| Army
& Airforce Books |
| For
collectors, as references - great additions to any library!
Hard to find titles covering Australia, New Zeland and the world. |
|
Australian
Airpower
1914-1945
Photos
from the RAAF, RAN and Army, and technical data courtesy
of the RAAF Historical branch. A fascinating series
for ex-service personnel and historians. |
| $9.95 |
|
|
|
Australian
Airpower Maritime Patrol Aircraft
In
1921 the RAAF took delivery of a small force of Fairey
IIIDs. Trace the history of amphibians, float planes
and sea planes from that time in this book. Historic
photos and anecdotes. |
| $14.95 |
|
|
|
Australian
Army Watercraft
The Unknown Fleet
From
WWII to the present day details Tasmanian Torpedo Corps
to the critical role the Army watercraft played in the
New Guinea and Pacific Island campaigns during the WWII.
A must! |
| $9.95 |
|
|
| Navy
Books - The Profile Series |
| THE
PROFILE SERIES details the Royal Australian Navy's ships with
many historic photographs and technical data: years in commission,
displacement in tons, length/beam/draught in feet, crew numbers
and speed in knots and armaments. A fascinating series for ex-service
personnel or anyone interested in naval history. |
| |
Profile
No. 1
Major Warships
Details
seaplane carriers, cruisers, armed merchant cruisers,
support ships and the accident-prone aircraft carrier
HMAS Melbourne, along with technical data and photos
of the planes and helicopters they carried. |
| $8.75 |
|
|
|
Profile
No. 2
Aust Submarines,
Destroyers & Escorts
Includes
many rare photos: the four Oberon class subs in close
formation and the Huon being scuttled. Detailed are
torpedo boats 1911-1924, and technical data of mentioned
ships. |
$14.25 |
|
|
| |
Profile
No. 3
Royal Australian Navy,
Maritime Patrol
Details
Maritime Patrols including: helicopter ships, submersibles,
amphibians, mine warfare and patrol craft. |
$12.95 |
|
|
|
Profile
No. 4
Australian Navy
21st Century Warships
Details
the requisitioned auxiliaries 1911-1999 - the yachts,
trawlers, ferries and coasters which formed this gallant
fleet - coastal mine hunters and lists DMS Vessel Numbers. |
| $8.75 |
|
|
|
Profile
No. 5
Australia's War at Sea
1939-1945
Is
a 6-year chronology describing the ships (there really
was a "Pinafore"!), battles, losses (photo
of a burial at sea) and aviation activities plus a 1939-45
war photo album. |
$14.25 |
|
|
| |
Profile
No. 6
Australian Warships
Through the Lens |
$16.45 |
|
|
| Navy
Books - The Photfile Series |
Australian
Seapower PHOTOFILE Series is a series, which not only details
the Royal Australian Navy's ships by type, (with many, many
historic photographs and technical data) but also includes foreign
naval vessels of the same type. Be sure to collect all the series.
It is a fascinating reference series for ex-service personnel
or anyone interested in naval history. Follow ships through
from laying of their keels to their final fates.
The illustrations include navy archival photos, snaps taken
by personnel on board, reproductions of historic leaflets, and
even patriotic postcards! Of historic note also are the backgrounds
of the photographs, which depict capital cities of Australia
pre-World War I and even earlier. |
| |
Photofile
No. 3
Battleships
Highlights
the arrival of the Fleet, 4th October, 1913, with photographs
and a rare reproduction of the commemorative leaflet.
Featured also full photo record of flagship "Australia"
from 1911-1924. A must for historians! |
$9.95 |
|
|
| |
Photofile
No. 4
Cruisers
This
book is divided into four eras: Colonial and Royal Navy,
Australian and New Zealand ships. Appendices include
foreign visitors and data tables. See a rare photograph
of Sydney Harbour Bridge and HMAS "Canberra",
both illuminated. |
$9.95 |
|
|
| |
Photofile
No. 5
Destroyers
In
rare photographs, see the Scrap Iron Flotilla, HMAS
"Brisbane" as seen through a submarine periscope,
and an exceptional 1884 photo of the Queensland torpedo
boat "Mosquito". |
$14.95 |
|
|
| |
Photofile
No. 6
Frigates
Details
the early sloops, such as the captured German "Komet"
which became the HMAS "Una", a rare photograph
of the HMS "Fantome" in dry dock, 1915, to
the new generation Anzac Class of frigate. |
| $9.95 |
 |
|
| |
Photofile
No. 7
Submarines
A
fascinating photo-history from WW I boats, (with a verbatim
account printed in Sydney newspapers, May 1914), to
the secretive midget submarines and the Wellfreighter
Submersibles, to the Oxley Class of today. |
| $19.95 |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| USN
Aircraft Carriers |
| |
Aircraft
Carriers of the
United States Navy
1922-1947
Historic
photos include damage to the USS 'Franklin" after
a Kamikaze raid, 1945, and USS 'Barnes" used as
an aircraft transporter, plus histories of aircraft
carriers, of course. |
| |
|
|
| |
Aircraft
Carriers of the
United States Navy
1948-Today
This
volume carries on from the previous, with up-to-date
information and historic photographs. Included are histories
and specifications of aircraft carriers and their personnel. |
| |
|
|
|
Aircraft
Carriers
The Mightiest Warships Afloat
Another
great book to add to your Navy collection, ideal for
the Navy buff with large prints ideal for printing. |
| |
|
|
• 
• 
• 
• 
