Forged in Fire: An Australian commando's story of life and death on the frontline. by Scott Ryder
$36.99 AUD
Category: War/Military
Forged in Fire takes us inside the secretive world of the Australian commandos. Frankly written, with self-deprecating humour, Forged in Fire reveals the qualities of strength and mental resilience that characterise special forces operators.
The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli: The Many Lives and Tragic Death of Harry Freame, the Anzac Hero Betrayed by His Nation by Ryan Butta
$34.99 AUD
Category: War/Military
The many lives and tragic death of Harry Freame, the Anzac hero betrayed by his nation Harry Freame was the first Australian to win the Distinguished Conduct Medal at Gallipoli. Raised as a samurai, he risked his life again and again to scout the beaches and hills of the battlefield, reporting invaluabl ...Show more
Kokoda Legend: Captain Sam Templeton by David Howell
$29.99 AUD
Category: War/Military
One of the finest soldiers and most courageous leaders I have ever known. - Lt Doug McClean, D Coy, 39th Battalion If you have trekked Kokoda, then the campsite of Templeton's Crossing will be familiar. Discover the story of the man behind the name.Captain Sam Templeton was the first Australian officer ...Show more
Dive! Australian Submariners at War by Mike Carlton
$45.00 AUD
Category: War/Military
Submariners are a special breed. Not for them a life on the ocean wave, the fresh air and sunshine of other naval sailors. With stealth and daring they go deep and dark, alone and unseen, in often dangerous waters. They sometimes call themselves the Silent Service, with good reason. Australian submarin ...Show more
Krithia: The Forgotten Anzac Battle of Gallipoli by Mat McLachlan
$34.99 AUD
Category: War/Military
Gallipoli is the defining battlefield in Australian history and identity, yet the tale of the Second Battle of Krithia has existed largely in the shadows of the bigger Gallipoli story. It is, however, one of the most poignant and tragic tales of World War I, now brought to light by bestselling military ...Show more
Buckham's Bombers: The Australian airmen who hunted Hitler's deadliest battleship by Mark Baker
$34.99 AUD
Category: War/Military
The untold story of one of the finest Australian air crews in World War II, and one of the most dangerous missions of the war in Europe. Bruce Buckham was captain of one of the finest Lancaster crews in Bomber Command in World War II. The Australians were famous for their exploits in the air and infamo ...Show more
The Strategists: Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini and Hitler - How War Made Them, And How They Made War by Phillips Payson O'Brien
$36.99 AUD
Category: War/Military
If we want to understand military strategy, we must first understand the strategist.In THE STRATEGISTS, Professor Phillips Payson O'Brien delves deep into the psyches of five of the most impactful leaders in modern history - Churchill, Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and Roosevelt - and their respective strat ...Show more
Lest: Australian War Myths by Mark Dapin
$34.99 AUD
Category: War/Military
From Simpson's donkey and the Emu War to Vietnam and Ben Roberts-Smith, Australian military history is full of events that didn't happen the way most people think they did. In his inimitable style, award-winning author Mark Dapin sets the record straight.Australia's war tales could be said to be the cl ...Show more
Operation Biting by Max Hastings
$37.99 AUD
Category: War/Military
Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably the most successful. In February 1942 RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly-identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed Würzburg. The brilliant scientist Dr RV Jones propos ...Show more
The Spot the War Forgot - WW1 Berrima German POW Camp by Wendy Hamilton
$34.95 AUD
Category: War/Military
Wolfgang Schmitt and his friend Billy Köster from the freighter the Pfalz, are captured in Melbourne three hours after Britain declares war on Germany, and find themselves packed off to a derelict gaol in the rundown village of Berrima. The gaol, notorious for its sadistic history and ghosts, quickly ea ...Show more
D-DAY the Oral History by Garrett M. Graff
$34.99 AUD
Category: War/Military
On 6th June 1944, the Allied invasion began. For hours, wave after wave of soldiers, sailors, and airmen crossed the channel and stormed the Normandy coast, fighting to gain a foothold in Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. It was the largest combined air and seaborne invasion ever, involving over 150,000 A ...Show more
Most Secret - MI9 Escape and Evasion Devices by Sarah Paterson (Introduction by)
$36.99 AUD
Category: War/Military | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Published for the first time since its creation in 1942, this 'most secret' facsimile reveals the many marvellous and ingenius escape aids created by MI9 to help Allied personnel both evade capture and escape from prisoner of war camps. From silk maps designed to be concealed in garments, tiny radio rec ...Show more