Purple over Green. The History of the 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion 1939-1945.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

(Sydney: Printcraft Press 1978). 8vo. Orig. dec. cloth. Gilt. Dustjacket. (x 454pp.). With 32 full-page plates and numerous maps. Previous owners name stamp on front free endpaper. Slight foxing on prelim. pages and last couple of pages otherwise a very nice copy. NOTE: As part of the 6th Division 2AIF the Battalion was one of the first Australian units in action in the attack on Bardia North Africa January 1941. Later it fought in Greece Crete and New Guinea. Includes a Nominal Roll Casualties Honours and Awards.