The Unknown ANZACs by Michael Caulfield
50.00 AUD
Category: MILITARY
'We have been told of the impossible task before us, of probable annihilation; yet we are eager to get to it; we joke with each other about getting cold feet, but deep down in our hearts we know when we get to it we will not be found wanting ...for the last time in this world many of us stand shoulder t ...Show more
The Battle for Australia by Bob Wurth
32.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY
The Battle for Australia stemmed the unprecedented Japanese advance from the north. The battle became a precarious fighting comeback at a time when Australia was naked to invasion. It loosened subservient ties to Britain and strengthened co-operation and dependence on the US. It was fought in Malaya, Si ...Show more
Mapping the First World War: The Great War Through Maps from 1914-1918 by Peter Chasseaud
55.00 AUD
Category: MILITARY
Follow the conflict of the World War 1 from 1914-1918 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published in association and including mapping from the archives of the Imperial War Museums. Over 150 maps demonstrating how the Great War was fought around the world ...Show more
Vietnam Australia's Ten Year War by Richard Pelvin
39.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY
Over 300 rarely seen photographs, pamphlets, letters, newspaper excerpts and diary entries bring the story of the Vietnam War to life including the famous Battle of Long Tan. An intimate portrayal of the very human side of battle, it covers the debate over National Service, the television media coverage ...Show more
The Illustrated History of Weaponry from Flint Axes to Automatic Weapons by Chuck Willis
39.95 AUD
Category: MILITARY
"The Illustrated History of Weaponry: From Flint Axes to Automatic Weapons" is a comprehensive look at the often deadly, sometimes surprising, always fascinating tools of battle. Extraordinary weapons from around the world, some never before photographed, are collected in this one-of-a-kind volume. Ther ...Show more
Boer War, The by Winston Churchill
49.95 AUD
Category: MILITARY
The first shots of the Boer War were fired at Kraaipan on 12 October 1899. Winston Churchill, though he had left his regiment, the 4th Hussars, in the previous March, was eager as ever to be within the sound of guns and wasted no time in getting himself accredited to the Morning post as war corresponden ...Show more
First Victory: 1914 - HMAS Sydney's Hunt for the German Raider Emden by Mike Carlton
45.00 AUD
Category: MILITARY
HMAS Sydney's hunt for the German raider, Emden. In the opening months of the First World War, Emden's trail of destruction was tremendous. This one small ship and her skilled and gallant captain wrought havoc on the maritime trade of the British Empire, capturing and sinking ships at will. Australia, s ...Show more
1914: The Year the World Ended by Paul Ham
49.95 AUD
Category: MILITARY | Reading Level: very good
Few years can justly be said to have transformed the earth, yet 1914 did. The story of the outbreak of World War I.In July of 1914, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Britain, and France were poised to plunge the world into a war that would kill or wound 37 million people, tear down the fabric of society ...Show more
Out of the Mountains by David Kilcullen
32.95 AUD
Category: MILITARY
In his third book, David Kilcullen takes us out of the mountains: away from the remote, rural guerrilla warfare of Afghanistan, and into the marginalised slums and complex security threats of the world's coastal cities, where almost 75 per cent of us will be living by mid-century.
Thank You For Your Service by David Finkel
29.95 AUD
Category: MILITARY
"Finkel is a vivid and deeply informed writer. His reporting often approaches the level of detail of great journalists like Katherine Boo and Nicholas Lemann, writers who get inside the emotional lives of their subjects without being exploitative. . . . Thank You is an important piece of work." The Glob ...Show more
Jack's Journey : An Anzac's Descent into Death, Disaster and Controversy at Gallipoli by Kit Cullen
32.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY | Reading Level: General Adult
Jack's Journey is the moving and extraordinary story of an unknown Anzac action at Gallipoli during the period of the Landing on 1 and 2 May, 1915. Kit Cullen began tracing Jack Collyer's story using his three diaries and his service record. The diaries cover the voyage from Australia to training in Egy ...Show more