The Black Soil Plains and Beyond : Recollections of the 1st Australian Armoured Division by Cate Clark ISBN 13: 9780646905976

Gunnedah, NSW: Write Right Media, 2013. Hardback small folio, no jacket, very good condition, pictorial cover, maps, endpaper photos, black & white sketches & text-photos, part front cover & small strip near spine lightly faded, minor edgewear, autograph (author's written dedication title page). Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 366 pp. This is the story of, from their own voices as recorded by Cate Clark, the men of one of the most highly regarded and trained Australian formations of World War 2. The cartoons, poems, drawings, photos and intimate recollections of veterans and the communities that they visited are a valuable part of Australian history. This book traces the 1st Australian Armoured Division from its inception in 1941, through manoeuvres in northwest New South Wales and subsequent reorganisation, to its occupancy of the midwest of Western Australia, concluding with its disbandment, in September 1943. The book then… Read More

Gunnedah, NSW: Write Right Media, 2013. xvii, 364pp, index, appendices, num bw ills, pictorial endpapers. Or pictorial glossy boards. Near new. The story, through their own voices, of one of the most highly regarded and trained Australian formations of WWII. In 1942 the 1st AAD moved to NW NSW to take part in preparatory exercises for war in North Africa. The 20000 men of the Division were never to collectively serve, as the Division was reorganised and half its members sent to Western Austalia until disbanded in 1943. The book then follows the stories of some of the men and units of the Division until the war's conclusion. From WA to Qld, New Guinea , Bougainville and Borneo. The author's second book on the Division.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to.