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Lot 4010 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia - WWI Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Vol IX "The Royal Australian Navy" (3rd edition 1935) & Vol XI "Australia During The War" (4th edition 1938). Vol III "The AIF in France 1916", Vol VIII "The Australian Flying Corps", Vol X "The Australians At Rabaul". 1st two hard cover, other three UQP. 1980s soft cover editions. Russian ANZACS in Australian History by E Govor pub by UNSW Press 2005. ANZACS in Archangel (Australia & the invasion of Russia 1918-19), definitive history noting 2 Victoria Cross recipients, pub 2010. "The Great War" by Les Carlyon, h/c with DJ, near new condition. Then Individual Biographies (6) inc "The Broken Years" (Bill Gammage), To Hell & Back (Sydney Loch) & Hard Jacka - the story of a Gallipoli Legend. Also "They Dared Mightily - Victoria Cross/George Cross recipients Boer War - Korea War" (hard cover, 1st edition pub AWM 1963). Mostly VG - near condition, retail $500+. (15) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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 Lot 4005 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaWWI ID Disc. GB KEVII 1d rev. shaved & engraved '8474 F.G. Shard 18BTY 6BRG AIF CE' obv eng F. ELY. 8474 Driver Frank George Shard enlisted 7-9-1915, WIA gsw chest & body severe in France 1917. Discharged 11-7-1919. Awarded WWI trio. Scarce. (P) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4022 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaVietnam War USA Point of View (25) inc Vietnam-A History (Karnow 1983), Vietnam-The Ten Thousand Day War (Maclear 1981), American Soldier (General Tommy Franks 2004), A Bright Shining Lie (John Paul Vann) & America in Vietnam (Sheehan 1988), Anatomy of A War (Kolko 1985, Vietnam-Conflict & Controversy (Elliott 1996), Air America from WWII to Vietnam (Robbins 2001), Spies & Commandos-How America Lost the Secret War in North Vietnam (Conboya Andrade 2000), Line Doggie-Foot Soldier in Vietnam (Gadd 1987), Steel My Soldier Hearts (Col. Hackworth 2003), Cheating Death-Combat Rescues in Vietnam & Laos (Marrett 2006), Tiger Force (Sallah & Weiss 2006). Plus others of interest inc "Coffee Table" size books. Roll Call Thud-A Photographic Record of the F-105 Thunderchief (Campbell & Hill 1996) & The Vietnam Experience - Images of War (Fisher & Stone 1986). Very diverse group inc strong Political overtones. Mostly F-VF condition inc some near new. Retail around $500. (28). Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4016 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia - WWII POW Collection (20) inc Prisoners of War From Gallipoli to Korea (Patsy Adam Smith, 600 pgs, hard cover with DJ, pub 1992). The Diggers of Colditz (Jack Champ, one of 19 Aussies imprisoned there, hard cover with DJ, pub 1985). Dangerous Days - A Diggers Great Escape (E Brough, 2009). POW-Australian Prisoners of War in Hitler's Reich (Monteith, pub 2011). Hellfire, The Story of Australia, Japan & the POW's (Forbes, hard cover with DJ, pub 2005). The Changi Brownlow (R Perry 2010). The Rats of Rangoon (Wing Commander L Hudson). Sandakan - A Conspiracy of Silence (Ramsay-Silver). The Duke, A Hero's Hero at Sandakan-Caption Lionel Matthews GC MC (D Matthews, pub 2008). Hells Heroes - The Forgotten Story of the Worst POW Camp in Japan (Maynard, pub 2009). Plus 11 others. Mostly VG-near new condition, retail $550. Also 10 others, mostly British inc "The Wooden Horse (Williams), Miracle on the River Kwai (Gordon) & Return from the River Kwai (retail $150). Great lot of good reading, total retail/original cost $700. (30) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4011 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia - ANZAC: Gallipoli 1915 Literature Collection with around 30 diff books inc The Story of ANZAC (vol 1), C E W Bean (1981 edition), Across The Bar - The Story of Simpson, Man with The Donkey (1994) near new with DJ. ANZAC Memories - Living With Legend (1994, Oxford Un Press), new with DJ. Battle For Lone Pine (2012), near new. Cobbers - Stories of Gallipoli 1915 (2005). Dardanelle Patrol (H.M. Submarines E11) pub 1964, VGC. Gallipoli (by L Carlyon), pub 2001, near