Robert Likeman (25 results)

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Illustrated biographies of doctors who served during the Second World War. The fourth volume in the series Australian Doctors at War, covers the Allied campaigns in North Africa and Syria until the Battle of Alamein, operations in Malaya until the Fall of Singapore, and the expeditionary forces sent by Australia to New Britain, New Ireland, Timor, Ambon, New Caledonia, Nauru and Ocean Island. Contains over 700 biographies of medical officers who signed up for the Australian Armed Forces from 19391942. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition 2010. This book is in fine condition. The dust jacket is in fine condition and is protected by non-adhesive clear covering.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 232pp, index, notes, bw ills, maps, endpaper genealogical charts. Black cloth in jacket. Sticker remnant on front free endpaper, line of writing at top of front pastedown. Once wounded and twice decorated for bravery Dods was at Sunnyside with the Queensland Mounted Infantry, at Anzac with the 5th Australian Light Horse, and at the Somme with the 1st Division AIF. The book includes his Gallipoli diary, letters from the front, and his hand-written notes on casualty evacuation from Pozieres where he was responsibe for 6633 wounded diggers. Size: 4to.…

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Fine. Numerous black and white photos and map illustrations. An absorbing account of the work of the 9th Field Ambulance over a 78 year period, takes the reader….

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Near Fine. In this volume Colonel Likeman provides not only mini-biographies of each of the 450 Australian doctors and Australian Army Medical Corps units and hospitals….

HARDCOVER. 2010, First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine d/w. Scans available if required.

232pp. Large 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. Black and white photographs. A near fine copy. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Volume five of the "Australian Doctors at War" series covers the period from December 1941 to January 1943, when the Japanese crossed New Guinea, threatening to invade Australia until they were driven back over the Kokoda Track. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Inevitable Hour is the sixth and final volume of the Australian Doctors at War series, covering the period from January 1943 to the disbanding of the Second Australian Imperial Force in April 1947. Even after, the Japanese had been driven from Papua and New Guinea, they still retained most of the archipelago. The threat to Australia was great, and despite being a then small nation, the country mobilised quickly to disrupt Japenese holdings in Madang, Wewak and Wau. Heroic and heavy fighting ensued. Overcoming the constant influx of wounded men needing treatment, suffering themselves from afflications such as hepatitis, dysentery and depression, aggravated by extreme and tropical climates, Australias medical officers were under considerable pressure, during the war and in the monumental demobilisation of the 2nd AIF that followed Japanese defeat. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. McCrae, Slouch Hat Publications, 2007. Quarto; papered boards; a fine copy with the excellent, lightly creased dustwrapper. Not least, Dods was at Sunnyside with the Queensland Mounted Infantry, at Anzac with the 5th Light Horse Regiment, and the Somme with the 1st Division AIF.…

4to, 304pp. Original boards in sepia pictorial dustwrapper with additional protective mylar wrapper. Numerous b/w maps and photographic illustrations throghout, in addition to a full biographical roll of the Australian 5th Light Horse Regiment. A near-fine to fine copy. First edition.

304pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. Decorated endpapers. Black and white illustrations. A very good copy. . First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Illustrated biographies of doctors who served during the Second World War. The fourth volume in the series Australian Doctors at War, covers the Allied campaigns in North Africa and Syria until the Battle of Alamein, operations in Malaya until the Fall of Singapore, and the expeditionary forces sent by Australia to New Britain, New Ireland, Timor, Ambon, New Caledonia, Nauru and Ocean Island. Contains over 700 biographies of medical officers who signed up for the Australian Armed Forces from 19391942. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Illustrated biographies of doctors who served during the Second World War. The fourth volume in the series Australian Doctors at War, covers the Allied campaigns in North Africa and Syria until the Battle of Alamein, operations in Malaya until the Fall of Singapore, and the expeditionary forces sent by Australia to New Britain, New Ireland, Timor, Ambon, New Caledonia, Nauru and Ocean Island. Contains over 700 biographies of medical officers who signed up for the Australian Armed Forces from 19391942. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Volume five of the "Australian Doctors at War" series covers the period from December 1941 to January 1943, when the Japanese crossed New Guinea, threatening to invade Australia until they were driven back over the Kokoda Track. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Inevitable Hour is the sixth and final volume of the Australian Doctors at War series, covering the period from January 1943 to the disbanding of the Second Australian Imperial Force in April 1947. Even after, the Japanese had been driven from Papua and New Guinea, they still retained most of the archipelago. The threat to Australia was great, and despite being a then small nation, the country mobilised quickly to disrupt Japenese holdings in Madang, Wewak and Wau. Heroic and heavy fighting ensued. Overcoming the constant influx of wounded men needing treatment, suffering themselves from afflications such as hepatitis, dysentery and depression, aggravated by extreme and tropical climates, Australias medical officers were under considerable pressure, during the war and in the monumental demobilisation of the 2nd AIF that followed Japanese defeat. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, 232pp, b&w photos. Light wear to board/dw edges and corners; a very good copy. Biography of Dr Joseph Espie Dods, the talented but little-known doctor who was Brisbane's Government Medical Officer from 1901 until 1930. Once wounded, and twice decorated for bravery, Espie Dods was at Sunnyside with the Queensland Mounted Infantry, at Anzac with the 5th Light Horse Regiment, and at the Somme with the 1st Division AIF. Includes the text of his Gallipoli diary, letters from the Front, and his hand-written notes on casualty evacuation at Pozières, where he was responsible for the management of 6633 wounded Diggers. Espie Dods was elected President of the Queensland Club for four successive years, and was twice President of the Queensland Branch of the British Medical Association, yet underneath his charm and professionalism lay a soul tormented by memories of WWI which ultimately led to his tragic death. Includes Boer War service.…

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, 223pp, b&w photos. Very good+ Brief biographies of Australian doctors serving with the Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force to German New Guinea and with the AIF during the Egypt and Palestine Campaign from 1916-1918, and those who worked in the hospitals in Egypt during the years 1915-1921.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Volume five of the "Australian Doctors at War" series covers the period from December 1941 to January 1943, when the Japanese crossed New Guinea, threatening to invade Australia until they were driven back over the Kokoda Track. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The Inevitable Hour is the sixth and final volume of the Australian Doctors at War series, covering the period from January 1943 to the disbanding of the Second Australian Imperial Force in April 1947. Even after, the Japanese had been driven from Papua and New Guinea, they still retained most of the archipelago. The threat to Australia was great, and despite being a then small nation, the country mobilised quickly to disrupt Japenese holdings in Madang, Wewak and Wau. Heroic and heavy fighting ensued. Overcoming the constant influx of wounded men needing treatment, suffering themselves from afflications such as hepatitis, dysentery and depression, aggravated by extreme and tropical climates, Australias medical officers were under considerable pressure, during the war and in the monumental demobilisation of the 2nd AIF that followed Japanese defeat. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

*Sales/posting to the USA suspended*. Hard cover dust wrapper 224pp b&w photos. Near fine This traces the history of the 9th Australian Field Ambulance (AIF) from its formation in 1916, through the muddy fields of Flanders, and then during WWII, during the New Guinea Campaign until disbandment in 1944. Also outlines the formation of the 2/9th Field Ambulance and its service in Singapore until the Japanese invaded Malaya. It describes in details the bitter but brief fighting in Singapore, and the subsequent incarceration of the unit at Changi. 3 Chapters deal with the POW experience which includes work on the Burma Thailand Railway. Also cover post WWII service. Includes Roll of Honour, honours and awards and nominal rolls.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Please contact O'Connell's Bookshop Adelaide (est. 1957) to check availability etc. We have many thousands more books in our shop than appear on line. (WW1, black with white title).

McCrae, Victoria: Slouch Hat Production, (2007). 8vo. Orig. cloth. Dustjacket. (232pp.). With b/w illusts., maps, and genealogical tables on end-papers. NOTE: Joseph Eapie Dods (1874-1930) served as Medical Officer with the 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry in the Boer War, the 5th Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli and the 1st Infantry Division on the Somme.…

1st edition dust jacket As New small octavo 224pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., nominal roll, bibliog., index, Signed presentation copy from the author to an officer of the Central Army Records Office.

1st edition dust jacket As New small octavo 224pp., b/w pls., maps, appends., nominal roll, bibliog., index, Signed by two battalion members on end paper, inc. one who is extensively mentioned in text.