Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.691.non-fictionIn 1942 and early 1943 Papua New Guinea was 'a bastard of a place' to fight a war. This book gives us the final, all-encompassing story of the five battles that changed Australia forever. The compelling narrative resonates with the voices of both the well-trained AIF volunteer, and the young Militia conscript who triumphed together. The author interviewed hundreds of these soldiers and himself travelled the treacherous terrain and bloody battlegrounds where so many of their mates perished, and reveals the inside story of how Generals MacArthur and Blamey sacrificed many of the senior Australian field commanders as scapegoats to protect their own positions. A Bastard of a Place restores Milne Bay, Gona, Buna and Sanananda to their rightful place beside Kokoda to what they should collectively be for all Australians - sacred ground.world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – new guinea, world war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – kokoda

Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.548.non-fictionPearl Harbour. Kokoda. The fall of Singapore. Curtin's fight with Churchill. The bombing of Darwin. The Battle of Midway. POWs. Kamikaze. Hiroshima. These words alone are enough to convey the terror, courage and drama of the Pacific War, when the balance of power stood on a knife-edge and when the future of Australia herself was on the brink - threatened by Japanese aggression on one hand and British apathy on the other. Until now the history of the Pacific War has largely been written from the American perspective. Now, for the first time, Peter Thompson places Australian voices and action at the heart of a struggle that took an unimaginable number of lives and only ended with the unleashing of the most powerful weapon the world had ever seen. Pearl Harbor; The fall of Singapore; Curtin's fights with Churchill; The bombing of Darwin; POW camps; The battle of Midway; Kokoda; Buna; Kamikaze pilots; Hiroshima. These words alone are enough to convey the terror, courage and drama of the Pacific War, when the balance of power stood on a knife-edge and when the future of Australia was on the brink - threatened by Japanese aggression on the one hand and British deception on the other. After a conflict that took an unimaginable number of lives and ended with the unleashing of the most powerful weapon the world had ever seen, the Allies emerged victorious. Australia, however, was criticised by Churchill and his generals for showing cowardice in the face of the enemy and for not caring about the fate of other nations. The endorsement of these claims by several military historians today shows that the smear has not gone away. Until nowworld war 1939 – 1945 – campaigns – pacific, world war 1939 – 1945 – australia

Index, ill (plates), p.281.non-fictionSince the second world war the British army has been engaged in armed conflict around the world in every year except 1968. This book is the fighting soldiers view of these campaigns.great britain - army - military life, great britain - military - personal narratives

index, ill, p.160non-fictionIn 1960 a team of archivists from the Imperial War Museum began the task of tracking down ordinary World War I veterans and interviewing them in detail about their war experiences. This text includes first-hand experiences from German, US, Canadian and ANZ soldiers. world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives, world war 1914-1918 - narratives

Index, ill, p.486.non-fictionFollowing the publication of the remarkable 'Forgotten Voices of the Great War', Max Arthur has once again gone deep into the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive to create this landmark oral history of the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen, the Second World War. The Imperial War Museum holds a vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during WW2. world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - britain, oral history

Ill, maps, p.246Inverviews with over 100 veterans of the Vietnam War.vietnam war 1961-1975 – personal recollections – australia, vietnam war 1961-1975 – australian involvement

Ill, p.160.non-fictionThis book brings the personal stories of the Vietnam war to Australiansvietnam war - 1961-1975 - australian participation, vietnam war - 1961-1975 - works of art

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

Ill, maps, p.244.non-fictionThe Carthew brothers participated in some of history's most legendary battles, but theirs is more than a story of guns and bullets - it is also a lovestory; of the love and devotion of three brothers for their womenfolk and their country.world war 1914-1918 - personal narratives, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - gallipoli

Index, ill, p.541.non-fictionStories of ordinary Australians caught up by circumstances and by duty. Features their telling of how they answered war's ruthless questions. What are you worth? In what do you believe? Can you endure? Stories from winners of the VC, POWs, the patrols of Vietnam, peacekeepers in Rwanda, nurses from aid agencies and others.australia - history - military, australia - armed forces - history

A transcript of testimony given at the Hearing On the War in Vietnam conducted by the Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, Member of Congress, 2nd District, Wisconsin, US.A transcript of testimony given at the Hearing On the War in Vietnam conducted by the Hon. Robert W. Kastenmeier, Member of Congress, 2nd District, Wisconsin, US.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states, vietnam -- history.

In a powerful and eloquent book, Nguyen rewrites the South Vietnamese back into their own history and gives them back their voices.veterans - vietnam (republic) - interviews, soldiers - vietnam (republic) - biography, republic of, republic of vietnam, south east asia

Viet nam Voices exhibits, for the first time, the art of friend and foe, compatriot and enemy alike.vietnam war, 1961-1975

Viet nam Voices exhibits, for the first time, the art of friend and foe, compatriot and enemy alike.vietnam war, 1961-1975

A graphic account of what the war was like in terms of those who fought it ...it speaks with the voice of a true soldier.vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

Read the stories of ordinary New Zealanders who served with honour in Vietnam.vietnam war, 1961-1985 - participation, new zealand

Read the stories of ordinary New Zealanders who served with honour in Vietnam. vietnam war, 1961-1985 - participation, new zealand

A tragedy this day stunned our nation - Australia's worst peace-time military disaster - the sinking of the destroyer HMAS VOYAGER.voyager (destroyer 1952-1964), sailors - australia - biography, marine accidents - australian capital territory - jervis bay

Looking at vanishing languages from around the world and what can be done to prevent it.B&w illustrations, b&w photographs, mapslinguistics, endangered languages

Report from VIYAC by young Indigenous Victorians telling of Culture, Identity and Racism.b&w illustrationsmonero, gubbi gubbi, gunditjmara, yorta yorta, murri, koorie, youth, aboriginal australians, attitudes, culture, identity, racism, public opinion, victoria

Rev James Austin spent over thirty years in India. He spoke at Yarra Bank about his experiences. He married Kathleen Overend and in 1959 he spoke on the Yarra Bank.Gloss, sepia image of Rev James Austin and his wife Kathleen (Overend)“voice of methodism”, yarra bank