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1945, South Pacific, The Australia Story Trust., 256 p., good boards, no dust jacket, will require extra postage.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. Gift inscription ffep. Sun fading to dust wrapper at spine. Light reading wear. 256 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Photography. ISBN: 0949155004. ISBN/EAN: 9780949155009. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 53241. …

A Near Fine Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket As Issued. PREPARED FOR AMERICAN SERVICEMEN DURING WORLD WAR II. - Produced during the closing months of World War II, this substantial pictorial survey introduced United States military personnel to Australia and New Guinea through more than 700 photographs documenting geography, cities, industry, agriculture, Indigenous cultures, military installations, and everyday life. Intended as both an educational reference and a cultural guide, it offered American servicemen an unusually comprehensive view of their Pacific ally. A Wartime Portrait of Australia. Organized thematically, the volume explores Australia's major cities, transportation networks, mining, farming, sheep and cattle industries, vineyards, ports, architecture, education, and government, while also presenting extensive photographic coverage of New Guinea and Indigenous communities. The result is an exceptional visual record of Australia at the end of the Second World War. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Folio; 13.25 inches tall. Profusely illustrated with approximately 700 black-and-white photographs printed on glossy paper. Publisher's illustrated hardcover. CONDITION: Near Fine. Bindings are tight and square. Text is clean with light, even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. A handsome, well-preserved example. KEY FEATURES +++ More than 700 black-and-white documentary photographs. +++ Extensive coverage of Australia and New Guinea during World War II. +++ Prepared for United States Armed Forces serving in the Southwest Pacific. +++ Documents cities, industry, transportation, agriculture, Indigenous cultures, and military-era life. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Documenting America's Pacific Partner - Published as Allied forces remained active across the Pacific, Displaying Australia and New Guinea served both as an orientation manual and as a visual ambassador for Australia. Rather than emphasizing military operations alone, it introduced servicemen to the nation's economy, culture, landscapes, and institutions, strengthening understanding between wartime allies. An Important Visual Record. Today the volume is valued as an expansive photographic archive of Australia and New Guinea in the mid-1940s. Its hundreds of images preserve views of cities, industries, transportation, rural life, and Indigenous communities just before the profound economic and social changes of the postwar era. SUBJECTS: Australia, New Guinea, World War II, United States Armed Forces, Oceania, Indigenous Australians, Papua New Guinea, Documentary Photography, World War II; Pictorial History; Military History.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good+. No Dust Jacket. (1945) 256 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on front cover. Binding a bit rubbed. Light foxing to endpapers. Illust. w/ numerous b/w photos. Contents nice.