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More than 10,000 Australians served with Bomber Command, a highly trained band of elite fliers who undertook some of the most dangerous operations of World War 2. Their bravery in extreme circumstances has barely been recognised. Only 2% of Australian forces were involved but they took 20% of the casulties. 424 pages with 16 pages of illustrations. Book in very… Read more about this item

How seven centuries of Muslim rule came to an end in Spain. An action packed story of intrigue, treachery, cruelty, cunning, courtliness, bravery and tragedy. 206 pages with 16 pages of mainly colour illustrations. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

The story of Australian journalist W H Donald and his role in the birth of modern China in the first half of the 20th century. 370 pages with 16 pages of illustrations and a map. Book in very good condition.

In the Summer of 1865 the Confederate States Ship Shenandoah siled into Pport Phillip Bay. When the sleek black raider left after three weeks on 19 February there are 42 Australians on board who have enlisted to fight for the South in the American Civil War. 371 pages with 8 pages of illustrations. Book in very good+ condition.

The history of the SAS and reconstructs some of the greatest actions while telling the truth behind the astonishing legends. 588 pages with 55 illustrations and 13 maps. Book in very good condition.

An Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from 8th August - 31st October 1940. 32 pages . Book in Good condition with some wear back cover, light tanning and has been folded ? probably to carry.

July 1942, a large Japanese force landed along the north-eastern coastline of Papua - the story of three weeks of battle by a small Australian militia supported by Papuan soldiers and constabulary outnumbered three to one who fought to hold the Kokoda Plateau and keep the kokoda airstrips out of enemy control. Also the story of two groups of Anglican… Read more about this item

The author spent 40 years in secret service monitoring firstly Nazism then communism in Britain, Holland and Australia during the Cold War. Her appraisal of ASIO raises unanswered questions of great importance. 316 pages with black and white illustrations through the text. Book in very good+ condition.

Eyewitness accounts of the Battle for Normandy - the compelling story of the longest day, 6th June 1944 - D-Day and the fighting that followed, told in the voices of those who were there. 326 pages with a map. Book in very good+ condition.

An intended mercy flight by the RAAF in 1942 turned into 33 days battle for survival in far north Australia - a story of courage and endurance. 140 pages with 19 black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition.

The Welsh Guards and the defining story of Britain's war in Afghanistan - what it was like to fight as a Welsh Guardsman in Helmand in 2009. 656 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs, black and white illustrations throughout the text, and 9 maps. Book in very good+ condition.

A collection of gripping, awe-inspiring and sometimes terrifying accounts of life on the front - drawn from diaries, memoirs and letters including poetry, reportage and prose. 413 pages. Book in very good condition with some light foxing to leading edges. Dust jacket in very good condition with minor wear.

A first hand account giving fascinating detail of every day life in the wartime USSR and recounts the gruelling toll of combat and breathtaking bravery of this female sniper. She volunteered for military service and at eighteen was sent to sniper school and after arduous training saw combat from November 1944 in ferocious battles in East Prussia and Poland. 206… Read more about this item

Examines both the German tactics and the Allies preferred solution to fighting the war - overwhelming force of artillery barrage and storm trooper infantry attack verses the advance in technology of weapons in the combination of artillery, tanks, infantry and aircraft. 240 pages and some maps. Book in very good condition with light tanning and minor wear back cover.

21 March 1918 the Germans unleash the biggest set piece battle the world had ever seen involving 2 million German soldiers and for two weeks the plan works until General Haig calls on the Australians to save Villers-Bretonneux the gateway to the key train hub at Amiens. The Australians mount a counter attack that stops the Germans and then forces… Read more about this item

Why a French town will never forget the ANZACS. On 21 March 1918 the Germans launch the biggest set piece battle the world has ever seen across a 45 mile front involving two million German soldiers. For two weeks the plan works and British troops flee before them, in desperations the General Haig calls upon the Australian soldiers to stop… Read more about this item

Alick Trafford was 22 when he left a remote New Zealand farm to join his brother fighting in World War One - he kept a secret diary throughout. The words are raw and authentic, revealing the emotions of an ordinary soldier with no punches pulled. 351 pages with 5 black and white photographs and 4 maps.

The life of Roden Cutler the winner of the Victoria Cross in World War 2 who despite losing a leg went on to become the Governor of New South Wales for 15 years. 418 pages with 12 pages of black and white photographs and 10 maps. Book in very good condition with previous owners name and date on title page.

A unique record of the development of the war cartoon revealing that the cartoon is an accurate historical record. 192 pages with black and white illustrations throughout and on endpapers. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with small knock top spine.

The little boat that pulled off Australia's most daring commando raid of World War 2. In 1943 the Krait carried 14 Z force operatives from Australia to Singapore and back on Operation Jaywick. 244 pages with 16 pages of photographs and 2 maps. Book in very good condition.