Index, bib, maps, ill, p.176.non-fictionThe theory and practice of amphibious operations in the 20th centuryamphibious warfare - history, amphibious warfare - 20th century

Index, ill, maps, p.251.non-fictionA history of naval warfare in World war one and two.naval warfare - history, navies - history - 20th century

Index, ill, maps, p.315.non-fictionA chronological history of the second world war.world war 1939-1945 - pictorial works, world war 1939-1945 - history

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.191.non-fictionThe quest to find the Midway and other lost ships from the pivotal battle of the Pacific war.military archeology, battle of midway

Index, ill, maps, p.194.non-fictionRegimental history of the 26th Infantry Battalion (AIF)regimental histories - australia, world war 1939 -1945 - campaigns - pacific area

Index, ill, maps, p.407.non-fictionIntelligence operations in France in the First World warworld war 1914-1918 - secret service, world war 1914-1918 - espionage

Index, bib, map, p.358.non-fictionThis book examines, as a whole, the Jewish ghettos of Europe during the second world war. The study draws on testimonies of former inhabitants, and makes use of memoirs and diaries (exploring the problems inherent in such sources). Although the author also draws on German documentary sources, the focus of the study is the ghettos 'from below'. holocaust - jewish - 1939-1945, holocaust - personal narratives

Index, bib, maps, p.814.non-fictionAt the end of World War II, the Cabinet Office commissioned an eminent academic, Professor William Mackenzie, to undertake a comprehensive secret history of Special Operations Executive. Given access to both personnel and surviving wartime files, Mackenzie's report was a reference document to be used by intelligence agenices in a future conflict, its audience the very elite of Whitehall insidersworld war 1939-1945 - espionage, world war 1939 – 1945 – secret operations – britain

Index, ill, maps, p.274.non-fictionGermany explains the diverse ways in which national identity has been constructed over more than three centuries. It focuses on the plurality of contested definitions of 'Germanness'. This is a fundamental reappraisal of Germany's history from a perspective available only now that the dust from the demolished Berlin Wall is settling in a reunited Germany.germany - history, germany - politics and government

Index, ill, maps, p.235.non-fictionThe exploits of the 2/2 and 2/4 independent companies in Timor between 1941 and 1942world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - timor, guerrilla warfare

Ill, maps, p.191.non-fictionThe war fought in the Aegean sea during World War Twoworld war two - naval operations, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - mediteranean

Ill, maps, p.188.The battle of the Sunda Strait in 1942world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - australia, battle of sunda strait

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.360.non-fictionThe events and developments of warfare over the past 150 yearswarfare - history and development, warfare - tactics and strategy

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.391.non-fictionTraces the history of warfare, focusing on weapons and weapons systems, significant battles and campaigns, and influential figures.military technology - history, war - technological innovations

Ill, maps, p.556.fictionSet in the heart of Borneo's millennial magnificence, a rolling adventure unfolds from Churchill's War Cabinet Rooms to Japan's Imperial Palace as brutality rains down on a guileless people whose hopes for freedom come to focus on a man who fights to save them, his oilfields and the woman he loves.world war 1939-1945 - fiction, borneo - fiction

Ill, maps, p.235.non-fiction source-based revised edition written especially for the new NSW year 12 Modern History syllabus.armed conflict - history and teaching, world war 1939 -1945 - campaigns - pacific area

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.304.non-fictionThe story of Arthur Sullivan VC and other Australian soldiers who enlisted in the Great War but went on the fight in the Russian Civil Warmilitary participation - australia, russian civil war - history

Index, ill, maps, p.294.non-fictionThe Australian involvement in the Korean conflict as told by the participantskorean war 1950-1953 - australian involvement, regimental histories - australia

Ill, maps, p.88.non-fictionAn illustrated history of the Australian involvement in the Korean conflict. korean war 1950-1953 - australian involvement, korean war - commonwealth forces

Index, ill, map, p.176non-fictionRemembering Korea was written to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Korean War. George Odgers' text is a very readable account of the events of the war, paying tribute to the Australian servicemen and women who bravely fought and served.korean war 1950-1953 - australian involvement, korean war 1950-1953 - history

Index, ill, maps, p.305.non-fictionAn outstandingly written, first-person account of a decorated British soldier's experience of fighting Taliban forces in Afghanistan.afghan war 2001-2021 - military operations - britain, afghan war 2001-2021 - personal narratives - britain

Ill, maps, p.337.non-fictionReveals the war within the war: the battle not only for the hearts and minds of Afghanis but between soldiers and spies , between allies sharply divided by purpose.afghan war 2001-2021 - military operations - britain, afghan war 2001-2021 - political aspects

Bib, ill, maps, p.393.non-fictionThis is the true, dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who entered Afghanistan immediately following 9/11 and, riding to war on horses, defeated the Taliban. Outnumbered 40 to 1, they capture the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif and thereby effectively defeat the Taliban throughout the rest of the country.afghan war 2001-2012, afghan war 2001-2021 - us participation

Index, ill, maps, p.251.non-fictionThe climax of this book is an account of the Battle of Long Tan, which is told here by the most senior ranking Australian soldier to survive the battle. vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam conflict - australian involvement, battle of long tan

Index, ill, map, p.240non-fictionThis comprehensive and balanced account provides a highly original look at the emotive impact of the first 'media' war, charting not only the course of the war in Vietnam, but also seeking to place American involvement in Vietnam in historical perspective. The book also includes first-hand testimony on the highly charged issue of American personnel who went missing in action. vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam war 1961-1975 - us involvement

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.306.non-fictionRevealing biography of an Australian airforce hero of the Second World War who displayed great courage and integrity - both under fire and in civilian life.world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia, world war ii - air warfare

Index, ill, maps, p.539.non-fictionThis volume concludes the story of Australian airmen who served in the air war against Germanyworld war ii - air warfare, world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - germany

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.282.non-fictionThe operations of U 862 in Australian and New Zealand waters in World War Two submarine warfare - world war ii, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - germany

Index, ill, maps, p.198.A 25 year old Australian, James Boyle, was one of thousands of prisoners of war who worked in inhuman conditions to build the Thailand/Burma railway. He was determined to record his experiences and thos of his mates - at the limits of human endurance.japan - prisons and prisoners of war, burma - thailand railway

Index, ill, maps, p.320.non-fiction2000 survivors of the Burma railway were sent to Japan but their ship was sunk by an american submarine.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, burma - thailand railway