Description

Hardcover in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 448pp., with 11 pages of Indices appended. Illustrated with numerous photographs, 8 color plates and 27 maps. First edition. Dust-jacket protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of front and rear boards. Not an ex-library copy, from a private collection. No previous ownership marks. “The fact that Australian soldiers have achieved successes out of all proportion to their numbers, and that such successes have been obscured at the time or by military historians, is an underlying theme of this magnificent book.” A clean, square, unmarked copy Corners of two leaves folded, else fine. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket.