The Diggers of Colditz by Jack Champ; Colin Burgess
$35.00 AUD
Category: Military
Colditz Castle was Nazi Germany's infamous 'escape-proof' wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, Australian Lieutenant Jack Champ and other prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape from t ...Show more
Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden
$32.99 AUD
Category: Military
Secondhand. A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in History Winner of the 2018 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Greene Award for a distinguished work of nonfiction. The first battle book from Mark Bowden since his #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down, Hue 1968, "an instantly recognizable c ...Show more
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
$22.99 AUD
Category: Military
A gripping true story of human endurance and the resilience of one remarkable individual during WWII from Laura Hillenbrand (author of 'Seabiscuit'). On a May afternoon in 1943, a US bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean. After an agonising delay, a young lieutenant finally bobbed to the surface and str ...Show more
Castle of the Eagles: Escape from Mussolini's Colditz by Mark Felton
$22.99 AUD
Category: Military
High in the Tuscan hills above Florence, an elaborate medieval castle, converted to a POW camp on Mussolini's personal orders, holds one of the most illustrious groups of prisoners in the history of warfare. The dozen or so British and Commonwealth senior officers includes three knights of the realm an ...Show more
36 Days by Hugh Dolan
$19.99 AUD
Category: Military
When Australian troops stormed Z Beach in the pre-dawn darkness of 25 April 1915, it was the culmination of one of the most complex and daunting operations in the history of warfare - a seaborne assault on a heavily fortified shore, defended by a well-prepared and forewarned army. To add to the difficul ...Show more
The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway by Brendan Simms, Steven McGregor
$42.99 AUD
Category: Military
A vivid new history of the Battle of Midway that transforms our understanding of the iconic turning point of the Second World War. The stunning and decisive battle of Midway was perhaps the most crucial naval battle in the Pacific theater during World War II. Walter Lord explained away the US victory a ...Show more
Afghanistan Australia's War by Ian McPhedran; Gary Ramage
$19.99 AUD
Category: Military
Featuring the stunning images of photographer Gary Ramage, and the words of Ian McPhedran, this book is an emotional, graphic, very moving and comprehensive record of the ten years of Australia's war in Afghanistan. Australia's War in Afghanistan is an extraordinary visual record which recognizes and ce ...Show more
Animals in the Great War by Stephen Wynn; Tanya Wynn
$44.99 AUD
Category: Military
Animals in the Great War looks at the use of animals by all sides in the Great War and to what effect. In the main, it focuses greatly on horses, dogs and pigeons but also addresses the war efforts of other animals.In the early years of the war horses were, to a large extent, the only form of transport ...Show more
Bill the Bastard: The story of Australia's greatest war horse by Roland Perry
$29.99 AUD
Category: Military
An epic yarn based on the true story of a great Australian war horse who rode with bravery and valour at Gallipoli, the desert campaigns of Egypt, and Palestine.
The Crossroad by Mark Donaldson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Military
On 2 September 2008, in a valley in eastern Afghanistan, Trooper Mark Donaldson made a split-second decision that would change his life. His display of extraordinary courage that day saw him awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia, making him the first Australian to receive our highest award for braver ...Show more
Uncommon Soldier by Chris Masters
$32.99 AUD
Category: Military
Groundbreaking, revealing, probing. In this new book from the country's foremost investigative journalist, Chris Masters turns his attention to the modern Australian soldier. Moving away from our ongoing fascination with Anzac story, he looks at the rich and illuminating present to write a character stu ...Show more
Women to the Front by Heather Sheard; Ruth Lee
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military
At the outbreak of World War I, 129 women were registered as medical practitioners in Australia, and many of them were eager to contribute their skills and expertise to the war effort. For the military establishment, however, the notion of women doctors serving on the battlefield was unthinkable. Undau ...Show more