Dared mightily (38 résultats)

Trade Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Second Edition. 191 pages. Written "in collaboration with Bruce Harding Scond edition revised and condensed by Jeff Williams and Anthony Staunton" Size: 6 x 9 Inches.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Second Edition Revised & Condens. Australian War Memorial, Canberra [Published Date: 1986]. Soft cover, 191 pp. Second edition, revised and condensed. In very good condition. Glossy illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Black and white photos throughout. [From back cover] THEY DARED MIGHTILY, originally published in 1963, has long been considered a classic reference work of Australian military history. It contains full biographies of all Australians who have won the Victoria Cross, the supreme decoration for gallantly in battle awarded to Commonwealth forces. Since the book?s first publication, this famous decoration has been won by four more Australians during the Vietnam war. In this new edition, the stories of these ninety-six men have been completely revised to include the latest research and each entry contains a full account of the action which led to the award. The book contains an introduction on the history of the Victoria Cross itself, and two appendices, one on Victoria Cross winners who did not serve with Australian units but yet had connections with this country, and another on winners of the George Cross. These dramatic stories will arouse both admiration for the courage of these gallant men, and pity for the enormous sacrifice required by war.…

(Subject: Medals, Decorations (incl. Recipients) & Rolls of Honour) Unread. paperback. Victoria Cross winners of the Australian Armed Forces during The Boer War, The Great War, the 1919 campaign in North Russia, The second World War and Vietnam 1962-72, with biographical details and portraits. Appendices list Australians who won the decoration whilst serving with non-Australian Units plus George Cross recipients. Revised and condensed edition. (Published: 1986) (Publisher: Australian War Memorial) (ISBN: 0642994714) (Pagination: 191pp, 100 photos) (Condition: Fine) UL-XXXXXX. …

Trade paperback. Etat : Very good. Second Edition. Numerous textual photographs. Canberra: Australian War Memorial, 1986. Second edition, revised and condensed by Jeff Williams and Anthony Staunton. Original paper wrappers. A crisp and clean copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. This old book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 314 pages including many photos and illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page shows 1963 as the published date. The dust jacket is over 99% intact with some light chipping on the corners and spine and there is a short (one and a half inch) closed tear on the top of the front that has been taped. This old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box. …

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Biographical accounts of the twelve Australian recipients of the Victoria Cross , written with Wigmore's characteristic clarity and respect. Profiles each VC winner's actions, background, and the circumstances of their award, forming a cornerstone volume in Australia's official war-history tradition. Hardboard covers with gilt text to front cover and spine. Front cover has "splash" stains. Pages are clean and tight, no foxing, no inscriptions or prior names. Pg 98 / 99 has a tanned area from prior bookmark storage.…

Etat : Good. Boards have little wear. Content is clean with light toning. DJ has tears and loss to edges with tape reapirs.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Poor. 317 pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket torn with some loss.

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Revised Edtion. The spine is sunned, otherwise it is a clean tight copy . Contains black & white illustrations. 191 pages. This is the second, revised and condensed edtion. Seller Ref: M10779.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. None. Second Edition, Revised and Condensed. 191 pages, black and white illustrations. Second edition, revised and condensed by Jeff Williams and Anthony Staunton. A classic reference work of Australian military history; it contains full biographies of all Australians who have won the Victoria Cross.…

softcover. Australian War Memorial, 1986. Second edition. A very good copy.

192pp. 8vo. Illustrations. Original wrappers. A very good copy. A history of the Victoria and George Crosses including detailed accounts of its Australian holders and their actions.

2nd (revised & condensed) ed. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, faint foxing edges, top spine little bumped, last page partly attached inside rear cover, top edge partly uncut (minor tearing when opened), minor edgewear. 191 pp. Full biographies of all Australians who have won the Victoria Cross, the supreme decoration for gallantry in battle awarded to Commonwealth forces. Since the book's first publication, four more Australians have been given the famous decoration during the Vietnam war. In this new edition, the stories of these 96 men have been completely revised to include the latest research and each entry contains a full account of the action which led to the award. The book has an introduction on the history of the Victoria Cross itself, and two appendices, one on Victoria Cross winners who did not serve with Australian units but yet had connections with Australia, and another on winners of the George Cross. (Originally published, 1963, edited by Wigmore and Harding.).…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. First Edition. Hardcover, gray cloth lettered in gold, in non price-clipped dust-jacket. 317pp., Index. Illustrated with photographs, color frontispiece and pictorial endpapers. First edition. Brief biographies of the circumstances surronding the winning of the Victoria Cross and George Cross by members of the Austrailian armed forces from 1900 to 1960. Typed letter from old comrade in arms [from Australia] laid-in. Addressed to friend in USA and mentions Lord Montgomery to attend the next re-union of the 9th Division to be held in Sydney, October, 1968. No previous ownership marks. Dust-jacket in reinforced mylar covers. A very clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.…

