wise near fine. 29.5 x 20. 00064608561
A chronicle of events in, around and above the Coral Sea area and its surrounding land and sea masses during April-May, 1942.
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$25

71379
WILLIAMS, Lieutenant EMMA (editor)
NAVY OUTLOOK - INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW SYDNEY 2013

Sydney. 2013. Faircount Media Group. Special edition. Forewords by Ms Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of Australia, Barry O'Farrell, Premier of NSW, Ray Griggs, Vice Admiral RAN ... 278 PP with 7 b/w photos and hundreds of colour illustrations (paintings, photos), plus large folded chart of Sydney Harbour in colour "1913 / 2013: International Fleet Review" between pages 112 & 113. Pictorial stiff covers with light creases on top and bottom front corners, o/wise fine. 27.5 x 21.
100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy.
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$35

35483
WILLIAMSON, Kristin
THE LAST BASTION

Sydney. 1984. Lansdowne. 1st Ed. 264 PP with b/w illust. (cartoons, facsimile of newspapers, photos). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 25.5 x 18.7. 0701818476
We are the last bastion between the Japanese and the west coast of America (Australian Prime Minister John Curtin).
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$10

53995
WILLS, Juliet & van VELZEN, Marianne
THE DIAMOND DAKOTA MYSTERY

Sydney. 2006. Allen & Uwin. 3rd printing. XVIII, 222 PP with 1 location map and 1 map, plus 8 pages with 20 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14. 9781741147452
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$15

60598
WILSON, David (editor)
MARITIME WAR IN THE 21ST CENTURY - The Medium and Small Navy Perspective

Canberra. 2001. Sea Power Centre / Royal Australian Navy. 1st edition. Foreword by Captain James Goldrick. No. 8 in Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs. XXIV, 298 PP with 2 tables, 5 figures and 37 b/w photos. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 21 x 14.7. 0642295433
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$15

43953
WILSON, Michael
AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPS THROUGH THE LENS 1901 to 1940 - No. 6 in the Royal Australian Navy Profile series

Sydney. c. 2000. Topmill. Revised Edition. 112 PP with b/w photos. Illustrated endpapers. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 29.7 x 21. 1876043342
Commonwealth Naval Forces 1901-1910, Ships of War 1911-1913, the Great War, Gift Ships 1919-1920, New Ships 1930-1939, Second World War 1939-1940.
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$10

20898
WILSON, Michael
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - Major Warships - No.1 in the Royal Australian Navy Profile series

Sydney. 1993? Topmill. 1st Ed. 64 PP with bw & colour photos. Illustrated endpapers. Pict. soft cover. Fine. 27 x 20.5. 0646127217
Battlecruisers, cruisers, carriers (seaplanes & aircraft), support ships.
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$10

20954
WILSON, Michael
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - MARITIME PATROL: Helicopter Ships, Submersibles, Amphibious, Mine Warfare and Patrol Craft - No.3 in the Royal Australian Navy Profile series

Sydney. 1994? Topmill. 1st Ed. 80 PP with bw and colour photos. Pict. card cover. Fine. 29.6 x 20.8. 0646207725
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$10

16994
WILSON, Michael
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY - New Construction Ships and Naval Auxiliaries - No.4 in the Royal Australian Navy Profile series

Sydney. 1994 ?. Topmill. 1st Ed. 80 PP with b/w and colour photos. Pict. card cover. Near fine. 29.6 x 20.8. 0646228412
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$10

69474
WILSON, Stewart
THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE IN WORLD WAR II

Sydney. c. 2010. Chevron Publishing Group. 1st Ed. An Aero Australia Special Edition. 116 PP with b/w and colour illustrations (drawings/exploded views, maps and about 200 photos). Pictorial card covers. Fine. 29.6 x 22.5.
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$20

42585
WILSON, Stewart
ZERO, HURRICANE & P-38

Canberra. 1996. Aerospace Publication. 1st Ed., No. 4 in the Legends of the Air series. 152, PP with many b/w & colour illustrations. Pictorial soft cover. Fine. 27.6 x 20.8. 1875671242
The story of three classic Fighters of WWII.
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$15

62311
WINTER, Barbara
H.M.A.S. SYDNEY - Fact, Fantasy and Fraud

Brisbane. 1984. Boolarong. 1st Ed. VIII, 282 PP with 4 maps, 4 line drawings and 32 b/w photos. REP: Map of the Indian Ocean. Pictorial laminated boards. Occasional foxing. Name and address of previous owner on title-page, o/wise a fine copy. 24.5 x 15.5. 0908175728
A complete investigation on the sinking of HMAS Sydney by the Kormoran on 19th November 1941, off the WA Coast.
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$30

