Search Results: World War 2 - Pacific from Terra Australis Books

Loftus, NSW, Australia: Australian Military History Publications, 2005. 212 pages with b/w illustrations. One mans service in the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit during World War 2. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1998. Light general wear to covers. Previous owners details to top of minor title page. 252 pages with b/w illustrations. A challenging account of the AIF's 8th Division and the campaign against the Japanese in Malaya during 1941-42. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Sydney, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 1998. Usual library marks and wear. 252 pages with b/w illustrations. A challenging account of the AIF's 8th Division and the campaign against the Japanese in Malaya during 1941-42. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian War Memorial, 1968. Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945, Series 3 (Air), Volume 2. Jacket has general wear to edges. Previous owners name to top of front free endpaper. 533 pages with black and white illustrations. Describes the operations and problems of the R.A.A.F. in the war against Japan from April 1943 until the end of the war - the period when the allies possessed air superiority in the Pacific. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

2/2nd Commando Association , 2006. Lean to spine. Usual library marks and wear. Front free endpaper missing. SIGNED BY FOUR MEMBERS OF THE UNIT ON THE TITLE PAGE. 520 pages with b/w illustrations. Includes nominal roll. The unit fought at Timor, New Guinea and New Britain. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Buderim, QLD, Australia: Self Published, 2013. Illustrated laminated boards. 555 pages with b/w illustrations. This volume covers the movement of air transport following the Allied advances. . Hard Back. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Buderim, QLD, Australia: Self Published, 2003. Illustrated laminated boards. Volumes 1 and 3 are signed by the author on the title page. Volume One, Development of air transport 1903-1943, 414 pages (ISBN 0646426370, published 2003) : Volume Two, 1943 - Year of expansion and consolidation, 566 pages (ISBN 064645837x, published 2006) : Volume Three, 1943 - Air transport approaches full strength, 453 pages (ISBN9780646484143, published 2008) : Volume Four, 1944 - Supporting the Allied advances, 555 pages (ISBN 9780646926377, published 2013). All volumes with b/w illustrations. Heavy set, please ask for postage quote. . SIGNED. Hard Back. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Buderim, QLD, Australia: Self Published, 2006. Illustrated laminated boards. Signed by the author on the title page. 566 pages with 12 maps and 117 b/w illustrations. This volume covers the USAAF 54th Troop Carrier Wing and its subordinate units, the RAAF transport squadrons and transport operations at Wau, Nadzab and Kaiapit. . SIGNED. Hard Back. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Buderim, QLD, Australia: Self Published, 2003. Illustrated laminated boards. Signed by the author on the title page. 414 pages with 15 maps and 87 b/w illustrations. This volume covers the development of both civil and military air transport from the invention of powered flight in 1903 to the end of the Buna/Gona campaign at the start of 1943. The history ranges in detail from overview of operations down to the individual aircraft and aircrew involved in early SWPA formations. . SIGNED. Hard Back. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Buderim, QLD, Australia: Self Published, 2008. Illustrated laminated boards. Signed by the author on the title page. 453 pages with 16 maps and 204 b/w illustrations. This volume covers the continual build-up of air transport with the arrival of the US 375th, 403rd and 433rd Troop Carrier Groups and details the role of military chartered aircraft from Australian and US civil airlines. . SIGNED. Hard Back. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

USA: Schiffer Publishing Set comprises of Volume One - ISBN 0764302566, published 1997, 236 pages with b/w illustratations PLUS Volume Two - ISBN 9780764339486, published 2011, 216 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. An illustrated study of the development, construction, tactics and combat actions of U.S. PT Boats. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Army Doctrine Centre , 1995. Usual library marks. 218 pages with b/w illustrations. Edited papers of the Australian Army History Conference held at the Australian War Memorial, 15th November 1994. . Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Canberra, ACT, Australia: Grimwade Publications, 1995. 222 pages with b/w illustrations. The defence plans are outlined from the arrival of Darwin Mobile Force in 1938 to the dramatic changes ordered by Maj Gen Herring in April 1942 in the face of an expected invasion. Detailed tables show the organisation and location of all major units at the end of each month and maps locate the many camps between Darwin and Adelaide River. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Holland Publishers, 2013. Jacket has light general wear plus one minor tear. 200 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Sydney, Australia: Random House Australia, 1992. Jacket has general wear to edges. 304 pages with b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Inscribed and signed by the author to a member of the 2/5th Battalion. Previous owners name highlighted 3 times on page 260 (notes). 285 pages with b/w illustrations. The full story of the early World War Two conflicts in New Guinea, from the landing of the Japanese at Salamaua in March 1942 to their defeat at Wau in February 1943. . SIGNED. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Maryborough, Qld, Australia: Banner Books, 2008. Signed by the author on the title page. 262 pages with b/w illustrations. 30 minutes that changed the balance of power in New Guinea. A battle for land forces, fought at sea, won by air. . SIGNED. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 1991. Water marks to bottom edge of rear pages. Signed by the author on the title page. 226 pages with b/w illustrations. The destruction of the crucial Japanese reinforcement convoy to Lae, New Guinea, on 2 - 4 March 1943. . SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Kodansha USA, 1999. Small tear to rear of jacket. 192 pages with b/w illustrations. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Atglen, PA, U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing, 2008. Occasional pages have small marks from being stuck together. 288 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.