The D-Day Atlas: Anatomy of the Normandy Campaign by Charles Messenger; James Holland
$49.99 AUD
Category: Military
A vivid re-creation of the D-Day invasion and its aftermath, told through detailed maps, authoritative text by a noted military historian and contemporary photographs.This powerful study chronicles the evolution of the invasion plan and culminates in a day-by-day account of the landings by sea and by ai ...Show more
D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches by Stephen E. Ambrose
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military
On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, bestselling author and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the first time anywhere that the intricate plan for the invasion of France in June 1944 had to be abandoned before the first shot was fired. The true story of D- ...Show more
In the Hour of Victory - The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson by Sam Willis
$29.99 AUD
Category: Military
When Napoleon eventually died in exile, the Lords of the Admiralty ordered that the original dispatches from seven major fleet battles--The Glorious First of June (1794), St Vincent (1797), Camperdown (1797), The Nile (1798), Copenhagen (1801), Trafalgar (1805), and San Domingo (1806)--should be gathere ...Show more
Malaya (#5 Australian Army Campaigns) by Brian Farrell & Gareth Pratten
$14.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Australian Army Campaigns
When Imperial Japan unleashed the Pacific War in December 1941, Australian forces went into action, as part of a larger British Empire force, to defend Malaya and Singapore. Australia's principal contribution to defending Malaya and Singapore was the 8th Division. Originally raised for service in the Me ...Show more
Cold Warriors by Duncan White
$55.00 AUD
Category: Military
In this age of 24-hour news coverage, where rallying cries are made on Twitter and wars are waged in cyberspace as much as on the ground, the idea of a novel as a weapon that can wield any power feels almost preposterous. The Cold War was a time when destruction was merely the press of a button away, b ...Show more
Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942 by Max Hastings
$22.99 AUD
Category: Military
The Sunday Times bestseller ‘One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings’ DAILY MAIL In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill made a persona ...Show more
Sandakan: The Untold Story of the Sandakan Death Marches by Paul Ham
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military
The untold story of the Sandakan Death Marches of the Second World War.This is the story of the three-year ordeal of the Sandakan prisoners of war - a barely known episode of unimaginable horror. After the fall of Singapore in February 1942, the Japanese conquerors transferred 2500 British and Australia ...Show more
John Curtin's War Volume II - Triumph and Decline by John Edwards
$49.99 AUD
Category: Military
The first volume of John Curtin?s War was recognized as 'a landmark in Australian political biography? (The Australian) and 'remarkable? (AFR). That book ends with the fall of Singapore and a fundamental realignment of Australia?s place in the world- 'The Americans were coming. So were the Japanese.? Th ...Show more
Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab
$22.99 AUD
Category: Military
'The best account yet of the SAS in action.' " (Sunday Times) In January 1991, eight members of the SAS regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link betwee ...Show more
World Encyclopedia of Armoured Fighting Vehicles by Jack Livesey
$39.95 AUD
Category: Military
Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) are a critical element of any armoured formation, giving tactical support to the tank. This newly updated book is an authoritative history and directory of armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery, covering a wide range of wheeled, tracked ...Show more
The Daggers & Bayonets World Encyclopedia of Knives by Tobias Capwell
$39.95 AUD
Category: Military
Since sharpened tools emerged almost one million years ago, edged weapons have played an incredible role in the shaping of human history. This beautifully presented volume traces the history of daggers, knives and bayonets through to the 21st century. The directory features more than 350 examples, from ...Show more