Steve Eather (49 results)

paperback in good condition, cover a little worn, pages tanned; 236 pages.

hardcover with laminated boards in good condition, corners a little bumped; 190 pages, b/w photos.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15x23cm]. A Near Fine copy. An excellent copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. 236 pages. Major General Kenneth William Eather, CB, CBE, DSO, ED was a senior Australian Army officer who served during the Second World War. He led a battalion in the Battle of Bardia, a brigade on the Kokoda Track campaign and a division in the New Britain campaign. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

Hardback. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. No DJ as issued. As new conditon. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 190 pages. Includes World War Two Roll of Honour and World War Two Awards.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.98x5.98x0.43 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. private library liquidation new.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. private library liquidation new unread.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Allen & Unwin, 1998. Softcover (16 x 23 cm), xxv, 166 pages, b&w photographs, bibliography, index. ISBN: 1864488026. Very Good condition. Covers bumped, scuffed, creased at corners.

Hardback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. No DJ as issued. A new copy. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 190 pages. Includes World War Two Roll of Honour and World War Two Awards.

Small quarto, 162pp, illustrated, original wrappers, near fine. First edition.

Col.Ill.wrapps. 236pp. b/w ills. Very good copy. 1st paperback ed. From modest beginnings as an early school leaver and army cadet, Ken Eather attracted attention as a keen and able soldier. He went on to form the 2/1st Battalion of the AIF serving in Italy and Tobruk.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. The book is in good condition. The pages are free from any pencil marks or notations. The story of Australia's air war in Vietnam 1964-1972, the people in it and their achievements, challenges and disappointments in an unforgiving hostile land.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The inscription in this book is addressed to Sir Thomas Daly. When war was declared in 1939 Ken Eather was just the third soldier to enlist into the AIF in New South Wales. He formed the 2/1st Battalion of the AIF, and went on to lead it with distinction in the AIF's first major battle of World War2. He personally played a vital role in the victory over the Italians at Bardia and he was prominent in the battle to capture Tobruk. The book has only light tanning but heavy foxing. Inscribed by Author(s).

8vo. xxvi+166pp. pp. B/w illustrations. Original wrappers, a near fine copy. . First edition. Royal Australian Air Force pilots who flew with the US Air Force between 1966 and 1971.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Size 275mmX210mm. Over 57,000 Australian and New Zealand servicemen served in Vietnam, yet the story of their air war has rarely been told. TargetCharlie is about that air war, the people in it and their achievements, challenges and disappointments in an unforgiving and hostile land. A thoroughly readable text is supported by a wide range of maps, statistical data and tables not previously published in a single book. Target Charlie is not only an excellent ready reference work on Australia's air war in Vietnam but also a must read account of a period in Australian history that should not be forgotten.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Crows Nest, Allen and Unwin, 2003. Octavo; laminated colour pictorial card covers; an excellent copy. Not least, Tobruk, Ioribaiwa, Imita Ridge and the Kokoda Track.

Hard Illustrated Cover. Condition: Very Good. Rowl Greenhalgh & Steve Varley (illustrator). 1st Issue of This Edition. A firm straight book, internally spotless.

4to; pp. xvi, 190; b/w illustrations throughout, appendices, bibliography, sources, people index, general index; original laminated pictorial boards, a near fine copy. First edition. Signed and inscribed by author, from whose collection this book came.

Paperback. An action-packed story of the RAN helicopter unit in the Vietnam War. 1998. First edition, first printing. A near fine copy only marked by a tiny nick on the head of the spine and very light spotting on the top edge. Scans available if required.

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice Copy lge. octavo 161pp., b/w plates, Unique & Concise work detailing individual Squadron histories of Australia's Air Forces. Wrappers lightened at spine o/w 'as new'.

Hardcover. First Edition. Loftus, Australia Military History Publications, 2007. Octavo, xvi, 190 pages with numerous illustrations and 7 maps. Colour pictorial papered boards; mint.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover laminated pictorial boards 190pp b&w photos. Very good+ 6 Squadron is still active (and the author served with it for 7 years): it formed during the Great War as part of the Australian Flying Corp and served as a training squadron for the RFC. Eather focusses this history on 6 Squadron WWII service, and 6 of the 12 chapters covers WWII operations from Horn Island and Port Moresby, Milne Bay, Goodenough Island and Dobodura. In particular, the Squadron saw much action in the Battle for Milne Bay and the subjugation of Rabaul. One chapter is devoted to the Beaufort Bomber. Eather also devotes separate chapters to 6 Squadron's post war aircraft: the Lincoln, the Canberra bomber, the Phanton and the F111. Lots of photos. Appendices include WWII roll of honour and WWII awards, as well as aircraft technical details.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New lge. octavo 161pp., b/w plates, Unique & Concise work detailing individual Squadron histories of Australia's Air Forces. Ian Baker's copy with his signature.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New lge. octavo 161pp., b/w plates, Unique & Concise work detailing individual Squadron histories of Australia's Air Forces. Owner's label & signature o/w nice copy 'as new'.

4to, 132pp. Colour and black & white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Card covers, 132pp, quarto, b&w photos. A little wear on card edges, previous owner's details top right of dedication page; a very good copy. The story of Australia's air war in Vietnam. Includes details of 35 Squadron, 161 Independent Reconnaissance Flight, 9 Squadron and 2 Squadron. Includes Roll of Honour, unit awards for 2 Squadron, and British Commonwealth Awards for operations service in Vietnam. Getting hard to find.

1st edition stiff wrappers Very Nice Copy quarto 132pp., b/w plates, maps, awards, Roll of Honour, bibliog., Covers RAAF & RAN Helicopters. Inc. list of awards.

1st edition stiff wrappers Nice Copy 8vo. xx + 236pp., b/w plates, maps, bibliog., index, Eather formed the 2/1st Battalion of the AIF & went on to lead it; at Bardia & Tobruk.

Laminated Illus. Boards. Condition: Very Good. Rowl Greenhalgh & Steve Varley (illustrator). 1st Printing of 1st Edition. 101 illustrated pages including endpapers. Cover has minor surface scuffs, internally spotless. Based on the ABC TV Australian Children's Series. A nice firm straight book.

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