Australia @ War: 6 books

Arthur MacArthur IV, the only child of General Douglas MacArthur and Jean MacArthur (nee Faircloth) was born in the Philippines on 21 February 1938. He escaped the Japanese with his parents from Corregidor via PT Boat and then B-17 Flying Fortress to Batchelor in the Northern Territory, Australia....

The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first major naval engagement in history, which was decided without the opposing ships firing a shot at each other. The battle was brought to the opposing ships by the naval air support of the opposing enemy force. It was a tactical victory for the Japanese but a...

5th Air Force Service Command Depot No. 2 was located at the base of Mount Louisa in Townsville in north Queensland, Australia. It was also known as the Townsville Air Depot.

G'day, mate!   For the Yanks and the Pommies who were posted to Australia during WWII, these Aussie Slang words and phrases may bring back some good old memories. Regards Your Cobber P.S. There are well over 400 Aussie Slang words and phrases in this e-Book.

This comprehensive list of WWII Military Abbreviations and Terminology should help you to understand Military war diaries and other official Military records.  142 A4 pages of Military Abbreviations

The Allied Translator and Interpreter Section was established at Indooroopilly in Brisbane in 1942 with the objectives of gathering military information through:- - interrogation of enemy prisoners - exploitation of captured enemy documents Its other role was to rapidly disseminate...