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The Thirty-Ninth: The History of the 39th Battalion Australian Imperial Force. 1st Ed., 371pp., 36 photos., 11 fldg. maps. Melbourne: Green & Sons. 1934  #70459
[HLMainPic] France & Flanders 1917-18 inc. Messines, Passchendaele, Somme 1918, Amiens, & Final Advance over the Hindenburg Line & St. Quentin Canal. Nominal roll noting those killed, wounded, &c. "An exceptionally fine history. It covers the adventures of the Bn from its formation at Ballarat in early 1916 though to the Armistice. The narrative is fluent & full of detail, being based on edited transcripts... conducted after the war with former brother officers & many of the other personnel. The result is reliable & authoritative in every way..." - Perkins. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG but for a little marking to sp. & boards, stamp of 2nd Dorset Regt.   £185

     




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