The Complete Story of the Australian War
Author: Bruce Davies & Gary McKay
For Australians, Vietnam remains one of the most difficult - and controversial - wars we have fought. On the fiftieth anniversary of Australia's first involvement comes Vietnam: The Complete Story of the Australian War, ... |
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The Captain's Extraordinary Account of How One of the World's Worst Air Disasters Was Averted
Author: Richard De Crespigny
In 2010, what began as a routine long-haul flight from Singapore to Sydney came within a knife-edge of becoming one of the world's worst ever air disaster. When a sudden mid-air explosion shattered engine no. 2 of the Qa ... |
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The Legend of Ned Kelly and the Siege That Shaped a Nation
Author: Ian W. Shaw
The siege of Glenrowan is more than just an Australian legend. The 41 hours when the Kelly Gang took over Ann Jones' Glenrowan Inn and held the police at bay have become a part of the Australian psyche. Most people know ... |
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Tales of the Punt
Author: Keith Ray
Anthology of horse racing stories with particular emphasis on the punt. The early days of punting; the illegal totes; the sweeps; the touts and urgers; tales of deception; the dead-uns and the goers; the SP bookies and d ... |
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The Story of the First Holdens
Author: Don Loffler
This new edition of Don Loffler's extensively researched original book about the history of the first two Holden models includes stories never told before, photographs never published, and a wealth of technical informati ... |
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Author: Bob Katter & Bob Katter Jnr
"In 1988, Queensland politician Bob Katter Jnr was, at short notice, called upon to officiate and entertain the King and Queen of Spain. At dinner the three discussed Australian white settlement and our forebears, prompt ... |
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A History
Author: Frank Bongiorno
Cross-dressing convicts, effeminate bushrangers and women-shortage woes - here is the first ever history of sex in Australia, from Botany Bay to the present day. In this highly readable social history, Frank Bongiorno us ... |
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Author: Paul Cleary & Paul Cleary
By February 1942 the Japanese had invaded the Dutch East Indies as part of their push south. All that stood in the way of their moving significant resources to take part in the main fighting in Papua New Guinea was a for ... |
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Author: Anna Funder
In the former East there was one agent of the Stasi, the secret police, for every six citizens. What did it do to people to be so watched? And what sort of people were they, all those watchers? In her internationally acc ... |
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The Life of Billy Sing
Author: John Hamilton
The Anzac battlefield on Gallipoli was made for snipers. Scrub, cliffs, spurs and hills meant that both Anzac and Turkish positions often overlooked one another. The unwary or unlucky were prey to snipers on both sides, ... |
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How Britain Made the Modern World
Author: Niall Ferguson
Shows how a gang of buccaneers and gold-diggers from a rainy island in the North Atlantic came to build the most powerful empire in all history, how it ended, and how - for better or worse - it made our world what it is ... |
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Author: John Howard
John Howard's autobiography, Lazarus Rising, is the biggest-selling political memoir Australia has seen. In it he talks about his love for his family, his rollercoaster ride to the Lodge and how - as prime minister - he ... |
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The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
Author: Lady Almina
Lady Fiona Carnarvon became the chatelaine of Highclere Castle - the setting of the hit series Downton Abbey - eight years ago. In that time she's become fascinated by the rich history of Highclere, and by the extraordin ... |
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