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You are looking at a rare 1950 First Edition copy of Guns and Gunners by John W. O'Brien.
From the inside sleeve of the dust jacket:
"This is the history of the 2/5th Field Regiment from when it was raised in1940, inheriting the proud traditions of the 5th Field Artillery Brigade of the first A.I.F., through its action in the Middle East and New Guinea to Borneo and final victory. It takes the reader theough stirring days of the Syrian campaign the desperate jungle fighting of Milne Bay, Buna and Gona, and the costly successes of Balikpapan.
It is comprehensive, detailed and lucid account, forming a valuable contribution to the general history of the war, and it goes without saying that it will be of absorbing interest to those who were in any way connected with the campaigns it covers. But the ordinary reader will also find it good reading, for it is not a dry record of names, places and figures, but a story of the adventures of living men and of their courage, humour, and resource in hardship and danger in strange lands."
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Specifics below.
Year Published: 1950
ISBN: NA
Hardcover or Softcover: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
No of Pages: 267
Condition Report (in conjunction with photos):
- Cover: Wear and losses to the dust jacket, especially the spine. Signs of age and wear to the cloth bound cover boards.
- Pages: Clean. Inscription of previous owners name and address on cover page and dedication page.
- Spine: Solid and intact.
Bonus cloth bookmark that was found with the book.
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