Curtin's Cowboys - Australia's Secret Bush Commandos by Richard Walker; Helen Walker

$100.00 AUD

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Gallipoli to Tripoli - History of the 10th Light Horse Regiment AIF: 1914-1919 by Neville Browning; Ian Gill

$300.00 AUD

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Britain to Borneo : A History of 2/32 Australian Infantry Battalion by Syd Trigellis-Smith

$400.00 AUD

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Formed in England in 1940 from Australian reinforcements diverted en route to the Middle East, the Battalion became part of the 9th Division. It fought at the Seige of Tobruk in 1941; the Battle of Alamein in 1942; New Guinea in 1943-44; and, Borneo in 1945. Includes Roll of honour; Awards and honours; and, Nominal roll. ...Show more

Australians at War: A Pictorial History by A K MACDOUGALL

$20.00 AUD

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The Crossroad by Mark Donaldson

$20.00 AUD

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When Mark Donaldson was awarded the Victoria Cross in 2009, he was the first Australian to receive our highest award for bravery since Keith Payne's medal in 1969. Mark showed extraordinary courage when he rescued an Afghan interpreter under heavy fire during a bloody ambush in Afghanistan. Something ab out Mark's modesty and quiet determination struck a chord with the Australian public, because in 2010 he was voted Young Australian of the Year. Mark's journey to that crucial decision in Afghanistan, where he chose to risk his own life to save another's, is almost as extraordinary as the act itself. He was rebellious child and teenager, even before the death of his father - a Vietnam veteran - when Mark was in his mid-teens. A few years later, Mark's mother was murdered, although her body has never been found. Mark's path could so easily have turned to a life of alcohol abuse, self-destructiveness and petty crime. But Mark pulled himself together and chose a different road - the army. It was his salvation and he found himself a natural soldier, progressing unerringly to the very peak of the Australian military: the SAS. From teenage rebellion to the stark realities of combat in the mountains and valleys of Afghanistan, Mark's book is the frank and compelling story of a man turning his destiny around by sheer determination and strength of mind. ...Show more

THE SOMME : AN EYEWITNESS HISTORY by ROBERT T FOLEY AND HELEN MCCARTNEY (eds)

$25.00 AUD

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Dusty Warriors: Modern Soldiers at War by Richard Holmes

$30.00 AUD

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Our foremost military historian offers us a compelling and at times terrifying account of what it means to be a contemporary soldier, written in the words of the men and women of his regiment who are currently completing a dangerous and bloody six-month tour of duty. In this remarkable book, Richard Hol mes draws on the testimonies of the 700 soldiers of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment to capture in vivid detail the average soldier's day-to-day experience of war. Embroiled in a conflict often too dangerous for reporters to cover, these part-time soldiers - most of them young, many without any previous experience of warfare - have kept ongoing records of the drudgery, anxiety and horror involved in fighting a violent and increasingly unpopular war against a ruthless and resourceful enemy. All have risked their lives, and many have died. Others have been recognised and awarded for their courage, resourcefulness and gallantry - Private Johnson Beharry recently became the first man to be awarded the Victoria Cross in 23 years. ...Show more

SUBMARINER by CHARLES ANSCOMB

$90.00 AUD

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The Promise : Three Mates, Two Wars by Jamie Zimmermann

$20.00 AUD

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It was a blood oath between best friends. As Sergeant Brett Wood prepared for a third tour of Afghanistan, he made fellow Commando Jamie Zimmermann promise to take care of his wife and financial affairs should the worst unfold. When Brett was killed two months later, it tore two worlds apart. The Promis e is the extraordinary story of two mates, Jamie and Brett, each with two families - the family at home, and the brotherhood that bonds military servicemen in times of war. It charts Jamie's evolution from a bullied boy in the suburbs to an elite soldier and team leader with the 2nd Commando Regiment of Australia's special forces, waging war in Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. As Jamie and Brett face ever more dangerous missions, the pressures intensify on the home front. Marriages crack, families fracture and the aftershocks of combat fatigue threaten both men's lives. After Brett's death, Jamie watches all certainty slip away. He commits mind and body to the one thing he can control: he will honour his friend, he will keep his promise. ...Show more

One Fourteenth of an Elephant : A Memoir of Life and Death on the Burma-Thailand Railway by Ian Denys Peek

$10.00 AUD

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Both Sides of the Wire: The Memoir of an Australian Officer Captured During the Great War by William Cull

$10.00 AUD

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Captain William Cull fought the First World War from both sides of the wire. Initially from the allied side on the Western Front where, as a young infantry officer, Cull frequently led patrols out into No Man's Land and raids on the German trenches. He took part in bitter fighting on the Somme at Pozire s, and in February 1917 was severely wounded in a futile attack on the German trenches at Gueduecourt, where he was taken prisoner by the Germans. Having survived the ordeal of battle, William Cull spent the remainder of the war on the German side of the wire. The first half of Both Sides of the Wire is an action-packed account of Cull's war on the Western Front in the months leading up to his capture. The second half is a candid portrayal of his experiences as a prisoner of war at the hands of the Germans. Cull endured many months of agony as he recovered in prison camps in occupied France and Germany - in spite of German doctors' early predictions that he would not survive his first night in captivity. This book is based on the memoir, At All Costs, that Captain Cull wrote in the months after his repatriation to Australia in October 1918. ...Show more

THE ROYAL SIGNALS HANDBOOK OF LINE COMMUNICATION VOL. 1

$50.00 AUD

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