COLLECTION OF SIX AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY BOOKS - WORLD WAR II ERA PUBLICATIONS

A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION OF SIX ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY PUBLICATIONS FROM THE 1940S-1950S, DOCUMENTING THE AUSTRALIAN ARMED FORCES DURING AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II. THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS IMPORTANT PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL FOR AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY AND HOME DEFENCE OPERATIONS.

CONTENTS OF COLLECTION:

1. ON GUARD: WITH THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS - PUBLISHED FOR THE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS & AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, CANBERRA, A.C.T., 1944. GREEN CLOTH BINDING WITH ILLUSTRATED COVER. INCLUDES COLOUR AND BLACK-AND-WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS DOCUMENTING VOLUNTEER DEFENCE OPERATIONS. DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 28 × 22 CM.

2. KHAKI AND GREEN: WITH THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AT HOME AND OVERSEAS - BROWN AND GREEN CLOTH BINDING WITH GILT LETTERING. COMPREHENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY OPERATIONS. FEATURES PERIOD PHOTOGRAPHY AND MILITARY ILLUSTRATIONS.

3. SIGNALS: STORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS - LIGHT BLUE CLOTH BINDING WITH ILLUSTRATED COVER FEATURING A STYLISED SIGNAL FIGURE. DETAILED HISTORY OF COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS WITHIN THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY. INCLUDES TECHNICAL DIAGRAMS AND OPERATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS.

4. JUNGLE WARFARE: WITH THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC - ORANGE AND DARK GREEN CLOTH BINDING. EXTENSIVELY ILLUSTRATED WITH COMBAT PHOTOGRAPHY AND TACTICAL DIAGRAMS. DOCUMENTS AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONS IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE. PUBLISHED BY HALSTEAD PRESS, SYDNEY, 1954.

5. SOLDIERING ON: THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AT HOME AND OVERSEAS - TAN CLOTH BINDING WITH GILT LETTERING AND MILITARY INSIGNIA. COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY SERVICE ACROSS MULTIPLE THEATRES. INCLUDES COLOUR PLATES AND BLACK-AND-WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY.

6. ACTIVE SERVICE: WITH AUSTRALIA IN THE MIDDLE EAST - YELLOW CLOTH BINDING WITH MILITARY FIGURE ILLUSTRATION. DOCUMENTS AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST THEATRE. PUBLISHED BY THE MILITARY HISTORY AND INFORMATION SECTION, A.I.F. (MIDDLE EAST), 1941.

PUBLICATION DETAILS:
ALL VOLUMES WERE SET UP, PRINTED AND BOUND IN AUSTRALIA BY HALSTEAD PRESS PTY LIMITED, 9-19 NICKSON STREET, SYDNEY. REGISTERED IN AUSTRALIA FOR TRANSMISSION THROUGH THE POST AS BOOKS. THESE PUBLICATIONS WERE PRODUCED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL AND REPRESENT OFFICIAL MILITARY DOCUMENTATION OF THE PERIOD.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS COLLECTION DOCUMENTS CRITICAL PERIODS IN AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY, INCLUDING HOME DEFENCE PREPARATIONS, PACIFIC THEATRE OPERATIONS, AND MIDDLE EAST CAMPAIGNS. THE VOLUMES FEATURE EXTENSIVE PERIOD PHOTOGRAPHY, TACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS, AND OFFICIAL MILITARY DOCUMENTATION. THEY REPRESENT IMPORTANT PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL FOR RESEARCHERS, HISTORIANS, AND COLLECTORS OF AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY.

CONDITION:
THE COLLECTION SHOWS APPROPRIATE AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH THEIR ERA OF PUBLICATION. CLOTH BINDINGS REMAIN INTACT AND SECURE. PAGES ARE CLEAN AND LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT. MINOR FOXING TO ENDPAPERS IS TYPICAL FOR PUBLICATIONS OF THIS AGE. SPINES SHOW LIGHT FADING TO LETTERING, CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE AND HANDLING OVER SEVEN DECADES. NO MAJOR TEARS, LOSSES, OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OBSERVED. ALL VOLUMES REMAIN IN READING CONDITION WITH SECURE BINDINGS.

PROVENANCE:
THESE VOLUMES REPRESENT OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN MILITARY PUBLICATIONS DISTRIBUTED THROUGH GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANNELS. THEY REMAIN IMPORTANT REFERENCE WORKS FOR AUSTRALIAN MILITARY HISTORY RESEARCH AND ARE INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN COMPLETE SETS.

THIS COLLECTION IS IDEAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY RESEARCHERS, AUSTRALIAN HISTORY COLLECTORS, AND INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES SEEKING PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTATION OF AUSTRALIAN ARMED FORCES DURING THE WORLD WAR II PERIOD.

Item Size: Height: 28cm, Width: 22cm, Depth: 12cm, Weight: 5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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