Forged in Fire: An Australian commando's story of life and death on the frontline. by Scott Ryder
$36.99 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
Forged in Fire takes us inside the secretive world of the Australian commandos. Frankly written, with self-deprecating humour, Forged in Fire reveals the qualities of strength and mental resilience that characterise special forces operators.
The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama by Ben Macintyre
$36.99 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
'Macintyre does true-life espionage better than anyone else' John Preston From the author of Sunday Times #1 bestsellers COLDITZ, SAS: ROGUE HEROES and THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR. On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London. T ...Show more
The Bravest Scout at Gallipoli: The Many Lives and Tragic Death of Harry Freame, the Anzac Hero Betrayed by His Nation by Ryan Butta
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
The many lives and tragic death of Harry Freame, the Anzac hero betrayed by his nation Harry Freame was the first Australian to win the Distinguished Conduct Medal at Gallipoli. Raised as a samurai, he risked his life again and again to scout the beaches and hills of the battlefield, reporting invaluabl ...Show more
Buckham's Bombers: The Australian airmen who hunted Hitler's deadliest battleship by Mark Baker
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
The untold story of one of the finest Australian air crews in World War II, and one of the most dangerous missions of the war in Europe. Bruce Buckham was captain of one of the finest Lancaster crews in Bomber Command in World War II. The Australians were famous for their exploits in the air and infamo ...Show more
Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia's Sovereignty by Andrew Fowler
$35.00 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
The spectacular fallout from Australia's duplicitous AUKUS deal Like all military acquisition programs worth billions of dollars, Australia's decision to buy a new submarine fleet was expected to be a torturous process. But no one could have predicted the trail of wreckage it left behind. From the boul ...Show more
World War II: the Definitive Visual History Vol 2 - From the Invasion of Sicily to VJ Day by Richard Overy
$24.95 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography | Series: World War II: the Definitive Visual History Ser.
Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (May 2020) and Victory in Japan Day (August 2020), this second of two volumes is an outstanding concise history of WWII from the invasion of Sicily to VJ Day. This second volume in the landmark series about WWII examines the Alli ...Show more
Lest: Australian War Myths by Mark Dapin
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
From Simpson's donkey and the Emu War to Vietnam and Ben Roberts-Smith, Australian military history is full of events that didn't happen the way most people think they did. In his inimitable style, award-winning author Mark Dapin sets the record straight.Australia's war tales could be said to be the cl ...Show more
Krithia: The Forgotten Anzac Battle of Gallipoli by Mat McLachlan
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
Gallipoli is the defining battlefield in Australian history and identity, yet the tale of the Second Battle of Krithia has existed largely in the shadows of the bigger Gallipoli story. It is, however, one of the most poignant and tragic tales of World War I, now brought to light by bestselling military ...Show more
Dive! Australian Submariners at War by Mike Carlton
$45.00 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
Submariners are a special breed. Not for them a life on the ocean wave, the fresh air and sunshine of other naval sailors. With stealth and daring they go deep and dark, alone and unseen, in often dangerous waters. They sometimes call themselves the Silent Service, with good reason. Australian submarin ...Show more
Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age by Norman Ohler
$32.99 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
A brilliant and original investigation into the medical origins of LSD and how the Nazis and the CIA turned it into a weapon, by the author of Blitzed. First used as a drug capable of treating mental illnesses, then as a 'truth serum' by the CIA, Tripped reveals how the fortuitous discovery of LSD in Ap ...Show more
Operation Biting by Max Hastings
$37.99 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
Operation Biting was one of the most thrilling British commando raids of World War II, and probably the most successful. In February 1942 RAF intelligence was baffled by a newly-identified radar network on the coast of Nazi-occupied Europe, codenamed Würzburg. The brilliant scientist Dr RV Jones propos ...Show more
Sandakan: The Untold Story of the Sandakan Death Marches by Paul Ham
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military History/Biography
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