Australian POWs: The untold stories of WWI by David Coombes
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"Comrades in distress we were, and it was now that one felt the existence of a brotherhood that establishes itself in circumstances of this kind ... A few of the men are very dejected, and appear to be losing all interest in themselves, their habits and practices not being approved by the majority. In s ...Show more
Quiet Courage: Forgotten Heroes of World War Two by Tony Matthews
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What could induce a young pilot to walk out onto the wing of his burning aircraft at 13,000 feet?Why would a plucky young woman descend into the bowels of a sinking ship knowing that she would almost certainly die there?Why did a family remain on their farm, tending crops while suffering four long years ...Show more
Fatal Mission: The Life and Death of the Crew of the Naughty Nan 467 SQNRAAF by Mal Elliot
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Fatal Mission is the story of Australian navigator Oscar Furniss, just one of 55,000 young men who perished while flying for Bomber Command during World War II. Lovingly crafted by his nephew, Mal Elliott, this book brings to life a young man whose name was never spoken by his family and who was a stran ...Show more
The Sisters of Auschwitz: The true story of two Jewish sisters' resistance in the heart of Nazi territory by Roxane van Iperen
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Perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Choice and The Librarian of Auschwitz - this is the international bestselling and life-affirming true story of female bravery and surviving the horrors of Auschwitz.WINNER of the Opzij Literature Prize 2019They knew their survival depended on each o ...Show more
Courage Under Fire (HB) by Daniel Keighran
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'A man selfless in the face of threat. Courageous in the face of terror. Generous in the face of suffering. And humble in the face of an honour bestowed.' Dame Quentin Bryce On 24 August 2010, in battle in Afghanistan, Corporal Daniel Keighran risked his life in a hail of gunfire to save his fellow sold ...Show more
The Oarsmen: The Remarkable Story of the Men Who Rowed from the Great War to Peace by PATTERSON, SCOTT
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Category: Military SPECIALS | Series: Men Who Rowed from the Great War to Peace
At the end of the First World War, there were 270,000 demobilised Australian soldiers in Europe. Getting them home after the Armistice was a task of epic proportions that would take more than two years. In the meantime, how to keep these disgruntled, damaged men with guns occupied? In a word: sport. T ...Show more
Major Thomas: The Bush Lawyer who Defended Breaker Morant and Took on the British Empire by Greg Growden
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Opinion is still sharply divided on whether Breaker Morant and his Australian co-defendants were criminals who got what they deserved, or scapegoats used by the British Empire. Major Thomas, the bush lawyer drafted in at the last minute to defend them, is invariably depicted either as a hero or an incom ...Show more
Warrior Elite by Robert Macklin
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A compelling account of Australia's intelligence organisations and special forces - from the early days of the commandos during World War II through to the SAS of today and the cyber wars of the future. From the co-author of SAS Sniper. Warrior Elite is a unique and compelling account of Australia's spe ...Show more
Kangaroo Squadron: American Courage in the Darkest Days of World War II by Gamble Bruce
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In early 1942, while most of the American military was still in disarray from the devastating attacks on Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, a single squadron advanced to the far side of the world to face America's new enemy. Based in Australia with poor supplies and no ground support, the pilots and crew ...Show more
HMAS Sydney: Australia's Greatest Naval Tragedy by Tom Frame
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The complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, and the finding of her wreck in 2008. On 19 November 1941, the pride of the Australian Navy, the light cruiser Sydney, fought a close-quarters battle with the German armed raider HSK Kormoran off Carnarvon on the West Australian ...Show more
The Hell Pit of Sendryu by Jim Brigginshaw
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Jim Bodero spent much of World War Two in several versions of hell. Taken prisoner when Singapore fell into Japanese hands early in 1942, he - along with thousands of fellow POWs - was conscripted as a slave labourer. He was deep underground, in a coal mine near Nagasaki, when the US dropped its second ...Show more
GALLIPOLI & THE MIDDLE EAST 1915 - 18 by MACDOUGALL ANTHONY
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Invasion - "Digging in" - Stalemate - Failure - Advancing to Jerusalem - Syria - Middle East.