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Lot 4025 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaLarger "Coffee Table" size books (12) inc Australians at War - A Pictorial History (McDougall 2002), German Military Aircraft (Philpott 1981), Rust in Peace - South Pacific Battlegrounds Revisited (Adams 1976), Bomber Command 1939-45 (Overy 1997), Spitfire - A Complete Fighting History (Price 1991), This is the SAS (Geraghty 1982), The Art of War (Churcher 2004, pub AWN/SBS) & World War II on Land (Chandler 1990). Then others (14) inc Norfolk Island & its 3rd Settlement 1856-1956 (Nobbs 2006, brand new retail $60), Images of Air War 1939-45 (Bowyer 1983), WWII The Axis Assault 1939-42 (Brinkley 2003), Amazing (Australian) SAS (McPhedran 2005), SAS Sniper (Maylor 2010), Bomber County - The Lost Airmen of WW2 (Swift 2010 retail $50) & Eureka - Unfinished Revolution (Fitzsimons 2014, as new retail $60). Mostly F-VF condition inc near new as noted, total retail around $600. (26). Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4020 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaGreat Britain/Australia. Special Air Service Regiment collection (32) from foundation in WWII to operations in Iraq 2005 inc David Stirling, The Authorised Biography of the Creator of the SAS (Hoe, 500pgs hb pub 1992), Ghost Force, the Secret History of the SAS (Connor, 375pgs hb, pub 1998), Who Dares Wins, The SAS 1950-Gulf War (Geraghty, 600pgs, pub 1983), Eye of the Storm - 25 Years in Action with the SAS (Ratcliffe DCM, 336pgs, pub 2000). The Complete Encyclopedia of the SAS (Barry Davies, BEM, 375pgs, pub 2001), SAS - The Soldiers Story (Ramsay, 250pgs hb, pub 1996). SAS Sniper (Rob Maylor, 330pgs, pub 2010). Seven Troop (A McNab DCM, 420 pgs hb, pub 2008). Warrior Bros, My Life in the Australian SAS (Fennell, 334pgs, pub 2008). General Sir Peter de la Billiere - Storm Command, a Personal Account of the Gulf War (350pgs hb, pub 1992). Willie Apiata VC - The Reluctant Hero (Little, 255pgs hb, pub 2008). Also contemporary books (18) inc Phantom (Warner, 200+pgs hb, pub 1982). PARA! Fifty Years of the Parachute Regiment (Harclerode, 400pgs hb, pub 1992). 3 PARA - Afghanistan Summer 2006 (Bishop, 280pgs, pub 2007). Squaddie - A Soldier's Story (McLaughlin, 320pgs, pub 2006). SBS, The Inside Story of the Special Boat Service (Parker, 310pgs hb, pub 1997). First into Action, A Personal Account of the Life of the SBS (Falconer, 338pgs hb, pub 1998). The Gurkhas (Parker, 276pgs hb, pub 1999). The Gurkhas-Special Force (Bellamy, 414pgs, pub 2011). A great lot of military history from WWII to recent Middle Eastern conflicts. Mostly VG to near new condition, total retail/original cost $1650. (50) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4014 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia: WWII 1939-45. Australia In The War of 1939-45 Official AWM publications RAAF set of 4 "Royal Australian Airforce 1939-42" (Gillison), Air War Against Japan 1943-45 (Odgers), Air War Against Germany & Italy (Herington), Air Power Over Europe (Herington) all VGC comp with DJ. (Retail $400). Also "Pictorial History of Australia of War 1939-45" set of 5 (retail $125). Worn spines, GC, plus "With The Australians In Korea" (Bartlett) with orig DJ. All official AWM publications, total retail around $550. (10) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4017 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia - Korean War (5) inc With the Australians in Korea (AWM, 1954), Korea Remembered (Pears & Kirkland, 1985) as new with DJ. The Korean War (Forbes, 2010). British Forces in the Korean War (1988) & Korea 1951-53 (US Army- Centre of Military History, 1998). Then WWII (7) inc Air War against Germany & Italy (part 3 of 4 Official History of the War, pub AWM, 1954). Killer Caldwell-Australia's Greatest Fighter Pilot (Waston 2005). Kokoda, Tobruk (both by Fitzsimons) hard covers with DJ. Cruiser - The Life & Loss of HMAS Perth. Also Macmillan Dictionary of Military Biography (1998) lists Commanders & Generals from Roman Times (Julius Caesar) to Modern Era (Colin Powell). VCs of the Air (Turner, 1993) & General Sir Peter de la Billiere "Supreme Courage", Heroic Stories from 150 Years of the Victoria Cross" (signed first edition & very scarce). Mostly F-VF condition with some near new. Retail $600. (15). Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4009 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia: Boer War - Breaker Morant Collection (8 diff) inc Breaker Morant (Carnegie & Shields, 1979), Shoot Straight You Bastards (Bleszynski 2002), Scapegoat of the Empire (Lieut George Witton - 1907, limited edition reprint 2003), Closed File (Denton 1983) & Bushveldt Carbineers (Bill Woolmore 2002). Plus Video & DVD of the 1979 film. Also Methods of Barbarism Roberts & Kitchener in the Boer Republics (SB Spies 2001). South Africa & the Transvaal War (Creswicke 1901) Vols 2, 4, 5 & 6. Mostly F-VF condition with later books near new. Retail $600+ (15 items). Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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 Lot 4001 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaBoer War Trench art 1894 ZAR 1/- obv engraved to add a hat, pipe & smoking jacket to President Kruger. (P) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4021 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaGreat Britain: WWII RAF group of 10 with Bader-The Man and his Men (Burns, 1990). Bomber Crew - Taking on the Reich (Sweetman, 2004). Claims to Fame - The Lancaster A History of the 34 Aircraft that Flew 100+ Missions, (Franks, 1994) Churchill's Few - Battle of Britain Remembered (Willis, 1985). Fight for the Sky - The Story of the Spitfire & Hurricane (Douglas Bader, 1973). Fighter Boys - Saving Britain 1940 (Bishop, 2003. Fly - True Stories from the Airmen of WWII (Veitch, 2008). The Few - Americans Who Fought in the Battle of Britain (Kershaw, 2006). With Wings Like Eagles - A History of the Battle of Britain (Korda, 2009). The Reconstruction of Warriors (Mayhew, 2004). Also Tigers - The Story of No 74 Squadron RAF (Cossey, 1992). Whirlwind - The Air War Against Japan 1942-45 (Tillman, 2009). MIG Pilot (J Barron, 1980), The Story of the Escape & Defection of Lieut Belenko with his MIG-25 from the USSR to USA via Japan. Hell-Fire (Ed Macy, 2009) plus 3 paperbacks inc Bomber Offensive Sir Arthur Harris Marshall of the RAF & The Spitfire 50 Years On (1986). Except for the last 3, all hardcover with dust jacket, mostly VF-near new condition, retail $500+ (17) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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Lot 4015 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia - WWII Army Campaign Histories (15) inc ANZAC Fury - Battle of Crete 1941 (Thompson), Bardia (Stockings) - notes capture of around 40,000 Italians! Tobruk (Fitzsimons), A Bastard of A Place - The Australians In Papua (Brune), Kokoda (Fitzsimons), The Coast Watches (Lindsay), The Japanese Defeat of Buna & Gona 1942-43 (McAuley), Timor 1942 (Wray) & Wounded Eagle - The Bombing of Darwin (Ewer). Battalion/Unit Histories (5) with "Against All Odds - History of 2/18 Battalion, New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company 1942-45, Hold Hard Cobbers - 57th and 60th & 57/60 Aust Infantry Battalions 1912-1990 (2 vols) & Forgotten Men - Aust Army Veterinary Corps 1909-1946. Plus 10 others inc Nancy Wake, Weary Dunlop, Roden Cutler, General Gordon Bennett, Biographies & 200 shots (photographs), The Australians of War in New Guinea. Mixed hard/soft covers, mostly VG/Excellent condition, new retail $900+. (30) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
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 Lot 4030 - Collectibles General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaWWII Wound Badge 3rd class depicting Swastika on helmet over crossed bayonets brass stamped L/16. Steinhaues & Huck. Ludenscheid. Sl rubbing to high points. EF. (2) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaCollectibles General |
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Lot 4010 - militaria General - Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, MilitariaAustralia - WWI Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Vol IX "The Royal Australian Navy" (3rd edition 1935) & Vol XI "Australia During The War" (4th edition 1938). Vol III "The AIF in France 1916", Vol VIII "The Australian Flying Corps", Vol X "The Australians At Rabaul". 1st two hard cover, other three UQP. 1980s soft cover editions. Russian ANZACS in Australian History by E Govor pub by UNSW Press 2005. ANZACS in Archangel (Australia & the invasion of Russia 1918-19), definitive history noting 2 Victoria Cross recipients, pub 2010. "The Great War" by Les Carlyon, h/c with DJ, near new condition. Then Individual Biographies (6) inc "The Broken Years" (Bill Gammage), To Hell & Back (Sydney Loch) & Hard Jacka - the story of a Gallipoli Legend. Also "They Dared Mightily - Victoria Cross/George Cross recipients Boer War - Korea War" (hard cover, 1st edition pub AWM 1963). Mostly VG - near condition, retail $500+. (15) Status International Auction #333 - Coins, Banknotes, Militariamilitaria General |
