The Long Carry: A History of the 2/1 Australian Machine Gun Battalion 1939-46

Philip Hocking

Published by 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion Association, 1997

About this Item

THE LONG CARRY ? 2/1 Australian Machine Gun Battalion 1939?46 ? Philip Hocking ? 1st Edition

Scarce Australian WWII unit history ? First Edition, 1997 ? Hardcover with original dust jacket

Offered for sale is an original First Edition of The Long Carry: A History of the 2/1 Australian Machine Gun Battalion 1939?46 by Philip Hocking.

Published in 1997 by the 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion Association, this substantial 366-page volume is the definitive history of one of Australia's Second AIF machine-gun battalions.

BOOK DETAILS

Title: The Long Carry: A History of the 2/1 Australian Machine Gun Battalion 1939?46
Author: Philip Hocking
Publisher: 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion Association, Nunawading, Victoria
Year: 1997
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket
Pages: 366 plus preliminary pages
ISBN: 0 646 30817 3

THE 2/1 AUSTRALIAN MACHINE GUN BATTALION

The 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion served across several of the most important Australian campaigns of the Second World War.

Its officially recognised battle and campaign honours include:

Greece 1941 ? Mount Olympus ? Servia Pass ? Middle East 1941 ? Crete ? South-West Pacific 1945 ? Borneo ? Balikpapan ? Milford Highway

The battalion fought through both the Mediterranean and Pacific theatres, giving The Long Carry considerable importance as an Australian WWII unit history.

EXTENSIVE REFERENCE CONTENT

This is far more than a narrative history.

The book contains numerous black-and-white photographs together with important research material including:

Awards ? Honour Roll ? Nominal Roll ? Bibliography ? Index

The Nominal Roll in particular makes this an excellent reference for collectors researching Australian WWII medals, service records and individual members of the battalion.

An interesting connection is Horrie the Wog Dog, the famous Australian wartime mascot associated with the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion during its Middle East, Greece and Crete service.

VICTORIAN RSL PROVENANCE

This particular copy has additional Australian military provenance.

The title page carries the original ownership stamp:

?PROPERTY OF VICTORIAN BRANCH R.S.L.?

This has been left completely untouched and forms part of the history of this particular copy.

CONDITION

Book: Very Good overall.

Dust Jacket: Very Good overall, with some expected age, edge and handling wear.

The original illustrated dust jacket remains attractive and displays extremely well.

There is a Victorian Branch RSL ownership stamp to the title page, as shown in the photographs.

Please study all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the description and show the actual book being offered.

SCARCE AUSTRALIAN UNIT HISTORY.

Seller Inventory # cmb0023

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Long Carry: A History of the 2/1 Australian Machine Gun Battalion 1939-46
• Publisher: 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion Association
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good