Col Neil Smith (12 results)

Hardback. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dustjacket - DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Nominal Roll. Honours & Awards. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 231 pages. This regiment was raised in Victoria as part of the 8th Division. Part of the unit fought on the Malayan peninsular and one battery remained in Australia and was involved in the defence of Darwin. A large number of the overseas soldiers were taken as prisoners of war, following the fall of Singapore. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. xii, 231pp, subscriber list, appendices, nominal roll, bw ills, map. Brown cloth in jacket. Slightest of edge wear to jacket with crease to front flap. Unit history of the 4th Anti-tank Regiment of the Royal Australian Artillery in WWII. From the formation of the Regiment at Puckapunyal to the Japanese onslaught down the Malayan peninsular and on to Singapore Fortress. Also describes the rigors endured as prisoners of the Japanese. The defence preparations undertaken by the 14th Battery in Darwin are also considered. Size: 8vo.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 279pp, illustrated. This book previously owned by Thomas Hayes (Australian Soldier who served in Korea), his ownership details written on title page. Torn, ragged jacket now neatly protected behind plastic sleeve. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. …

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. vi, 191pp, index, bibliography, nominal rollappendices, bw ills, map. Black cloth in jacket. Some rubbing and light edge wear to jacket, foxing to top edge, prev owner name on front free endpaper. SIGNED by author on title page. Australian forces responding to Indonesian aggression in Borneo included engineers, and men from the Artillery, Special Air Service Regiment, the 3rd & 4th Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment operating with distinction. They completed about 100 secret cross border operations which continued until a peace agreement was reached in 1966. Size: 8vo. Signed by the Author.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 16x23cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our clear archival purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Nominal Roll. Casualty List. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 191 pages. Deals with the military operations of the Indonesian Confrontation which began in December 1962.…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers (paperback), large octavo, 279pp. Covers are worn at edges/corners and with some creasing to front cover, sticker stain top right of front cover, spine a bit faded, page edges a little browned; a good copy internally. Includes nominal roll, account of Kapyong, Australian casualty statistics, awards.…

8vo, 231pp. Black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket. Some light foxing to endleaves. Formed in Victoria in 1940 as part of the 8th Division, part of the regiment remained in Australia, initially stationed at the Darwin battery before being disbanded in later years.

1st edition stiff wrappers Very Good tall octavo. 279pp., b/w pls., maps & plans, appends., bibliog., Inc. full nominal roll. Scarce.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy octavo xii + 231pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., nominal roll., Honours and Awards, index, Much on the Regiment's experience of captivity. Ownership inscription o/w a nice copy.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo xii + 231pp., b/w plates, maps, appends., nominal roll., Honours and Awards, index, Much on the Regiment's experience of captivity.

1st edition dust jacket Nice Copy tall octavo. 279pp., b/w pls., maps & plans, appends., bibliog., Inc. full nominal roll. Scarce hardcover edition.

Melbourne: (Mostly Unsung), 1990. 8vo. Orig. illust. wrappers. (vi, 280pp.). With b/w maps and images. Includes a list of those who served.