The Battle for Australia – A Tribute to the 8th Division AIF 1939 – 1945

Description

Title: The Battle for Australia – A Tribute to the 8th Division AIF 1939 – 1945

Author: Captain Phillips, W H J “Billy” OAM, ED

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 2nd Edition

Publication Date: 2003

ISBN: 0957803400

Cover: Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 26 pages

Comments: A brief account of the Australian 8th Division from 1939 to 1945.

The 8th Division of the Australian Army was formed to serve in World War II, as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force, who were in turn, part of the Allies of World War II. The 8th Division was raised from regular army units and new, all-volunteer infantry brigades, from July 1940 onwards. 

As war with Japan loomed in 1941, the division was divided into four separate forces, which were deployed in different parts of the Asia-Pacific region. All of these formations were destroyed as fighting forces by the end of February 1942. Most members of the division became prisoners of war, and a large number died in captivity.