Brisbane and World War II / edited by Barry Shaw.

Brisbane : Brisbane History Group Inc., 2015.

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World War, 1939-1945 -- History.

Local history -- Queensland.

History -- Queensland.

Brisbane (Qld.) -- History.

The home front:

1. Brisbane River in World War II / David Jones

2. Advanced land headquarters at St Lucia during World War II / Marilyn England

3. Moreton Bay anti-submarine harbour defences in World War II / Richard Walding

4. Torpedo Hill - the US Navy at Mt Coot-tha / Jack Ford & Brian Rough

5. The role of Fort Lytton during World War II / Brian Rough

6. Women at war in Brisbane during World War II / Peter Dunn

The front line:

7. Brisbane's submarine war / David Jones

8. Hitler's first military defeat on land: a reassessment of the 2/15th Battalion's role / John Mackenzie-Smith

9. A Cameron never yields': the 61st Battalion Queensland Cameron Highlanders / Janet Hogan

10. Colonel Kenneth Fraser and the 2/2nd Australian General Hospital, Kantara / Jean Stewart

Remembering and recording the fronts:

11. 2/9th Battalion AIF memorial: the background story / Paul Sayer

12. Saving Eagle Farm's Hangar 7 / Bob Livingstone

13. Bring home the images / Roger Marks.

Donated by The Brisbane History Group on 19 October 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781925236316

1035-4050

xiii, 280 p. : ill. ; 23 cm