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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good+.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 55pp., bibliography. Slight bumps to corners otherwise Very Good. Full colour graphic novel depicting the life of Reginald Walter "Reg" Saunders, MBE (1920-1990). In November 1944, Saunders was the first Aboriginal Australian to be commissioned as an officer in the Australian Army. BH.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Australians are acknowledged as being among the best, if not the best, jungle fighters in the world. So how did the Australian Army transform itself from a military force totally unprepared for conflict of any kind in 1939 into a professional, experienced and highly skilled jungle warfare force by 1945? Jungle Warriors examines the extraordinary changes the Australian Army underwent over the course of the Second World War. It explores how the 2nd AIF evolved from fighting European and desert wars, in open country and often with large numbers of troops, to master the very close warfare of jungle combat. It investigates the extraordinary array of changes to weapons, equipment, tactics and training. It also reveals the painful lessons learnt and the inadequate planning that resulted in the unnecessary deaths of so many Australian men. Following the story from the training camps in Australia on to the battlefields of North Africa and the Mediterranean to Milne Bay, Kokoda, and final victory in Borneo, Bougainville and New Guinea, this is a comprehensive and coherent interrogation of Australia's jungle warfare experience. It also makes significant contribution to our World War II military history. 309 pages. Light tanning to pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military; ISBN/EAN: 9781742372204. Inventory No: 278641.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 309 pages. 9.50x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: As New. First Edition. A firm straight unmarked book, as new.

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice Copy octavo viii + 309pp., b/w plates, bibliog., index, 'McKay, himself a Vietnam veteran, collected together a record of impressions, reactions, feelings and fears experienced by those Australians who saw active service in Vietnam. Many of the people interviewed had never spoken of their experiences before'.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New octavo viii + 309pp., b/w plates, bibliog., index, 'McKay, himself a Vietnam veteran, collected together a record of impressions, reactions, feelings and fears experienced by those Australians who saw active service in Vietnam. Many of the people interviewed had never spoken of their experiences before'.

Col.Ill.wrapps. 309pp. b/w plates. Corners sl.rubbed else a very good copy. 1st ed. Jungle Warriors examines the extraordinary transformation that the Australian Army underwent over the course of WWII. Between the wars the Australian Army was rundown & ill-prepared for war.