| Description |
xvi, 265 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1 The Australian soldier in training: Australia at war -- Front door to the far east -- Australia's "Boom town" -- Along the Great North Road -- Road-building in khaki -- Guardians of the coast -- The light horse still rides -- Keeping the fittest army fit -- Army cooks must be experts today -- Artillerymen have to be tough -- Intelligence works behind the scenes -- Training a new A.I.F. -- Educating an Army for peace -- They make and they break -- Australia's new army of steel -- Training the infantry officers -- Home front in overalls -- Industry pulls its weight -- From buttonholes to tents -- Soldiers go back to school -- Recreation and entertainment -- Problems of supply and transport -- Don't call them "Militia" -- Meet the men in khaki -- Part II The Australian soldier in action: -- Number one soldier -- Story of a victory -- The "Rats" of Tobruk -- Tobruk ferry -- The story of a defeat -- Men against machines -- Whereabouts not known -- War in the ravines -- Four scraps or red ribbon -- War comes to the Pacific |
| Summary |
Part 1. The Australian soldier in training: Australia at war -- Front door to the far east -- Australia's "Boom town" -- Along the Great North Road -- Road-building in khaki -- Guardians of the coast -- The light horse still rides -- Keeping the fittest army fit -- Army cooks must be experts today -- Artillerymen have to be tough -- Intelligence works behind the scenes -- Training a new A.I.F. -- Educating an Army for peace -- They make and they break -- Australia's new army of steel -- Training the infantry officers -- Home front in overalls -- Industry pulls its weight -- From buttonholes to tents -- Soldiers go back to school -- Recreation and entertainment -- Problems of supply and transport -- Don't call them "Militia" -- Meet the men in khaki. -- Part II. The Australian soldier in action: -- Number one soldier -- Story of a victory -- The "Rats" of Tobruk -- Tobruk ferry -- The story of a defeat -- Men against machines -- Whereabouts not known -- War in the ravines -- Four scraps or red ribbon -- War comes to the Pacific |
| Notes |
Includes appendix |
| Subject |
Johnston, George Henry, 1912-1970.
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Australia. Australian Army. Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery. Darwin Mobile Force
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Roads -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Design and construction.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Darwin
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Personal narratives.
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| LC no. |
42021775 |
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