To Hell and Back - Aussie Sky Heroes of Bomber Command by Laurie Woods
$29.95 AUD
Category: Military
To Hell and Back is the story of some of the other Australian airmen who flew with Bomber Command. Laurie Woods either knew these men personally or had heard of them during the campaign. These stories have been verified by conversations with the men or their relatives and in some cases historical record ...Show more
The Roer River Battles - Germany's Stand at the Westwall, 1944-45 by David R. Higgins
$19.99 AUD
$49.99 (60% off)
Category: Military
A selection of the Military Book Club Following the Allied breakout from the Normandy beachhead in July 1944, the vaunted German Army seemed on the verge of collapse. As British and US forces fanned out across northwestern France, enemy resistance unexpectedly dissolved into a headlong retreat to the Ge ...Show more
Billy Drake, Fighter Leader - The Autobiography of Group Captain B. Drake, DSO, DFC and Bar, U. S. DFC by Billy Drake; Christopher Shores
$24.99 AUD
$49.99 (50% off)
Category: Military
Born in London of an English father and Australian mother and educated in Switzerland, Billy Drake was to become one of the most illustrious RAF fighter pilots of World War II, indeed of all time. He flew in many theaters with various squadrons on different aircraft - starting with 1 Squadron in Franc ...Show more
Bomber Command: Battle of Berlin - Failed to Return by Steve Bond; Steve Darlow; Sean Feast; Andrew Macdonald; Robert Owen; Nicole Russell; Howard Sandall
$14.99 AUD
$75.00 (80% off)
Category: Military
'Tonight you are going to the Big City. You will have the opportunity to light a fire in the belly of the enemy that will burn his black heart out.' The message from Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command Sir Arthur Harris was clear. As the Second World War continued into a fifth year, the airmen of B ...Show more
Collins of the Sydney by Anthony Macdougall; A K MacDougall
$39.95 AUD
Category: Military
The first authorised biography of Australia's outstanding naval hero, captain of the cruiser HMAS Sydney and later Chief of Naval Staff
Where Soldiers Lie: The Quest to Find Australia's Missing War Dead (HB) by Ian McPhedran
$39.99 AUD
Category: Military | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
What drives veterans, military experts and forensic investigators to dedicate years to search for and identify the remains of fallen warriors? What does it mean to the families of the dead to be able to lay them to rest? Over thirty five thousand Australian soldiers and airmen are still listed as Missin ...Show more
FLYING INTO THE MOUTH OF HELL by LAURIE WOODS
$29.95 AUD
Category: Military
The story of Royal Australian Air Force service culminating in a tour of operations against the enemy, whilst an aircrew member on the Australian Lancaster 460 squadron immediately following the invasion of Europe by the allied forces. Dedicated to the aircrew of Bomber Command, and to all those who did ...Show more
No Front Line: Australia's special forces at war in Afghanistan by Chris Masters
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military
The soldiers of the SAS, the Commandos and Special Operations Engineer Regiment are Australia's most highly trained soldiers. Their work is often secret, their bravery undeniable and for thirteen years they were at the forefront of Australia's longest war. Shunning acclaim, they are the Australian Defen ...Show more
Monash and Chauvel: How Australia's two greatest generals changed the course of world history by Roland Perry
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: How 2 Aust Greatest Generals Changed the World History
Monash and Chauvel is a gripping narrative history that follows the extraordinary campaigns of the two most outstanding battlefield commanders of the First World War across all the Allied armies: John Monash and Harry Chauvel. Monash commanded the Australian forces on the Western Front at the most crit ...Show more
The Lost Battalions: A Battle That Could Not Be Won. an Island That Could Not Be Defended. an Ally That Could Not Be Trusted by Tom Gilling
$22.99 AUD
Category: Military
This is a story of forgotten Australian heroes, the soldiers of two battalions--the 2/3 Machine-Gun battalion and the 2/2 Pioneer battalion--who were on their way home from action in the Middle East to defend Australia from the Japanese when they found themselves diverted to Java to face the vastly supe ...Show more
1939: A People's History by Frederick Taylor
$44.99 AUD
Category: Military
In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. Still reeling from the ravages of the Great War, its people were desperate to rebuild their lives in a newly safe and stable era. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe to war, a war that would h ...Show more