1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History by R. G. Grant
$39.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: 1001
Since the first recorded armed conflicts in Sumeria in 2500 BCE, battles have been fought for geographical and political gain. Early combats were small in scale, involving only a few thousand infantry and primitive chariots, but successive campaigns in the region gave the city-states of Babylon and Agad ...Show more
Devotion An Epic True Story of Heroism, Brotherhood and Sacrifice by Adam Makos
$29.99 AUD
Category: Military
'Devotion' is the true story of the US Navy's most famous aviator duo: Tomn Hudner, a white, blue-blooded New Englander, and Jesse Brown, a black sharecropper's son from Mississippi. The two went on to fly and fight together in the early stages of the Korean war, before Brown was shot down.
Lost Warriors: Seagrim and Pagani of Burma The last great untold story of WWII by Philip Davies
$45.00 AUD
Category: Military
The last great untold story of WWII tells of courage and conflict in the jungle of Burma during the Japanese occupation. An intensely human story of honour, courage, love and self-sacrifice in the face of appalling brutality. Its legacy resonates to this day as the diverse peoples of Burma search for la ...Show more
Barney Greatrex by Michael Veitch
$35.00 AUD
Category: Military
The incredible untold World War II story of Australian hero BARNEY GREATREX - from Bomber Command to French Resistance fighter. A school and university cadet in Sydney, Barney Greatrex signed up for RAF Bomber Command in 1941, eager to get straight into the very centre of the Allied counterattack. Bombi ...Show more
Victory at Villiers-Bretonneaux by Peter FitzSimons
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military
It?s early 1918, and after four brutal years, the fate of the Great War hangs in the balance.On the one hand, the fact that Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks have seized power in Russia - immediately suing for peace with Germany - means that no fewer than one million of the Kaiser?s soldiers can now be ...Show more
The Last 100 Days - The Australian Road to Victory in the First World War by Will Davies
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military
In March 1918, with the fear of a one-million-man American army landing in France, the Germans attacked. In response, Australian soldiers were involved in a number of engagements, culminating in the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux and the saving of Amiens, and Paris, from German occupation.Then came ...Show more
Battles That Changed History (HB) by DK
$39.99 AUD
Category: Military
From the fury of the Punic Wars to the icy waters of Dunkirk, relive 5,000 years of world-changing combat with this guide to the most famous battles in history, including a foreword from TV presenter and historian Tony Robinson.This military history book takes you on a journey through the battlefields o ...Show more
How to Defend Australia by Hugh White
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military
A brilliant and important book about Australia's future. Can Australia defend itself in the Asian century? How seriously ought we take the risk of war? Do we want to remain a middle power? What kind of strategy, and what Australian Defence Force, do we need? In this groundbreaking book, Hugh White cons ...Show more
The Outpost: (FTI) by Jake Tapper
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE The heartbreaking and inspiring story of one of the deadliest battles of the Afghanistan war, acclaimed by critics as a classic. 'A mind-boggling, all-too-true story of heroism, hubris, failed strategy, and heartbreaking sacrifice' Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild At 5:58 ...Show more
Once Upon A Time in Iraq by James Bluemel; Renad Mansour
$55.00 AUD
Category: Military
In war, there is no easy victory. When troops invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein's regime, most people expected an easy victory. Instead, the gamble we took was a grave mistake, and its ramifications continue to reverberate through the lives of millions, in Iraq and the West. As we gain more ...Show more
World War II The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
$49.99 AUD
Category: Military
World War II is captured in hundreds of compelling images, presenting the people, places, and politics involved in the epic conflict. Inside this complete visual guide is chronological coverage of the lead up to war, major military battles around the globe, and the aftermath that still influences and im ...Show more
The Lost Boys by BYRNES
$35.00 AUD
Category: Military
In the First World War of 1914-1918, thousands of boys across Australia and New Zealand lied about their age, forged a parent's signature and left to fight on the other side of the world. Though some were as young as thirteen, they soon found they could die as well as any man. Like Peter Pan's lost boys ...Show more