World War 2 from Lems Bookshop

More than 10,000 Australians served with Bomber Command, a highly trained band of elite fliers who undertook some of the most dangerous operations of World War 2. Their bravery in extreme circumstances has barely been recognised. Only 2% of Australian forces were involved but they took 20% of the casulties. 424 pages with 16 pages of illustrations. Book in very… Read more about this item

The history of the SAS and reconstructs some of the greatest actions while telling the truth behind the astonishing legends. 588 pages with 55 illustrations and 13 maps. Book in very good condition.

An Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from 8th August - 31st October 1940. 32 pages . Book in Good condition with some wear back cover, light tanning and has been folded ? probably to carry.

July 1942, a large Japanese force landed along the north-eastern coastline of Papua - the story of three weeks of battle by a small Australian militia supported by Papuan soldiers and constabulary outnumbered three to one who fought to hold the Kokoda Plateau and keep the kokoda airstrips out of enemy control. Also the story of two groups of Anglican… Read more about this item

The author spent 40 years in secret service monitoring firstly Nazism then communism in Britain, Holland and Australia during the Cold War. Her appraisal of ASIO raises unanswered questions of great importance. 316 pages with black and white illustrations through the text. Book in very good+ condition.

Eyewitness accounts of the Battle for Normandy - the compelling story of the longest day, 6th June 1944 - D-Day and the fighting that followed, told in the voices of those who were there. 326 pages with a map. Book in very good+ condition.

An intended mercy flight by the RAAF in 1942 turned into 33 days battle for survival in far north Australia - a story of courage and endurance. 140 pages with 19 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition.

A first hand account giving fascinating detail of every day life in the wartime USSR and recounts the gruelling toll of combat and breathtaking bravery of this female sniper. She volunteered for military service and at eighteen was sent to sniper school and after arduous training saw combat from November 1944 in ferocious battles in East Prussia and Poland. 206… Read more about this item

The little boat that pulled off Australia's most daring commando raid of World War 2. In 1943 the Krait carried 14 Z force operatives from Australia to Singapore and back on Operation Jaywick. 244 pages with 16 pages of photographs and 2 maps. Book in very good condition.

Signed by the author and presented to the previous owner by the Assistant Defence Attache to the Republic of the Philippines. The author enlisted in the RAAF in 1942 wanting to fly aircraft but found himself in top secret wireless units working to intercept radio transmissions sent in Japanese katakana code which when analysed produced highly reliable intelligence that drastically… Read more about this item

A reassessment of one of the Second World War's great set-piece battles with a new Foreword for the 75th Anniversary Edition. 613 pages with 42 black and white photographs and 19 maps. Book in very good+ condition with booksellers sticker on back cover.

Shot down in 1942, young Australian fighter pilot John Williams became a POW in the notorious Stalag Luft 111 camp in Germany. John and his best mate Rusty Kierath were among the 76 POWs who tunnelled their way out of the camp. The author, John's niece, tells his story. 284 pages with 16 pages of black and white illustrations. Book… Read more about this item

On 11 April 1945, eight Australian Z Special commandos landed on Japanese held Muschu Island, nine days later the only survivor landed back on the New Guinea mainland - this is the story of that survivor. 255 pages with 2 maps. Book in very good condition with light tanning.

The story of Australians at war at home and abroad in the years 1939 to 1945. 502 pages with 24 pages of black and white photographs and 7 maps, Book in very good condition.

Part of The Military History of World War 2 series, Volume 10. A brief history of the war in Burma and China. 66 pages with numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Book in very good condition.

The secret mission to storm a forbidden Nazi fortress - in the winter 1944 the Allies were stalled on the mountain defences of the Gothic Line.400 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good+ condition.

The classic recounting of the epic turning point of the second world war. 493 pages with 16 pages of black and white photographs and 6 maps. Book in very good++ condition with small booksellers sticker on back cover.

From Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbour to the US Marines' capture of Iwo Jima, this is the story of the struggle for control of the Pacific. 64 pages with 60 photographs and 18 illustrations. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

No publisher or date. In remembrance of blood and tears - a grim episode of World War 2 when 60,000 POW and 200,000 Asian labourers were put to work by the Japanese Army to construct a 415 km railway line linking Thailand and Burma. 60 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition.

In 1944 the author escaped from an Austrian POW camp - the story of an incredible journey. 326 pages with 8 pages of photographs and black and white illustrations throughout and endpaper maps. Book in very good condition with light tanning.