Category: History/Military
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Checkmate in Berlin
Berlin was in ruins when Soviet forces fought their way towards the Reichstag in the spring of 1945. Streets were choked with rubble, power supplies severed and the population close to starvation. The arrival of the Soviet army heralded yet greater terrors: the city’s civilians were to suffer rape, looting and horrific violence. Worse still,…
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Unwell Women
‘We are taught that medicine is the art of solving our body’s mysteries. And as a science, we expect medicine to uphold the principles of evidence and impartiality. We want our doctors to listen to us and care for us as people, but we also need their assessments of our pain and fevers, aches and…
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The Platoon Commander
John O’Halloran was a country boy from Tamworth, NSW, who was called up for national service not long after the start of the Vietnam War. As a tough and determined 21-year-old, he guided 6 RAR’s B Company 5 Platoon through some of the biggest conflicts of the war, including Operation Hobart and the Battle of…
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Malice Aforethought
War has always provided a stimulus to technological development, and throughout the twentieth century this new technology was harnessed to produce increasingly deadly and malicious types of explosives in the form of booby traps, mines, delayed-action devices and mobile charges. Designed, constructed or adopted to kill or injure, these lethal mechanisms function when a person…
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Rum
Australia and its formation – through the distorted view of a rum bottle. Could the Rum Rebellion have been averted if Major Johnston wasn’t hungover? Would the Eureka Stockade have been different if the rebels weren’t pissed? How were prisoners to get drunk if Macquarie closed the only pub in the goal? And why should…
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Battles Map by Map
Famous battles from throughout history, mapped out in detail and explored in depth Experience the world’s most significant battles through bold, easy-to-grasp maps. Includes a foreword by Peter Snow, broadcaster and historian. Covering everything from the battlefields of the ancient world to the bomb-scarred landscapes of World War II and beyond, this book is packed…
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Facing The Mountain
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes the gripping untold story of one of the most heroic units that fought in World War II On December 7th 1941, the Japanese Navy bombed Pearl Harbor. For many Americans, the surprise attack was a call to arms – but…
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Operation Pedestal
The gripping story of an epic battle at sea, from one of Britain’s most acclaimed historians of war. In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill made a personal decision that at all costs, the ‘island fortress’ must be saved.…
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The Light of Days
The incredible story of Jewish female resistance fighters who fought the Nazis, a tale virtually unknown. One of the most important untold stories of World War II, The Light of Days is a soaring landmark history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who inspired Poland’s Jewish youth groups to resist…
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Victoire
An incredible story of heroism, complicity and survival about a charismatic double-agent who played a major role in World War Two – Agent Victoire. Victoire is about Mathilde Carré – codenamed ‘La Chatte’, the cat, then known as Agent Victoire – who was the exceptionally charismatic and daring founder of the ‘Big Network’. This was…
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