Watch List notes:

THE FOOTSOLDIERS, The Story of the 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion, A.I.F. in the War of 1939-45, by William Crooks, 1971 First Edition, hard cover with dust jacket, 528pp, with b&w images and maps, includes lists of POWs, battle honours, honours & awards with citations, roll of honour, casualty list, with endorsement on cover page signed by Eric Marshall (Maj-Gen Eric Sydney Marshall) served in 2/33rd as Captain. Foxing at page edges as usual, otherwise very fine and rare as first edition.

Together with other papers including copies of Mud & Blood, the journal of the 2/33 Bn as well as a personal letter written in 1981 from Maj-Gen E.S.Marshall OBE, ED, Regimental Colonel, Royal NSW Regt, on his letterhead.