Humorous authentic stories of men, from Rear Admiral Sir Geo. Patey to Ordinary Seaman Dinkum Minogue who manned the ships of an infant navy in peace and war. Pp. 108, illustrated; demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, lightly browned, small tear at foot of backstrip; leaves browned; the author..... More
Foreword by Admiral Sir Victor Smith, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.C. Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee. Pp. [iv]+66, text and upper endpaper illustrations, rolls; demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle worn; The Naval Historical Society of Australia, Sydney, 1971. First edition. Limited to 1,000 copies. More
Pp. 44, coloured and black & white text illustrations; demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; Company of Master Mariners of Australia, Melbourne, 2005. More
History of the Royal Australian Navy. Pp. viii+270(last blank), 32 plates, pictorial endpapers, text maps (mostly full page), appendices, sources, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; dust wrapper, slightly rubbed, edges a trifle chipped; small crease (from paperclip?) to fore-edge of last few leaves; Cassell, Strathmore, N.S.W., 1975. First edition. *Describes the..... More
Pp. xii+418(last blank), text illustration; demy 8vo; pictorial laminated boards, scuffed and edges a trifle worn; Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1991. First edition. More
The HMAS Voyager Tragedy. Foreword by Admiral Michael W. Hudson. Pp. xxx+448(last blank), 16 plates, text illustrations (of the two ships and the naval manoeuvres leading up to the collision), notes and references, bibliography; dust wrapper, lightly scuffed; top edge of leaves slightly foxed; Hodder & Stoughton, Sydney, 1992. First..... More
Pp. 192, illustrated title-page, coloured and black & white text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, abbreviations, bibliography, index; med. 4to; blue cloth, lettered in white; dust wrapper; one section of text loose near the end; Child & Associates, Sydney, 1988. First edition. More
Pp. xx+380, text illustrations including maps, endpaper maps, abbreviations, appendices, endnotes, bibliography, index; cr.4to; black cloth, spine blocked and lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Allen & Unwin/Australian War Memorial, Sydney, 1998. First edition. The Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948-1975. *With the book label on title..... More
Pp. xxii+292, 24 plates, abbreviations, notes, bibliography, index; med. 8vo; pictorial laminated boards; dust wrapper; Arcadia Press, Melbourne, 2021. First edition. More
The story of the men of the Royal Australian Navy who manned defensively equipped merchant ships during World War II. Foreword by Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Peek. Pp. xiv+210(last blank), text illustrations, appendices including rolls, index; cr. 4to; pictorial laminated boards, lightly rubbed, small split in upper joint, fore-corners bruised; edges..... More
Pp. [ii]+iii+73, text illustrations, selected bibliography, index; demy 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle worn; History Solutions, Drysdale, Vic., 2011. First edition. *'How a Bendigo archaeological dig recovered an important part of early Victoria's naval heritage' [wrapper blurb]. More
Pp. [ix]+xi+182(last blank), vessels salvaged, 12 plates, text illustrations including 2 full page maps, annexes, index; demy 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, edges a trifle worn; edges of leaves a little browned; Polly Woodside Publishers, Melbourne, 1995. First edition. *Signed by the author on the title page. More
Prologue by Lieutenant John Perryman. Pp. viii+264, black & white and coloured text illustrations (some full and double page), maps, glossary, search teams listing, end-notes, index, patterned endpapers; roy. 4to; green cloth, lettered in silver; folded dust wrapper, with illustrations of the deck plans of HMAS Sydney on reverse; very..... More
Tribal Destroyers of the Royal Australian Navy. Foreword by Vice-Admiral M. W. Hudson AC, RAN. Pp. xii+206, text illustrations including maps (some full page), abbreviations, appendices, bibliography, index, folding profile [as fitted] of HMAS Arunta at the end; cr. 4to; green boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges a...... More
Australia's naval expedition to the Boxer uprising. Pp. x+164, numerous text illustrations and maps, coloured pictorial endpapers, appendices (including nominal rolls, armament details, and medals awarded), bibliography, index; small cr. 4to; small cr. 4to; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, cloth a trifle rubbed at foot of spine; dust wrapper..... More
Pp. x+432(last blank), illustrated title-page, text illustrations including maps (many full-page), folding technical drawing of the ship, appendices (includes Roll of Honour, the German account of the sinking of HMAS Sydney), notes, index; small cr. 4to; beige boards, lettered and illustrated in brown, lower fore-corners bruised; dust wrapper, top edge..... More
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Highlights from the past, an account of the present, a glimpse of the future. Pp. 48, 8 .oloured plates, numerous black & white illustrations; wide impl. 8vo; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled, edges lightly rubbed and corners slightly creased; title page lightly soiled, a little offsetting, one plate..... More
The Australian Experience. Pp. xxii+330(last blank), text illustrations including maps, abbreviations, appendix (Australasian maritime operations 1901-97), notes, index; demy 8vo; blue boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2005. First edition. More
The influence of the Navy on modern Australia. Pp. xxvi+438, text illustrations, notes, index; demy 8vo; navy boards, spine lettered in gilt, slightly scuffed; dust wrapper, tiny nick in backstrip; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2005. First edition. More
Strategy, History and the Rise of Australian Naval Power. Pp. xx+364(last blank), text illustrations and maps, notes, index; med. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper; Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001. First edition. More