Stanley peter 1956 (4 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY Travel Guide -Australians are becoming increasingly fascinated by their military history, and every year greater numbers visit the scenes of the battles commemorated each Anzac Day - Villers-Bretonneux, Long Tan, Kokoda, Gallipoli itself. But what can you learn from visiting a battlefield? And how do you make sure you get the most out of the experience?Peter Stanley, one of Australia's most experienced military historians, a veteran of battlefield research in Borneo and Egypt, Turkey and France, gives wide-ranging and practical hints and tips, including what to take, whether to go alone or in a group, how to stay safe, who to contact before you go, and how to avoid getting sick while you're there. xii, 264 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. #140525 Battlefields -- Guidebooks Historic sites -- Guidebooks Australia -- History, Military Australia -- Armed Forces -- History Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series; War and military culture in South Asia, 1757-1947 ; no.3. Physical description; 383 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-372) and index. Subjects; Indian Army. Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Gurkha Brigade. British Army. Campaigns Turkey. Gallipoli Peninsula. Colonization. 1 Kg. …

Softcover. Zustand: Fine. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY World War II -The Author Peter Stanley questions the reality of a Japanese Invasion of Australia in 1942 WW2.Stanley believes that an invasion was never contemplated by the Japanese war hierarchy.ÂHe also questions the notion of the Battle For Australia. Huge controversy erupted over this book between people who have become known as âinvasionistsâ. The actual book looks at all the main battles including Darwin Bombing, Kokoda , Fall of Singapore from an Australian perspective."1942 was a key year in Australia's history. For the first time, it seemed that young White Australia, an outpost of empire clinging to the edge of the world, was about to be invaded by the Japanese. In that one year, Darwin was bombed, submarines torpedoed ships in Sydney Harbour and brave militiamen died on the Kokoda Trail. Each year, more and more Australians celebrate Anzac Day and honour the lives of those who fought. There is even a push to create a new public holiday, in remembrance and celebration of the battle for Australia. But was there ever really such a battle, and how close did Australia actually come to being invaded? Invading Australia provides a comprehensive, thorough and well-argued answer to these and other questions. Peter Stanley examines the history of Australian attitudes to Japan before, during and after World War II, and uses archival sources to show that Japan scrapped any invasion plans early in 1942, although the propaganda war on both sides perpetuated the belief that invasion was still likely. He also shows that there never was any particular battle for Australia, but rather a worldwide fight for freedom and democracy that has allowed the West to enjoy great prosperity in the decades since 1945." x, 307 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps ; 23 cm. First Edition #170826 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. …

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. AUSTRALIAN MILITARY - "Many were Anzac heroes. Some were criminals. Some were both."Australiaâs long-standing love affair with the Diggers has blinded us to the dark side of the Anzac legend.Bad Characters is a book that will do something no other book has tried to do. It will tell the story of the Australian soldiers in the Great War who were not heroes: soldiers who committed offences and crimes; those who malingered, deserted, robbed and murdered their comrades; those who took part in riots, strikes and mutiny.The term âbad charactersâ was used by the army to refer to those who caused unrest or were disobedient: their crimes ranged from avoiding battle, absenteeism, desertion, disobedience and self-inflicting wounds and contracting venereal disease, to the more extreme charges of murder and mutiny.Bad Characters travels from the outbreak of the war through the agonising course of the conflict to its end and beyond, to the memory of the larrikin Digger that has survived in folklore and anecdote to this day. The AIFâs first and greatest historian Charles Bean thought that the finest tribute we could pay to the men that he knew was to tell their story straight.Based on extensive research, Peter Stanleyâs honest, unflinching, humane and respectful book recounts dramatic, and often tragic, stories of the AIFâs dark side, many for the first time, and in doing blends âtrue crimeâ with âwar historyâ. More importantly, it fosters a truer understanding of who these men were, what they did in the war, and what this terrible war did to them.First Edition. 287 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. #270426R World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian Military offenses -- Australia -- History -- 1914-1918 Military deserters -- Australia -- History -- 1914-1918 Military discipline -- Australia -- History -- 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918 -- Destruction and pillage Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. …