The Second Twenty-Fourth Australian Infantry Battalion of the 9th Australian Division. A History. Foreword by Brigadier the Hon. R.W. Tovell.

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(Brisbane: The Jacaranda Press 1963). Royal 8vo. Orig. cloth (edges rubbed). Gilt. Dustjacket (faded; edges worn; front cover torn). (xiv 378pp.). With frontisp. 14 full-page plates 10 maps and illust. endpapers. 1st ed. Previous owners name on front free endpaper. Slight toning on endpapers and some annotations otherwise a fine copy. NOTE: The Second Twenty-Fourth is one of the most famous army formations to fight in World War Two and is perhaps better known as "The Rats of Tobruk". Includes Roll of Honour.