Secret Agent, Unsung Hero: The Valour of Bruce Dowding by KEN PETER AND SPILLMAN DOWDING
$39.99 AUD
Category: Military
Young Australian teacher Bruce Dowding arrived in Paris in 1938, planning only to improve his understanding of French language and culture. Secret Agent, Unsung Hero draws on decades of research to reveal, for the first time, his coming of age as a leader in escape and evasion during World War II. Dowdi ...Show more
Abyss: The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 by Max Hastings
$28.99 AUD
Category: Military
From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings 'the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis' Daily Telegraph 'A story that grabs from the get-go - the moments in which the world teetered on the brink of total annihilation come alive as they would if this were the very best fiction' Justin Webb, Mail ...Show more
The Second World War: An Illustrated History by James Holland
$59.99 AUD
Category: Military
The Second World War is brought to life with captivating colour and detail, in this illustrated history from renowned historian James Holland and award-winning artist Keith BurnsFrom the internationally acclaimed historian James Holland comes an enthralling and illuminating account of the key battles an ...Show more
The Australian Light Horse: The magnificent Australian force and its decisive victories in Arabia in World War I by Roland Perry
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military | Series: Hachette Military Collection
The Australian Light Horse was a unique force, first raised during the Boer War, and then reformed for World War I. Most of the men were from the outback, had a special bond with their horses (which were all brought from Australia) - and they knew how to survive and fight in the desert. The greatest par ...Show more
The Scrap Iron Flotilla: Five Valiant Destroyers and the Australian War in the Mediterranean by Mike Carlton
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military
When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, the British asked Australia for help. With some misgivings, the Australian government sent five destroyers to beef up the British Royal Navy in the Mediterranean. HMAS Vendetta, Vampire, Voyager, Stuart and Waterhen were old ships, small with worn-o ...Show more
Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare From 1945 to Ukraine by David Petraeus, Andrew Roberts
$37.99 AUD
Category: Military
Two leading authorities – a bestselling historian and the outstanding battlefield commander and strategist of our time – collaborate on a landmark examination of war since 1945. Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine, and a penetrating analy ...Show more
Speed, Aggression, Surprise: The Secret Origins of the Special Air Service by Tom Petch
$24.99 AUD
Category: Military
'Awesome!' ANDY McNAB | 'You must read this book' Colonel TIM COLLINS OBE | 'Extraordinary' Sir RANULPH FIENNESForget what you thought you knew. Discover the REAL story of how the SAS was created.From ex-SAS Commander Tom Petch, this is the never-before-told story of how the world's preeminent Special F ...Show more
Combat Aircraft: The Legendary Models by RICCARDO NICCOLI
$75.00 AUD
Category: Military | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
A book for those with passion and appreciation for fighter planes and the history of aviation. Follow the rapid technological innovation and the global events that led to their evolution. From the models used in two world wars to those that dominated the Cold War. Discover the incredible progression tha ...Show more
Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West by Calder Walton
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military
The riveting, secret story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China.Spies is the history of the secret war that Russia and the West have been waging for a century. Espionage, sabotage, and subversion were the Kremlin's means ...Show more
Anzac Sons: Mateship, Bravery and Sacrifice by Allison Paterson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Military
…Well dear Jim it breaks my heart to write this letter. Our dear [brother] was killed yesterday morning at 5.30. The bullet killed him instantly and he never spoke a word. I had just left him and gone down the trench to see the other lads when I was called back. Oh Jim it is awful … Oh I do hope he is t ...Show more
Darwin Spitfires: The Real Battle for Australia by Anthony Cooper
$34.99 AUD
Category: Military
The Japanese air raids on Darwin on 19 February 1942 are well known to most Australians, but what happened afterwards?For almost two years the airspace over north-west Australia was routinely penetrated by Japanese air raids, tallying about 70 in total. The 1942–43 air raids on Darwin constituted the on ...Show more
Speed, Aggression, Surprise: The Untold Secret Origins of the SAS by Tom Petch
$35.00 AUD
Category: Military
Ex-SAS Commander and award-winning filmmaker provides a fascinating, myth-busting story of the REAL origins of the SAS, for fans of Ben MacintyreThe Who Dares Wins Pioneers The origins story of the SAS is a myth. This is the real story of how the world's preeminent Special Forces came into existence. Sp ...Show more