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On Active Service: a range of books about the 3 Services in W W 2. A Digger History site. |
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This page is from the book "Active Service". (1941) |
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CONTENTS & ILLUSTRATIONS of "Active Service" 1941 |
| Item | contributor | page | Link |
| EDITORIAL NOTE | vii | Category index | |
| FOREWORD | ix | Category index | |
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SUMMARY OF EVENTS |
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| FIRST MONTHS ABROAD OF THE AIF |
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THE CROSSING OF CIRENAICA |
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| 1. BARDIA | 7 | Chapter 1 | |
| 11. TOBRUK | 14 | Chapter 2 | |
| 111. PURSUIT TO THE WEST | 21 | Chapter 3 | |
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WILDERNESS SIDE SHOW |
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| GIARABUB |
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DEFENCE IN THE DESERT |
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| 1. THE RETREAT | 30 | ||
| II. SIEGE OF TOBRUK | 34 | ||
| THE BLITZ IN GREECE | 41 | ||
| CRETE | 54 | ||
| SYRIA | 60 | ||
| Photo album No1 | asstd | asstd | |
| AIR SERVICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST | 66 | ||
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TOLD BY THE A.I.F. |
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| DASHER | SX1543 | 70 | Chapter 9 |
| ISLE OF CONTENT | NX52009 | 75 | Chapter 9 |
| "FURPHY-FLUSHERS" OF TOBRUK | VX16373 | 77 | Chapter 9 |
| THERE'S ALWAYS AN "AMERICAN." | VX17681 | 81 | Chapter 9 |
| *LITTLE SYD." | NX67554 | 82 | Chapter 9 |
| ACTION ON THE PERIMETER | I.W.H. | 83 | Chapter 9 |
| HITLER IN LONDON | NX24087 | 87 | Chapter 9 |
| LESSON LEARNT | VX21257 | 88 | Chapter 9 |
| SONG OF A MILITARY SURGEON | NX70280 | 90 | Chapter 9 |
| LIFE IN THE "OCTU." | VX13939 | 92 | Chapter 10 |
| THE "DON R." | SX7106 | 94 | Chapter 10 |
| GUESTS OF THE BEDOUIN | SX7083 | 98 | Chapter 10 |
| JUST A MATTER OF ADJUSTMENT | SX7106 | 101 | Chapter 10 |
| PORTHOLE REVERIE | DX113 | 104 | Chapter 10 |
| VISIT TO A "KIBBUTZ." | QX8563 | 105 | Chapter 10 |
| BATTLE OF THE PLAGUES | VX3820I | 108 | Chapter 10 |
| ERNIE WAS A COOK | NX15647 | 110 | Chapter 11 |
| SOME BATTLE DATES OF 1941 | . | 113 | Chapter 11 |
| WITH HILLS LIKE HOME | A.P.F. | 114 | Chapter 11 |
| LOOT ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN | VX17681 | 117 | Chapter 11 |
| THE VOYAGE | VX37927 | 121 | Chapter 11 |
| NEAR MISS | SX7106 | 122 | Chapter 11 |
| LESSONS FROM LEBANON | VX17681 | 123 | Chapter 12 |
| A MATTER OF PRESTIGE | QX9865 | 126 | Chapter 12 |
| TO ONE AT HOME | VX36684 | 129 | Chapter 12 |
| Photo album No2 | asstd | asstd | Chapter 13 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS (Colour plates) |
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| 25 POUNDER | Ivor Hele | F/p | |
| GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, CB CMG DSO | Ivor Hele | 1 | |
| DESERT | Harold B. Herbert | 18 | |
| SISTER | Ivor Hele | 26 | |
| CAMOUFLAGED TRUCK | Harold B. Herbert | 50 | |
| CASUALTY CLEARING STATION | Ivor Hele | 58 | |
| JAFFA GATE | Harold B. Herbert | 66 | |
| BOUND FOR SUEZ | Harold B. Herbert | 78 | |
| GARRISON CINEMA, QASTINA | Harold B. Herbert | 82 | |
| WELLINGTON BOMBER | Harold B. Herbert | 98 | |
| SOLDIER | Ivor Hele | 114 | |
| DESTROYED BRIDGE AT DAMOUR | Harold B. Herbert | 122 | |
| PHOTOGRAPHS, include some contributed by members of the A.I.F. Others are from the work of the
M. H. and I. Section, A.I.F., also from that of the Commonwealth Department of Information's photographic unit, and from the records of the British War Office and Air Ministry. SKETCHES, MAPS AND DIAGRAMS, by members of the A.I.F. and also by the official War Artists. The sculptured figure reproduced on the jacket of this book is a sketch model by Lieut. Lyndon R. Dadswell, A.I.F. |
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Waiting for transport on the Derna Road by Ivor Hele |