new with DJ. Goodbye Cobber - God Bless You (Fatal Charge of The Light Horse, Gallipoli) by J Hamilton, pub 2004, near new. Jacka VC - Australian Hero, VGC. The Silence Ruse - Escape from Gallipoli, a biography of General Sir Brudenell White (water damage, G condition - RARE book). Private Wars - personal records of the ANZACS in the Great War. To Hell and Back - the banned account of Gallipoli by Sydney Loch. Plus others, all with interesting reading. Also "They Dared Mightily" (VC & GC recipients Boer War to Korea). Nearly all VG to Excellent condition. (New) retail $850. (30) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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 Lot 4002 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaBoer War Medical Letter 'Please examine Trooper McGrath as to his fitness to embark to England, Cape Town 1901.' Aust c1902-WWI Army Medical Staff group photograph 240x200mm. Aust c1903 photo of Brassey Medal winner 85x135mm. Book 'Carving up the Melon, Australians in the Boxer Rebellion, China 1900-1901 by Neil Smith 2000 76pgs. Press photos: Mr Ashmead Bartlett's films from the Dardanelles 305x155mm. WWI tatty well worn press photo fancy dress Aust. ANZAC Day in France 215x165mm. Marked retail $255 some years ago. (6). Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4006 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaVietnam era Army Great Coat Dated 1966 by David Klein P/L named to 1733457 Hindmarsh. Alan Douglas Hindmarsh was in the National Service intake on 4 Oct 1967, Rank Signalman in 3TB at Singleton, NSW. Awarded the ADM & ANSM GC. Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4023 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaWWII Major Battle Histories (14) inc Dunkirk-The British Evacuation (Jackson). D-Day (The Battle of Normandy), Stalingrad & Berlin (The Downfall) all by Antony Beevor. D-Day (Abrose). Armageddon (The Battle for Germany 1941-45) & Nemesis (The Battle for Japan 1944-45) both by Max Hastings. Arnhem (L Clark). Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union (English translation of the original Russian book, P Poselov Editor) pub Moscow 1974 inc illustrations & maps. The last battle (Ryan). Infamy-Pearl harbour & its Aftermath (J Toland, 2001 Penguin Edition). Other WWI history books (7) inc Wings of War-Airborne Warfare 1918-45 (Harderode), Inside the Third Reich (Albert Speer), The Years of Extermination-Nazi Germany & the Jews 1939-45 (Friedlander), Hitler's War 1939-42 (Irving). Plus Mein Kampf (A Hitler) English translation, 640pgs, pub 1992. Mostly VG-excellent/near new condition. Retail/original costs $650. (22) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4018 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia - Vietnam War Literature collection with around 15 diff books inc "The Team Australian Army Advisers in Vietnam 1962-1972" (McNeill), 2 books original hard cover (1984) & revised soft cover (1992) edition (both only good condition). Then Contact (Lex McAulay), Ghost Platoon (Walker), Mine Fields & Miniskirts (McHugh - 2 diff editions, inc omissions & corrections). The Battle of Coral (McAulay), The Battle of Long Tan (McAulay), The Vietnam Years (Caulfield), Tigermen (Barry Peterson) & Vietnam-The Australian War (Ham). Also other books inc SAS (Phantoms of War) - a history of the Australian Special Air Service (Horner), "The Crossroad" (Mark Donaldson, VC), Victoria Cross-Australia's Finest & The Battles They Fought (Staunton). Mixed hard/soft cover editions. Mostly VG-near new condition. Retail $350. (26) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4012 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia: WWII Armed Forces O.A.S. Books written by still serving members & pub by the AWM comp set of all 20 diff with 2nd AIF "On Active Service" (1941), RAN "HMAS I-VI" (1942-45), AMF "4" from "Soldering On" (1942) to "Stand Easy" (1945), RAAF (4) from "These Eagles" (1942) to "Victory Roll" (1945), Communications Branch "Signals" (1944), VDC "On Guard" (1944) & "As You Were" (1946-1950). Most with original paper DJ, 3 still in AWM Mailing boxes. Difficult assembly, cost vendor around $400 to put together! (20) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
