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Men at War
A social & military history of the
Australian 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
(first formation)
Vol 1 - Australia, Syria, Java 1940-1942
Hardie Grant Books, 2024
“Mitchell uses interviews, letters and archives to delve into the lives of an entire battalion and, in a real sense, humanises the . . . 2/2 Pioneer battalion.”
"Men at War is beautifully produced, clearly and elegantly written . . . [and] is in the first rank of Australian military historical writing."
"An epic book . . ."
Steven Carroll
Sydney Morning Herald
Michael McKernan
Australian Book Review
Australian Defence Magazine
Vol 2 - Java, Burma Railway, Japan 1942-1945
In progress
Do you have letters, diaries, photos or family reminiscences that tell the Pioneer story?
Yes, I do!
Anchor 1
Members of D Company, 2/2nd Pioneers, Puckapunyal, 1940
Original photo Des Martin, courtesy his son Desmond Martin
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