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The coast watchers The coast watchers Eric Augustus Feldt As the threat of German raiders and Japanese aggression increased, Director of Naval Intelligence, Rupert Long, enlisted Eric Feldt to command the Coast Watching Organization. Feldt had been through … OL10861787W
Cry havoc Cry havoc Nigel Allsopp Features outstanding coverage of the employment of dogs in military and law enforcement organisations around the world. OL15990956W
The Great War The Great War Les Carlyon Gives and extrarodinary account of the Anzacs on the Western Front, from 1916 to 1918. It combines a brilliant overview of this immense conflict with telling detail, stories, letters and diaries that… OL18794071W
Hiroshima, Nagasaki Hiroshima, Nagasaki Paul Ham In this harrowing history of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Paul Ham argues against the use of nuclear weapons, drawing on extensive research and hundreds of interviews to prove that the bombin… OL19663002W
The Art of War The Art of War Sun Tzu The original and bestselling leadership book!. Sun Tzu's ideas on survival and success have been read across the world for centuries. Today they can still be applied to business, politics and life. T… OL19780150W
Remembering Weary Remembering Weary Margaret Geddes Collection of interviews with friends, colleagues and family which provide an insight into Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop. Also includes letters and the eulogy from his funeral service delivered by the fo… OL20606013W
Infernal triangle Infernal triangle Paul McGeough "Shares the Australian war correspondent's experiences from the front lines as he speaks with perpetrators and victims of suicide bombings, militia commanders, public officials, and civilians whose l… OL20980879W
Dogfight Dogfight Tony Holmes,Adam Claasen,Glynn Harper Covering four air forces, three theaters, and ten iconic fighters, this book is the complete story of head to head aerial combat in World War II. Matching up ten aerial rivals - including Spitfires, … OL21043085W
D-Day D-Day Charlie Samuels This is a detailed account of the planning and execution of history's greatest amphibious invasion. OL22329420W
A Sappers' war A Sappers' war Jimmy Thomson Vietnam War. Australian Military History. OL23153643W
Battle order 204 Battle order 204 Christobel Mattingley The riveting true story account of a young WW2 pilot's heroic journey, illustrated throughout with fascinating photographs, maps and excerpts from his log books.'Bomb doors open!'It was the call that… OL2479027W
On Patrol with the SAS On Patrol with the SAS Gary McKay Experience what it was really like on patrol with Australian SAS in the jungles of Borneo and Viet Nam.On Patrol with the SAS takes the reader into the heart and soul of the men of the Australian Arm… OL2585492W
The fall of Singapore The fall of Singapore Justin J. Corfield This book provides a day-by-day history of the Malayan Campaign and the Fall of Singapore from the first alerts as the British prepared to move their forces on to a war footing on 29 November, throug… OL27288463W
Fifty years of silence Fifty years of silence Jan Ruff-O'Herne "Jan Ruff-O-Hernes childhood came to an abrupt end with the Japanese invasion of Java in March 1942. Jan, her mother and two younger sisters, along with three thousand women and children, were impri… OL3032089W
The war diaries of Weary Dunlop The war diaries of Weary Dunlop E. E. Dunlop Diaries record how camps were organised, deaths, cholera epidemics, operations, torture and movement of prisoners up and down the line. OL5007368W
In Baghdad In Baghdad Paul McGeough As war loomed, reporters from around the World swarmed into Iraq. But in the end Paul McGeough was one of a handful (and the only Australian), to cover the entire war from Iraq. Keeping a daily d… OL6073642W
La guerra de guerrillas La guerra de guerrillas Che Guevara,Harry "Pombo" Villegas,Brian Loveman,Jason Manuel Olazabal,Davies, Thomas M., Jr. **Guerrilla Warfare** (Spanish: *La Guerra de Guerrillas*) is a military handbook written by Marxist revolutionary *Che Guevara*. Published in 1961 following the Cuban Revolution, it became a referen… OL63448W
Kia Kaha Kia Kaha John Crawford xiv, 330 p. : 24 cm OL8006484W
The International Directory of Military Aircraft The International Directory of Military Aircraft Gerard Frawley reference book covering military aircraft currently in service with narrative descriptions and technical specifications as well as inventory lists for military aviation services of each country OL8492792W
Nuclear Islam and Other Stories Nuclear Islam and Other Stories Tom, Law The threat of nuclear war or serious nuclear accident remains with us. Tom Law argues that these risks are increasing to a chilling degree with the continued proliferation of nuclear facilities, part… OL8940570W
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