Spies in the Sky by Taylor Downing
$35.00 AUD
Category: War
SPIES IN THE SKY is the thrilling, little known story of the partner organisation to the famous code-breaking centre at Bletchley Park. It is the story of the daring reconnaissance pilots who took aerial photographs over Occupied Europe during the most dangerous days of the Second World War, and of the ...Show more
The Spirit of the Digger by Patrick Lindsay
$35.00 AUD
Category: War
A re-issue of Patrick Lindsay's bestselling SPIRIT OF THE DIGGER in an updated edition that will include fascinating new material including the digger in Iraq and Afghanistan.
World War 2: A Complete Photographic History by Hal Buell
$40.00 AUD
Category: War
World War II: A Complete Photographic History presents a simultaneous documentary view of every theatre of the war, from the steppes of Russia to the jungles of Malaysia and the Solomons; from the freezing cold of the northernmost fjords to the scorching sands of the Libyan desert; from the bunkers of t ...Show more
Digger Smith & Australia's Great War by Peter Stanley
$40.00 AUD
Category: War
"Smiths were among the first men to land at Gallipoli. Smiths fought and died at Pozieres, Bullecourt and Passchendaele. Smiths were wounded - and treated by doctors and nurses named Smith. At home, Smiths penned patriotic doggerel and spoke vociferously against conscription. There was Grace Cossington ...Show more
The Unwinnable War: Australia in Afghanistan by Karen Middleton
$37.00 AUD
Category: War
A decade on from the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Australians are embroiled in what they were told was a 'good' war, the nation's longest military conflict - the war in Afghanistan. This book charts for the first time the decisions, motives and influences that carried Australia into Afgh ...Show more
Ghost Platoon by Frank Walker
$35.00 AUD
Category: War
For 39 years the Australian Defence Force strenuously denied a unit called the 2nd Defence and Employment Platoon existed during the Vietnam War.The platoon was a makeshift rapid deployment force of 38 men, all regular troops, based at the Australian Task Force Headquarters at Nui Dat in 1969 from late ...Show more
War Surgery: A Partnership of Heroes by John Wright
$45.00 AUD
Category: War
Considers the evolution of injuries and surgery of war throughout the ages. This is a surgeon's tribute to war surgeons who have restored broken bodies and is a raw account of the human price of conflict and the selfless heroism of those who suffer and those who help them.
Beersheba : A Journey Through Australia's Forgotten War by Paul Daley
$39.99 AUD
Category: War
The Battle of Beersheba, a redeeming win for the Anzacs who lost at Gallipoli, has slipped through the cracks of Australia's historical consciousness. Why are Australians so much more content to commemorate a glorious defeat than we are to celebrate such a resounding, against-the-odds, victory? The suns ...Show more
Pacific Fury : How Australia and Her Allies Defeated the Japanese by Peter Thompson
$39.95 AUD
Category: War
Presents an account of the Pacific conflict during World War II that places Australian voices and action at the heart of the struggle. Based on exclusive interviews with eyewitnesses and written with all the pace and verve you would expect of a master storyteller, this book vividly brings the people and ...Show more
Valkyrie : The Plot to Kill Hitler by Philipp Von Boeselager
$27.00 AUD
Category: War
When the Second World War broke out, Philipp von Boeselager fought enthusiastically for his country, leading a cavalry unit first in France and later on the Russian Front. However, when he discovered what the SS were doing to Jews and Gypsies in the summer of 1942 his enthusiasm quickly turned to disgus ...Show more
Nemesis - The Battle for Japan1944-1945 by Max Hastings
$25.00 AUD
Category: War
A companion volume to his bestselling 'Armageddon', Max Hastings' account of the battle for Japan is a masterful military history. Featuring the most remarkable cast of commanders the world has ever seen, the dramatic battle for Japan of 1944-45 was acted out across the vast stage of Asia: Imphal and Ko ...Show more
Cruel Conflict: The Triumph and Tragedy of HMAS Perth by Spurling Kathryn
$24.95 AUD
$26.99 (7% off)
Category: War
Cruel Conflict is the story of the men who served in HMAS Perth between 1939 and 1942. The courage and humour of those who were taken as prisoners of war, who endured the hardships of the camps and laboured on the Burma-Thailand railway is a story of triumph and tragedy. Kathryn Spurling has interviewed ...Show more