Recent Catalogues - January 2020 - MILITARIA - Clouston and Hall Booksellers

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Borneo Boys: RAF Helicopter Pilots in Action - Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966.

Flying in Borneo was demanding not least because of the weather, the terrain, poor radio coverage, and the poor quality of the maps available until late in 1965. This tells the story of new recruits at boot camp, flying training, and then on to Borneo...

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In the Anzac Spirit: The Fourth Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/NZ (Anzac) South Vietnam 1968 to 1969.

Vividly describes the conditions under which 4RAR/NZ fought in its numerous operations against the Viet Cong. Few books have so well depicted the daily routine of patrolling, ambushing and endless contacts undertaken by the ordinary infantryman. ...

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Seven Days of Infamy: Pearl Harbor Across the World.

He shows what was happening in the three days leading up to the attack and then at the extraordinary aftermath: the impact it had not only on the United States but also on a variety of widely different countries across the globe. He has gathered some...

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Air War D-Day: Volume 1: The Build Up.

This includes many personal, military, and civilian accounts of the aerial operations that were carried out on D-Day. These stories are told by American, British, and Dominion forces, fighting men, sailors, airmen from the occupied countries, and their...

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The Radical General: Sir Ronald Adam and Britain's New Model Army 1941-1946.

Broad's biography of Sir Ronald Adam is the story of a professional soldier, an Adjutant General in the British Army from 1941 until 1946, whose remarkable achievements in modernising the military transformed methods of officer selection and introduced...

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Arnhem 1944.

It was a famously audacious plan to land paratroopers behind German lines in the Netherlands but it went dreadfully wrong. This explains what happened and why it ended in disaster. There are profiles of Allied and German commanders, the landings and...

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War in Ancient Greece: Military History from Primary Sources.

Although the Athenian, Thucydides, was unsuccessful as a military commander, his monumental history of the Peloponnesian War is a remarkable record of the lengthy conflict between Athens and Sparta during the final decades of the fifth century BC. This...

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World War II from Original Sources: By Air to Battle: The Official History of the British Paratroops in World War II.

These primary accounts were first published in 1945, and were told by the men who fought in the particular action. Military history enthusiasts will enjoy the topics which include parachutists' training, the glider, the Red Devils of North Africa, the...

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Rising Sun, Falling Skies: The Disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II.

The battle of the Java Sea was the first major sea battle of World War II in the Pacific. Unfortunately, poor leaders who made disastrous decisions meant that the Allies lost several warships and left ground troops cut off from reinforcement and...

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'A Very Fine Commander': The Memories of General Sir Horatius Murray GCB, KBE, DSO (Commander of Legion of Honour and Grand Knight of the Sword Sweden).

Field Marshal Montgomery apparently commented on hearing that General Murray had written his memoirs,'Your Memoirs? Whoever do you think is going to read them?' Many years passed until his nephew edited what is essentially an historic personal account of...

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Gallipoli and the Dardanelles 1915-1916: Despatches from the Front: The Commanding Officers' Reports from the Field and at Sea.

Contains the complete dispatches of Gen Sir Ian Hamilton who commanded the Allied Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and who refused to accept that his operation was flawed from the outset and destined to fail. Ordinary soldiers had realised they could...

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Behind Nazi Lines: My Father's Heroic Quest to Save 149 World War II POWs.

Deemed physically unfit for military service the author's father joined the Red Cross in order to do his part during World War II. A small town Alabama boy, he risked his life by travelling behind Nazi lines to bring aid to prisoners of war. Hodges was...

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Last Boat to Normandy: D-Day Landings - The Veterans' Accounts.

A group of D-Day veterans accompanied a camera crew on a trip to France where they met with old companions and old adversaries with whom they shared stories of bravery and danger. Here are real stories by the old soldiers in their own words. This DVD is...

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From Law to War: The Life of Brigadier-General Lachlan Wilson of the Light Horse (with Biographical Roll of the 5th Light Horse Regiment).

Short in stature but big in heart, Wilson showed himself to be one of Australia's leading generals during the desert fighting of WWI. A fascinating biography that offers clear insight into the military, civil, and family challenges faced by one of...

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From the Tropics to the Desert: German New Guinea, Egypt and Palestine, 1914-1921.

The second volume in the landmark series, 'Australian Doctors at War' captures the bravery, dedication, and sacrifices made by Australian doctors during WWI as they fought to save lives amid overwhelming bloodshed, disease, and deprivation in German New...

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Gallipoli Doctors.

These mini-biographies describe in detail the lives of the doctors who worked so hard at Gallipoli plus Australian doctors who served in the AIF, or served in British units, eg 'Kitchener's Hundred.' Illustrated with b/w photographs. Publisher...

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'Tis But the Time: The Biography of LtCol Joseph Espie Dods DSO MC (AAMC).

Dods was an eminent Brisbane doctor who served in the Queensland Mounted Infantry during the Boer War and in WW1 with the 5th Light Horse at Gallipoli and then in France. The author exposes a haunting study of Dods' courage and honesty in adversity. It...

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The English Civil Wars: A Beginner's Guide.

He provides a concise account of the conflicts in the Civil War, and tries to give an understanding of what it was like to live through those traumatic times. Universally well-reviewed, it makes difficult concepts simple. 'Clear, readable and...

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Passchendaele 1917.

This iconic battle caused grievous suffering and its achievements were questionable. The story is fascinating and tragic. It was fought over three torturous months over some of the worst physical conditions of the entire war, where battlefields collapsed...

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When Britain Saved the West: The Story of 1940.

Written by a professor of history at Flinders University, and published by Yale University Press, this brilliant reassessment deserves wide reading. Prior has examined contemporary documents to discover that Britain was saved through political...

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Iwo Jima 1945.

A concise yet detailed account of the US invasion of the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945. This first campaign on Japanese soil resulted in fierce fighting. Includes profiles of the leaders, tactics and equipment of the US and Japanese...

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Kokoda to the Sea: History of the 1942 Campaign in Papua.

In 1942 Australia faced a dire crisis. The Japanese army having determined not to invade as a way of neutralising Australia, decided to isolate the country by capturing Port Moresby and by occupying New Caledonia, Fiji and Samoa. Since enemy intentions...

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