67657
WOODWARD, Jack
UNDER IT DOWN UNDER - Surviving in Slit Trenches

Sydney. 1996. Author 1st Ed. (8), 291 PP, plus 4 pages with 10 b/w photos. Pictorial soft covers. Dedicatory note dated and signed by the author on verso of front cover. Covers slightly soiled, o/wise a near fine copy. Scarce. 21 x 15. 0646275917
The Ears and Eyes of the Royal Australian Airforce in 1942 were on Horn Island RAAF Advanced Operation Base.
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$90

56523
WRIGHT, Matthew
BLUE WATER KIWIS - New Zealand' Naval Story

Auckland. 2001. Reed Books. 1st Ed. Foreword by Rear Admiral Peter McHaffie. 237 PP with b/w illustrations, plus 8 pages with 20 colour illustrations (10 photos and 10 paintings by Colin C. Wynn). Hard cover, dj. Fine. 26.7 x 24.5. 0790008173
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$30

65741
WWII
THE WAR IN PICTURES - First Year

Melbourne. c. 1946. The Sun News-Pictorial. Australian edition of the Great Britain original published by Odhams Press, Ltd. 3 - 320 PP with b/w illustrations (maps and photos). Eps: Aircraft carrier and Cruisers of the Royal Navy. Cloth cover, decoration in blind on front cover, gilt title on spine. Lacks the FFEP, title-page and its verso, o/wise very good. 25.5 x 18.5.
How the War began. Then: Britain is at war with Germany, 11 A.M., 3rd September 1939 to August 1940.
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$15

65738
WWII
THE WAR IN PICTURES - Fourth Year

Melbourne. c. 1946. The Sun News-Pictorial. Australian edition of the Great Britain original published by Odhams Press, Ltd. 256 PP with b/w illustrations (maps and photos). Eps: British Bombers. Cloth cover, decoration in blind on front cover, gilt title on spine. Very good. 25.5 x 18.5.
The turning of the tide. May-June 1942 to August 1943.
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$15

67991
WWII
THE WAR IN PICTURES (in 6 Volumes)

Melbourne. c. 1946. The Sun News-Pictorial. Australian edition of the UK original published by Odhams Press, Ltd. First Year: 320 PP. Second Year: 320 PP. Third Year: 256 PP. Fourth Year: 256 PP. Fift Year: 256 PP. Sixth Year: 256 PP. A total of 1664 PP with b/w illustrations (maps and photos). Each volume with endpapers (2 of them in colour). Cloth cover, decoration in blind on front cover, gilt title on spine. Very good. Name of previous owner at top of each title page. A near fine set. 25.5 x 18.5.
1st: How the War began. 2nd: Britain at Bay. 3rd: The Russian Glory. 4th: The turning of the tide. 5th: The Year of Liberation. 6th: Year of Victory: September 1944 to 2 September 1945.
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$100

65740
WWII
THE WAR IN PICTURES - Second Year

Melbourne. c. 1946. The Sun News-Pictorial. Australian edition of the Great Britain original published by Odhams Press, Ltd. 320 PP with b/w illustrations (maps and photos). Eps: St Paul's Cathedral, 29th December 1940. Cloth cover, decoration in blind on front cover, gilt title on spine. Very good. 25.5 x 18.5.
Britain at Bay. August 1940 to September 1941.
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$15

65736
WWII
THE WAR IN PICTURES - Sixth Year

Melbourne. c. 1946. The Sun News-Pictorial. Australian edition of the Great Britain original published by Odhams Press, Ltd. 255 PP with b/w illustrations (maps and photos). Eps: Crowd gathered in front of Buckingham Palace on 8th of May 1945, VE-Day. Cloth cover, decoration in blind on front cover, gilt title on spine. Very good. 25.5 x 18.5.
Year of Victory: September 1944 to 2 September 1945.
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$15

65739
WWII
THE WAR IN PICTURES - Third Year

Melbourne. c. 1946. The Sun News-Pictorial. Australian edition of the Great Britain original published by Odhams Press, Ltd. 256 PP with b/w illustrations (maps and photos). Eps: Halifax Bombers. Cloth cover, decoration in blind on front cover, gilt title on spine. Very good. 25.5 x 18.5.
The Russian Glory. April-May 1941 to September 1942.
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$15