ANZAC Centenary Commemorative Twin Pack - One: Beaten Down by Blood + Crumps and Camouflets by Big Sky Publishing
19.99 AUD
34.99 (42% off)
Category: Military
Critically acclaimed authors and highly regarded military history titles. Easy to read and well illustrated with numerous maps and images. Includes extracts from diaries and letters never published before. Written in an engaging manner for both mainstream readers and military enthusiasts. This pack cont ...Show more
Flawed Hero: Truth, Lies and War Crimes by Chris Masters
34.99 AUD
Category: Military
The shocking story of the case against Australia's most highly decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG, and the defamation trial of the century.
Darwin Spitfires: The Real Battle for Australia by Anthony Cooper
34.99 AUD
Category: Military
The Japanese air raids on Darwin on 19 February 1942 are well known to most Australians, but what happened afterwards?For almost two years the airspace over north-west Australia was routinely penetrated by Japanese air raids, tallying about 70 in total. The 1942–43 air raids on Darwin constituted the on ...Show more
You Shouldn't Have Joined... by Peter Cosgrove
24.99 AUD
49.99 (50% off)
Category: Military
General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC (Mil) CVO MC (Retd) is one of Australia's most significant public figures. As a soldier he saw action in Vietnam, winning the Military Cross, and rose to the very top of his profession, becoming Chief of the Defence Force. Soon after his retirement from the Army, he was ...Show more
Blood, Sweat and Steel by Curtis McGrath
24.99 AUD
Category: Military
From Afghanistan to gold - an extraordinary tale of tragedy, resilience and triumph In 2012, Combat Engineer Curtis McGrath was serving in the Australian Army in Afghanistan when, in the line of duty, he stepped on a land mine. Seriously injured but still conscious and aware he'd bleed out and die withi ...Show more
The Battle of Long Tan by Peter FitzSimons
49.99 AUD
Category: Military
From the bestselling author of Kokoda and Gallipoli comes the epic story of Australia's deadliest Vietnam War battle. 4.31 pm: Enemy [on] left flank. Could be serious. 5.01 pm: Enemy ... penetrating both flanks and to north and south. 5.02: Running short of ammo. Require drop through trees. It was the a ...Show more
SINKING OF HMAS SYDNEY by Doctor Tom Lewis
32.99 AUD
Category: Military
HMAS Sydney was the pride of the fleet during the Second World War. A light cruiser and one of Australia’s main combat vessels. On the 19th November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia, The Sydney engaged in a fierce and bloody battle with the German raider Kormoran. Following this action, The Sy ...Show more
Operation Hurricane by Paul Grace
34.99 AUD
Category: Military
'I remember seeing a flash, I turned around and heard a roar like a train approaching in a tunnel. Then a tremendous crack like a whiplash passed directly overhead. I saw a mushroom cloud ... There was black and white smoke, orange and red flames ascending through the centre of the mushroom.' RAN Able S ...Show more
Courage Under Fire by Daniel Keighran
29.99 AUD
34.99 (14% off)
Category: Military
<i><b>'</b><b>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</b> </i> On 24 August 2010, in battle in Afghanistan, Corporal Daniel Keighran ri ...Show more
Operation Trojan Horse: The true story behind the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years by DAVIS, STEPHEN
32.99 AUD
Category: Military
**Soon to be a major TV drama** The true story behind the secret of Flight 149 and the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years. On 1 August, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed from Heathrow airport, destined for Kuala Lumpur. It never made it there, and neither did its nearly 4 ...Show more
Our Bodies, Their Battlefields - War Through the Lives of Women by Christina Lamb
9.99 AUD
24.99 (60% off)
Category: Military
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2020 A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020 'A wake-up call ... These women's stories will make you weep, and then rage at the world's indifference.' Amal Clooney From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala, this is the fi ...Show more
Teddy Sheean VC: A Selfless Act of Valour by Doctor Tom Lewis
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29.99 (50% off)
Category: Military
No-one will ever know what made him do it.In 1942, 18-year-old Edward "Teddy" Sheean was one of the youngest and most inexperienced sailors on board the the corvette HMAS Armidale. Whilst on operation in the Timor Sea this warship came under heavy attack by Japanese aircraft. Armidale began sinking whil ...Show more