Search Results: World War 2 from Lems Bookshop

An intended mercy flight by the RAAF in 1942 turned into 33 days battle for survival in far north Australia - a story of courage and endurance. 140 pages with 19 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition.

The experiences and moods of the soldiers of the AIF in the Middle East. 129 pages with 12 colour plates, black and white illustrations throughout the text, and 9 maps including endpapers. Book in very good condition with light tanning. Cover has some marks and wear.

Michel Hollard refused to co-operate with the Germans after France was occupied and became an Agent for the British. In due course Hollard provided the British with invaluable information about the V1 rocket and launching sites which enabled Bomber Command to deliver devastating counter attacks which severely curtailed the number of rockets launched. Hollard was credited as having saved London. 286 pages with 11 black and white photographs and 3 maps. Book in very good condition with greeting to previous owner on first page and light tanning. Dust jacket in good condition price clipped with some knocks, chips and tears and some small pieces missing top spine and back.

The Second World War saw the arrival of aircraft as a powerful, flexible and long range weapon - no more so than at sea. The art of flying was constantly refined as new aircraft, new weapons, and new techniques were developed and it gave rise to a new sea captain, one that fully understood the power of aircraft at sea. 187 pages with numerous illustrations throughout and endpaper map. Book and dust jacket in very good+ condition with some minor wear.

The third book in Series 3 (Air) of Australia in the War of 1939-1945 describes the part played by Australians in the first four years of the air war in Europe and the Middle East. Numbers increased from 400 to 15,000 airmen. The author examines the achievements, policies and problems as well as the experiences of individual aircrews. 731 pages with illustrations (black and white photographs) on 40 pages, maps on 38 pages, 2 diagrams and a graph. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning. Dust jacket in good- condition with large tear across front and edge (see photo), knocks and chips to edges and some general wear.

Operation 'Market Garden' remains one of the most spectacular and controversial battles of the Second world War - it was a bold plan aimed at shortening the war and it was a considerable failure. The author provides an objective and realistic appraisal of why things went wrong and who should have borne the responsibility. 192 pages with 32 pages of illustrations and 6 pages of maps. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamp, stickers and borrower's card folder and a mark inside cover/first page. Dust jacket in good condition with dents and chips to corners and top and bottom spine and dents to top edges.

Serving brilliantly in both world wars Arthur Blackburn was one of Australia's most remarkable soldiers. Here is his story told through the eyes of hid comrades. 498 pages with 40 pages of black and white photographs and 15 maps. Book in as new condition.

A cavalcade of events with the Australian Services from 1788 to 1946. 202 pages with 39 colour plates and black and white photographs and drawings throughout. Book in very good+ condition. Cover has some wear especially to spine (see photo).

With the Australian Services at Home and Overseas from 1788 to 1948. 202 pages with 53 illustrations, 18 in colour. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name on title page. Cover has minor wear (see photo).

Part of The Military History of World War 2 series, Volume 10. A brief history of the war in Burma and China. 66 pages with numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Book in very good condition.

The book is divided into three main parts; how soldiers responded to the stresses of front line service; the difficulties these soldiers experienced because of their own army; and, a critical examination of mateship central to their reactions to the strains they felt at and behind the front line. 261 pages with 15 pages of black and white photographs and 2 maps. Book ex library in very good+ condition with stamp on first and second last pages, sticker and date on last page. Dust jacket in very good condition in clear wrapper which has library stickers on spine and back.

The success of the Raider Atlantis lay with its Commanders Rogge and Mohr. Action seen from both sides. 246 pages with 17 pages of black and white photographs and endpaper map. Book in good- condition with five numbers written top of front endpapers, small ink blots on first three pages, some foxing and tanning, some letters on back inside cover. Cover is biggest issue with split along spine, knocks and wear (see photo).

Describes the European and North African theatres of the war - puts into perspective a war that still casts a shadow across Europe. 64 pages with 58 photographs and 24 colour maps. Book in as new condition.

Spanning ten years from the discovery of nuclear fission in 1939 to the first Soviet atomic bomb test in 1949. An epic story of science and technology at the very limits of human understanding. 576 pages with 28 blsck and white photographs. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamps on first and last pages and light tanning. Cover has sticker on spine and back.

The bombing of Darwin 19 February 1942 when more bombs were dropped, more civilians killed and more ships sunk than in Pearl Harbour - the single deadliest event in Australian history. 258 pages with 8 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good condition ex library with stamp on last page, small pen marks inside back cover, tanning. Cover has small sticker on spine and back.

In January 1941, Australian soldiers led an assault against the Italian colonial fortress of Bardia - two days later after heavy fighting the Australians had achieved a resounding victory at a cost of 130lives. They captured around 40,000 Italians and a large amount of arms and equipment. 481 pages with numerous illustrations throughout the text. Book and dust jacket in as new condition.

A masterful account of the battle of Britain in 1940 - a great British victory. 162 pages with 3 maps. Book in very good+ condition with light tanning.

Before the war the author was a Protestant minister who became a fighter pilot serving in World War 2 and the Korean War. During the Korean War he rescued hundreds of orphans. The anguish and torment of war seen through the eyes of a man of God. 263 pages with 8 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good condition with four small marks to edges. Dust jacket in good condition with knocks to corners, some wear, four small pieces missing around spine and two small tears on back (see photo for general impression).

A dramatic moment by moment reconstruction of the most controversial battle of World War 2. 384 pages with 8 pages of black and white photographs and 4 maps. Book in good condition with light tanning and fold front cover.

The story of the most bloody and barbaric battle of World War 2. Special action photo edition. 318 pages with 15 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in very good condition with general tanning and a punch hole top front cover (see photo).