Hard Cover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. 317 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. This Contains Full Biographies Of All Australian Military History.

Etat : Very Good. Glossy card cover, 191 pages.

Hard Cover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. First Edition. 317 pages. Jacket is in Fair condition, there is some general wear, but still presentable. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. This Contains Full Biographies Of All Australian Military History.…

Etat : Very Good. 1963. hardcover. 8vo. . Good clean copy . Military History. First edition. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. DW: Tears and chips to top and bottom edges. (now protected with plastic covering). Maps and B&W photographs throughout. Frontispiece: colour illustration. 25 x 19 cm, 317 pp.

Etat : Very Good. 1963. hardcover. 8vo. . Good clean copy . Military History. First edition. . . . .

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page. Dust jacket is encased in protective casing but has been damged at spine. Interior and binding are excellent. Please see images for more information.…

octavo hardcover with dustwrapper (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Hard Cover. Etat : Near Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Poor. First Edition. xv, 317pp, coloured frontis and coloured plate of the Victoria Cross and the George Cross, b/w portraits of recipients, maps and sketch maps, appendices, index to Australian V.C. and G.C. winners, pictorial end-papers. Title page foxed. Decorative cloth boards, gilt, in worn dust-jacket which has two tears (one 6 cm, one 2 cm) from the upper edge and the loss of a triangular section from the lower edge of its front panel. The book contains accounts of the military careers of the Australian holders of the Victoria Cross and the George Cross and histories of the two decorations. The connecting narrative is a history of Australian participation in the South African War and the two World Wars, and points to the influence of those wars upon the Australian defence system. Size: Large 8vo. …

191 pp including index, large octavo, pictorial end-papers, b&w photographic plates and illustrations, spine faded, book-plate on half-title, else very good copy in illustrated, limp wrappers. 2nd edition.

2nd edition stiff wrappers Nice Copy lge. octavo xvi + 317pp., b/w pls., appends., index, Australian winners of the VC & George Cross. Second edition revised & condensed by Williams & Staunton.

Or.cl. Dustjacket. 317pp. Dj covered in plastic. Name on ffe & half-title page. b/w plates. + colour frontispiece. Very good copy. 1st ed. A look at the history of the medals, badges & decorations that have been awarded to the Australian Armed Forces from the South African War to the end of World War Two.…

Card Covers. Etat : Very Good Plus. No Jacket. Second Edition. 191pp. (yellow spine) 1986. Second edition revised and condensed. 8vo. sized. A very good plus, clean, tight copy. A biography of the 96 Australian armed forces who won the Victoria Cross with photographic reproductions of each recipient. A lovely, very good plus, super clean, tight fresh copy. A light crease to the corner of the front endpaper. A lovely well preserved copy.…

2nd edition stiff wrappers Near Fine lge. octavo xvi + 317pp., b/w pls., appends., index, Australian winners of the VC & George Cross. Second edition revised & condensed by Williams & Staunton. Inc. Vietnam winners.

Second edition revised and condensed by Jeff Williams and Anthony Staunton. Pp. [xvi] 192(last blank), mostly printed double column, text illustrations (some full page), coloured pictorial endpapers, appendices, index of Victoria Cross winners; tall demy 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, tiny surface chip at head of backstrip; Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1986. Second edition. *Originally published in 1963. Contains biographies of all Australians who have won the Victoria Cross.…

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition (1963) . Book and unclipped dust jacket are in fine, As New, gift-giving condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. One small closed tear to jacket. Book discusses Australian participation in the South African War, World War I, and World War II. Map and photo illustrations. Large 8vo. 317 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar.…